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Gingerbread
November 24, 2022

Gingerbread

Christmas in Latvia cannot be imagined without baking tray upon tray of gingerbread (piparkūkas). It is a national pastime in the days leading up to Christmas...

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Latvian Christmas decoration - puzurs
November 24, 2022

Ziemassvētki (Christmas)

Christmas celebrations in Latvia are rich in tradition with a sprinkling of superstition. Although now Christmas has been tamed down to a quiet family celebration, it...

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Sauerkraut in a jar
November 24, 2022

Sauerkraut (Skābēti kāposti)

Sauerkraut (skābēti kāposti) – something that has recently become a health food obsession, yet has been so common in Latvian kitchens for centuries. I have fond...

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Plate of stewed cabbage on a white background
November 24, 2022

Cabbage filling for pīrāgi

Those who have visited Latvia know that there is more than one way to fill a pīrāgs. Bacon (or speck) and onion is the traditional way,...

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sauteed sauerkraut stoveti kaposti
November 24, 2022

Stewed Sauerkraut

Sauteed sauerkraut (štovēti kāposti) is my “must-have” Christmas dish. Ever since I can remember, my grandma would spend most of the Christmas Eve in the kitchen...

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Chocolate cake on white background
July 24, 2022

Hazelnut meringue chocolate cake (Cielaviņa)

Latvia is having a birthday next week, and I cannot think of many other occasions that could warrant making a lavish cake with delicate hazelnut meringue...

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Chocolate kissel (šokolādes ķīselis)
September 27, 2021

Chocolate kissel (Šokolādes ķīselis)

Recipe #322 in my 1926 cookbook Vārīšanas un cepšanas māksla is šokolādes ķīselis (chocolate kissel). The recipe goes like this: “boil 1 stops* of water with...

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Mushroom soup in a shite bowl on dark background
September 12, 2021

Mushroom soup (Sēņu zupa)

Despite Latvians being passionate and dedicated mushroom pickers, mushroom soup is not something you will encounter at cafes, bistros and restaurants often. I have only ever...

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July 25, 2021

Red currant jelly (Jāņogu želeja)

Summer in Latvia brings an abundance of berries, fruit and vegetables. Anyone who has lived in Latvia for a while, especially if they had a kitchen...

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Open ham sandwich on white bread with tomato and chive garnish on grey plate and white background
June 7, 2021

White bread breakfast sandwiches

Continuing the breakfast and open sandwich theme, this post will contain all open breakfast sandwiches made with white bread. Surprisingly, vast majority – 8 out of...

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Rye bread open sandwich with cottage cheese and radishes on a blue plate
June 7, 2021

Rye bread breakfast sandwiches

Open sandwiches. Food that is mostly associated with Danish cuisine, yet is so common in Latvia. So common, that it seems hilarious to find breakfast sandwich...

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Honey cake on a white plate with red berry garnish
May 16, 2021

Honey cake (Medus kūka)

Honey cake… While living in Latvia, I often overlooked honey cake (medus kūka) as I preferred other pastries. Then this cake became more popular in Australia,...

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