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...
Puķu kāposti ar brūnu sviestu (Cauliflower with Brown Butter)
Cauliflower is one of my favourite vegetables, so I was naturally attracted to trying this recipe as soon as I can (Recipe #37). The original recipe...
Graši (Stuffed rissoles)
Graši 5 personām (Rissoles for 5 people) is recipe #111 in the book. Although I have never heard of the word graši in food context (it...
The Cookbook Project
You may be familiar with the premise of this project – take a classic cookbook, cook your way through it, and learn what there is to...
Easter Eggs
The most prominent Latvian Easter tradition is to dye eggs with natural ingredients – onion skins, parsley, frozen or preserved blueberries and blackberries, grass, leaves, rice,...
Lieldienas (Easter)
Lieldienas (Easter) is a celebration of the arrival of spring and sun, the spring equinox. With the rise of Christianity, Lieldienas was celebrated on the day...
New Year’s Eve Feast
Tradition dictates that there should be at least nine dishes on the table when welcoming the New Year. You still have time to whip up some...
Latvian Eats cookbook finally here!
Latvian Eats: Soups, Stews and Porridge is the first book in a series of cookbooks that explore basics of Latvian cooking. What started as a food...
List time!
A bit of fun – how did you score? Let me know what should be on ultimate Latvian food list! ...
Lilac Ice Tea
Last year I happened to be in Riga when the lilacs (ceriņi) were in full bloom. The scent and cloud like blooms is one of the...
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...
Cottage Cheese Cookies (Biezpiena cepumi)
I came across the recipe for cottage cheese cookies while randomly browsing Latvian news websites. I had never seen it before and suddenly it was everywhere...