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Glass of milk and a white jug on a blue tea towel on white background
February 20, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Dairy.

What and How Latvians Used to Eat  Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise...

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Wax beans (butter beans) on a white plate
February 6, 2021

Wax beans (Vaska pupas)

Wax beans, also known as butter beans, are my favourite summer vegetable. Softer and sweeter than their green bean cousins, they were served at lunch or...

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Wild mushrooms in a white basket
February 3, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Meat, Fish, Mushrooms and Native Plants

Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise today were introduced? How did they create...

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Slice of Latvian jam cake with blueberries
February 2, 2021

Jam tea cake (Ievārījuma kēkss)

What do you do with jam that has gone off? Latvians in all their thrifty knowledge will have an answer for this, of course. To be...

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Yellow raw potatoes on a blue tea towel
January 10, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Potatoes, Hemp and Vegetables.

What and How Latvians Used to Eat  Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise...

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Dark rye bread on a blue tea towel
January 3, 2021

What and How Latvians Used to Eat. Cereals and Bread.

What and How Latvians Used to Eat  Have you ever wondered what our Latvian ancestors used to eat? Are you curious when the staples we recognise...

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Gingerbread
November 7, 2020

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

Ziemassvētki (Christmas)

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

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Zucchini relish in a white square dish on a maroown background
September 7, 2020

Zucchini relish (Kabaču salāti)

When you finally have figured out when produce is in season in Australia, you get pleasantly surprised that squashes – zucchini, marrow, pumpkin –  are in...

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Sauerkraut in a jar
August 2, 2020

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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Roast chicken in red cast iron pan on white background
June 14, 2020

Roast chicken (Cāļu cepetis 6 personām)

How many chickens does it take to feed 6 people? I would have thought 2 would be enough. Yet, to my initial amusement, the 1920s cookbook...

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Sauteed green peas in white sauce in a blue bowl on white background

Sauteed green peas (Saldie zirņi)

Green sweet peas… In  my opinion, they are the best straight from the plant, shelled and eaten while still out in the garden. But with their...

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