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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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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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Galerts (meat aspic) on a white dish
March 22, 2021

Pork aspic (Galerts)

Recipe #20 in my 1920ies cookbook “Vārīšanas un cepšanas māksla” is Suckling Pig Aspic (Sivēna galerts). The original recipe leaves a lot of room for imagination:...

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Carrot pudding in a white baking dish on a pink and white background
March 2, 2021

Carrot pudding (Burkānu pudiņš)

Recipe #295 in my Latvian cookbook project is carrot pudding (burkānu pudiņš). First, I have to clarify that “pudding” in this book does not mean dessert....

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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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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
June 14, 2020

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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Cauliflower with brown butter on a white plate
May 11, 2020

Cauliflower with brown butter (Puķu kāposti ar brūnu sviestu)

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...

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Rissoles
May 4, 2020

Stuffed rissoles (Graši)

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...

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Cookbook
May 4, 2020

The 1926 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...

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