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...
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,...
Caramel cookies (Riekstiņi)
Riekstiņi (“Little nuts”) is the closest thing to a cookie sandwich you can get in Latvia. It usually is made in the shape of a walnut;...
Honey on rye bread (Rupjmaize ar medu)
A memory… Thick slice of rye bread, soft butter, and sweet, golden honey… Complemented with a glass of milk…...
Bilberries and milk (Mellenes ar pienu)
Berries and mushrooms… I miss them from Latvia the most. Picking wild strawberries and bilberries in a forest and arranging them on a grass stem, gooseberries,...
Buberts
Buberts may not be uniquely Latvian, but it it is one of the desserts that many remember from their childhood. If the cookbooks and internet can...