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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...