About me: I'm back to my home Moscow after a year in Insead Paris and Singarope. Food is my love. I write about my beautiful food experiences be it a dinner out in a Moscow restaurant, stress free home cooking, food trip or a new inspiring food writer I find.
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Dear friends
We moved permanently to a new home: Pinch of Cinnamon. From now on the updates are only posted there.
Thank you for moving with us
Love you
Maria
... Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:57:00
A very special red lentils soup
I would never think that a soup made of these simple ingredients can be that delicious. However once my mom threw it together and since then we are making it virtually every week. Everybody loves it including my little brother and when I eat it I think I do know why. It is just one of thos... Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:15:00
Quince marmalade
That's the second autumn when my mom made quince marmalade. Last year the stocks lasted till late winter. It suddenly became so deeply imbedded in the family eating that we can't imagine our mornings without it any more. Sometimes we have it on toasted bread with fresh cheese, other times ... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:09:00
Florentine cookies
Last Monday was my mom's birthday. She went for a MacBook (yes, she does listen to me sometimes) but I still wanted to present something hand made. So on Sunday my little bro and I got together at the kitchen to make her favorite florentines. They are continuing the series on Christmas baki... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:59:00
Cooking buckwheat
Buckwheat is one of my favorite grains and something I closely associate with home and Russia. It has a lot of character. When cooked properly it is absolutely delicious on its own. No adds or toppings are necessary. In this sense it is similar to rice. The right way to cook it is nothing com... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:12:00
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