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    Venison and Beet Sausages

    by Florian April 4, 2014
    April 4, 2014

    I’ve already posted recipes for goose sausages, lake trout sausages, salmon sausages (with beef fat). With two deer in the freezer, venison sausages were the natural thing to do next, and I might very well …

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    Red Alert: Petrossian

    by Florian March 29, 2014
    March 29, 2014

    Red Alert! Random Eastern European dishes are invading our streets and restaurants! Should you duck and cover, or welcome the enemy? Petrossian, just a block south of Central Park in Midtown, is a …

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    Lake Ontario Yellow Perch Ukha, Perch Fritters, and Perch Roe Croutons

    by Florian March 26, 2014
    March 26, 2014

    When I posted about my recent yellow perch frenzy on Lake Ontario, I forgot to mention one important fact that connects my ice fishing endeavors to the theme of this blog: yellow perch is closely …

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    Lake Ontario Yellow Perch (Small and Large), Tomatoes, and Very Green Cabbage

    by Florian March 21, 2014
    March 21, 2014

    My ice-fishing track record has been pretty disappointing this year. Disappointing as in not a single fish caught all season. Same as last year, come to think of it. I do feel …

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    Red Alert: Les 400 Coups in Montreal

    by Florian March 14, 2014
    March 14, 2014

    Red Alert! Random Eastern European dishes are invading our streets and restaurants! Should you duck and cover, or welcome the enemy? Les 400 Coups, in Old Montreal, is one of Montreal’s best …

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    Cognitive Russian Beet Salad

    by Florian March 9, 2014
    March 9, 2014

    Since I’m spending a week at the IBM food truck for the SXSW festival in Austin and don’t have a kitchen to work on my own recipes, let’s turn to Watson to make …

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    Moldovan Impressions: The Breakaway Territories, Part 1

    by Florian March 4, 2014
    March 4, 2014

    With only three and a half million inhabitants and a territory smaller than the New York metropolitan area, one might think that Moldova doesn’t have any ethnic conflicts. The composition of the …

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    The Chef, the Computer, and the Baltic Apple Pie

    by Florian February 26, 2014
    February 26, 2014

    I usually don’t speak about my day job on this blog, mostly because it has nothing whatsoever to do with adventures in Eastern Bloc cuisine. Or rather, it didn’t until recently… About …

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    Tokaji Wine Review: Royal Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2005 & 2006

    by Florian February 20, 2014
    February 20, 2014

    During numerous trips to the Tokaj-Hegyalja region in Hungary, I’ve had the opportunity to taste hundreds of Tokaji dessert wines, and I’ve managed to build a small personal collection. With no great …

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    Potato Waffles with Salmon Roe and Goat Cheese

    by Florian February 14, 2014
    February 14, 2014

    I was recently reading about potato waffles in Culinaire Saisonnier, and it sounded to me like an original, yet also forehead-slappingly obvious, alternative to potato pancakes. I started to picture a decadent …

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