Sea Buckthorn Juice
Yesterday Ivanka finally allowed me to go veggie-shopping to the farmers’ market. She is learning to walk and she refuses to stay in her stroller for more than 15 minutes. The farmers’ …
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Rabarberu Rausis (Rhubarb Cake With Streusel Topping)
Rhubarb is one of the foods that I can eat every day once their season arrives. And it seems like all of our family is sitting on a rhubarb diet. Ivanka …
Cottage Cheese Bars
I can barely live without these chocolate-glazed cottage cheese bars that are sold in every supermarket in Riga. They make a perfect lunchtime snack, or you can grab one in …
Garlic or Cheese Crescent Rolls for Midsummer (Slovak-Latvian fusion, sort of)
Midsummer (Līgo/Jāņi) is probably the most favourite and significant holiday for Latvians. It’s celebrated on 23/24th June when the night is so short that there’re only a couple of really …
Rūpjmaizes kārtojums (layered Latvian rye bread dessert)
As I already wrote, Latvians have some incredibly delicious desserts, a lot of them are made with rye bread, which is an essential part of traditional Latvian cuisine. There’s even …
Fluffy Vanilla Custard with Cranberry Kisel
Whipped vanilla custard is yet another dessert which I find quite healthy – especially when it’s served with kisel (speaking about kisel, it’s one of the oldest Russian dishes and it …