Do you remember any funny moments from your first visit to US? Oh boy. Okay, so I originally came over to US with a group of 4 other students and 5 teachers, and after a short stop in Washington, DC, we split our time between Western Carolina University and Western Kentucky University. At some
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Monday: the Food Edition
Has the pandemic made you adventurous with food out of necessity? No, I always liked trying new foods. When I was growing up in Russia, the menu was relatively simple. In winter, there is typically a soup, followed by very traditional starch- protein-vegetable plate. In summer, instead of the
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Birthday Yarn and a Crop Top
In December Gordon ordered me some yarn for my birthday from Always and Forever. It didn't arrive in time for my birthday. It didn't arrive a couple of weeks later. I was slightly bummed out, and Gordon emailed the shop on January 14 only to find out that my yarn and everybody's yarn was stuck at
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Milk Bread
I like the texture of Hawaiian rolls but not the sugar. I found this recipe, tried it yesterday, and am happy to report it's exactly that: Hawaiian roll like texture with a fraction of sweetness. I did a little bit of research and I'm guessing that what we view as "Hawaiian rolls" was probably a
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An Easy Garter Shawlette
I have finished knitting something. I know, shocking. Sorry to stun you like this early in the morning. :) Awhile ago I was going through the craft room and found a little metal tin with tiny balls of yarn in it, mohair with a touch of lurex. The best I can figure out it must've been this
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Spilling the Tea
Several months have passed since I did a post asking about favorite teas. It's time for tea review. I am not an affiliate of any of the companies mentioned, so I received no compensation for my tea reviews. I have very specific taste when it comes to tea. I drink it straight, without sugar or
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American “Bulgogi” and Russian Morkovcha
Oh noes, it's a cooking post. I promised you return to a somewhat normal blogging. Today I offer you two recipes of Korean origin. These shouldn't be mistaken for original Korean cuisine. It's more of American/Korean and Russian/Korean fusion, but they are yummy and cheap. Bulgogi. When
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Cake Recipe
Me: Lalala... Email box: Cake recipe? Cake recipe? Me: O_o Chocolate cake Okay so the cake itself I got from here. Two notes. First, I didn't have buttermilk so I added 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar to regular milk and allowed it to clot for about 10 minutes. Second, this
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So Much Stuff
If you need to be thanked in the acknowledgments for Emerald Blaze, please email me. I've got the Chinese and Hong Kong readers, the Italian reader, the legal reader, and I can't remember who I am missing. If you beta read this book, please email me, because I can't be trusted. We are trying to
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No Churn Ice Cream
I don't have an ice cream making machine or one of those churning thingies, but I wanted some ice cream the other day, and I found this recipe that only takes 3 ingredients. It makes delicious ice cream and you don't have to churn anything. The gist of it: heavy whipping cream, a can of
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Edge Hamburgers
Hey I was rereading the Edge books and your burger recipe with rice? Since many of us might be stretching our meat as well, can you post that recipe? Laura Okay, so this is a regional Russian recipe that happened when Southern Russians decided to merge the traditional Russian cutlet with Lula
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Easy Dishes for Being Stuck at Home
Both UT and ACC have reported students who are infected with coronavirus. Neither cancelled classes. Kid 1 goes to UT. Kid 2 goes to ACC. I get to doomsday prep. For two years I have resisted purchasing a second freezer. For two years I have only bought enough frozen groceries for a week at a
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