Recipe by Julia Zouev & Tanya Zouev. Photography and styling by Tanya Zouev.
It’s been nearly ten years since I found out I have a wheat allergy and during this time, much to the disdain of my mother, I’ve eaten somewhat little Russian food.
The reason for this is that so much Russian food contains wheat: pilmeni, bread, piroshki to name just a few menu items, all contain the bearer of much gastric distress.… Read the rest
Recipe by Julia Zouev. Photography and styling by Tanya Zouev.
Even though it is still summer here in Sydney, autumn, as always, takes it’s first breath in early February. Making itself known for the first time since the year prior, the mornings become a little crisper, and the days start becoming noticeably shorter. And whilst there is still plenty of warm weather about, I take it as a reminder that summer too, will come to an end in a few short weeks, and to appreciate and bask in what is left of the season.… Read the rest
Recipe by Julia Zouev. Photography & styling by Tanya Zouev.
This carrot and parsnip salad is one that would make a regular appearance on our family table when I was growing up. A favourite of mine as a young girl, I saw it often on the zakouska table alongside Poor Man’s Caviar that my mother would prepare for guests. Family friends would sip vodka as they nibbled their way through one of my mother’s famous appetiser spreads whilst chatting and laughing on a Saturday evening in our living room which incidentally, was only ever used when people came over.… Read the rest
Recipe by Julia Zouev. Photography & styling by Tanya Zouev.
When my Babushka was alive, she would ask me not to think too much. She used to say, “Let a horse do all the thinking, it has a big head”. Well I’m not sure I would leave all my thinking to an equine, but it was her way of saying that perhaps I just a little too serious, especially for a little girl.… Read the rest
Recipes by Julia & Tanya Zouev. Photography and styling by Tanya Zouev.
(Main pic: Spiced Carrot Salad, Cucumber & Radish Salad with Dill Sour Cream Dressing, Hard-Boiled Eggs with Salmon Roe & Green Onions, Boiled Baby Potatoes with Dill & Butter, Poor Man’s Caviar and Beetroot & Butter Bean Salad.)
When I was a child my parents had very active social lives, along with the many other members of the Russian and Polish community we were part of.… Read the rest
Recipe, photography and styling by Tanya Zouev.
For those who don’t know, my heritage is Russian and I have an affinity for Russian food because I grew up with it and enjoy eating it from time to time. One of the dishes I enjoy the most is Beef Stroganoff and when I started researching it’s history, I naively thought that there was only one authentic version, my mother’s.… Read the rest
