Bliny:

• 2 C flour

• 1 C buttermilk, or milk

• 2 eggs

• cooking oil

• butter

• sugar

• baking soda

Ready boiling water will be needed for this recipe

Sweet-Cheese:

• 1 pkg dry cottage cheese (farmer’s cheese)*
  OR ricotta (preferably extra smooth)

• vanilla greek yoghurt

• lemon, to juice

• vanilla

  
  serving options :
  1. your favourite jam, or
  2. maple syrup, or
  3. toasted nuts and icing sugar

  
  

• * NB : If using dry cottage cheese, you will need a food processor for the recipe.

Western Pressed Dry Cottage Cheese (76% moisture) is excellent (not blue package).

Meat:

• 1 lb ground pork (or beef)

• 1 C mozzarella or cheddar cheese, grated

• 1 onion

• butter (for pan frying)

• sour cream, to serve

• dill, to serve
  

pepper vodka

“pertsovka”

infusion 1:

• 1 jalapeño, small

• coriander seeds

• black peppercorns

• fresh cilantro sprigs

dill Vodka

“ookropka”

infusion 2:

• 1 bunch fresh dill

• 1 clove garlic

lemon Vodka

“limonovka”

infusion 3:

• 1 ripe lemon

• 1 ripe orange, small

zakuski pairing 1
meat-filled bliny:

nothing to buy here - you’ll have made these earlier today!

zakuski pairing 2
composed beet salad:

• 1 can whole beets, drained, cubed and chilled

• 2 med potatoes, boiled, cubed and chilled

• 2 sml carrots, boiled, cubed and chilled

• 2 med dill pickles, cubed

• 1/2 onion, finely chopped

• 1 can white navy or kidney beans

• 1 small jar sauerkraut

• dijon mustard

• white vinegar

• fresh dill, finely chopped, to taste

• sunflower oil, avocado oil, or your favourite neutral salad oil

zakuski pairing 3
Salmon plate:

• smoked salmon (pacific coho is excellent)

• vidalia sweet onion small, thinly sliced

• fresh dill (garnish)

• lemon wedges, to serve