Russian Menu

[lyndalou]

Good friends of ours will be going to Russia for a few weeks in Sept. We would love to serve them a Russian meal before they go. Any ideas and recipes out there? Nothing too complicated, please, since I have trouble finding "exotic" ingredients here.

Thanks in advance

[licia]

What about borscht? potatoes? and Chicken Kiev?

[msalper]

http://www.russianfoods.com/recipes/view/default.asp

I don't know but I just found on the net, Lyndalou!!.. I hope it works...

[middie]

i saw this on 30 minute meals once.
here's the link

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show..._20784,00.html

[Piccolina]

Be still my heart – I love Russian dinners! (Or an meal), they were traditional New Year’s Day fare for me when I was growing up.

Blini are a must! Think sour cream (I love mine with sour cream or creme fraiche and sweet strawberry jam), (if you can get some/like it) caviar, hearty thick soups, pickled vegetables, potatoes, lots of dill and caraway, mushrooms, beef or venison (sometimes in Russia they even eat reindeer – I’d keep that fact awy from young Santa Clause-believing ears though), dark brown (rye perhaps) or black bread and either some rich, creamy dairy based desert or something with berries or apples to round off the meal. And as ubiquitous as it sounds Vodka would work well with the meal, serve it ice cold.

[Bangbang]

Just serve them Vodka and Sprats in Tomato Sauce.

[lyndalou]

lol, buckytom. Thanks for the ideas, should be a fun dinner; I knew I could count on you wonderful people.

[Kabana&Cheese]

Can you get any herring in jars?