Last recipe here
The bread from the tandyr at my son's new house. My daughter-in-law says nobody reads blogs now, everybody is on…
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My daughter-in-law types my recipes
Chynara sat with me for six Sundays and typed the cards. 212 recipes. Some have no quantities (because "a handful of…
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Plov for the forty days
Not all cooking is for happy days. In March my husband's uncle died, and today was the forty days. The family…
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Quince murabba for my daughter's engagement
My daughter is engaged. I am not sure I am ready. But the quince is ready, and in Irad when a girl is engaged you give…
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Pickles with Viktor Ivanovich's method
Cucumbers from the bazaar, the small ones are the best. I read the pickle recipe on the blog of Viktor Ivanovich from…
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Smoked fish from the reservoir road
My husband's brother drives to the Toktogul side twice a year for work and brings back smoked fish from the stalls on…
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Lamb with tarragon for our neighbours' Easter
The cauldron at dawn. The lamb is under the tarragon. You do not see the lamb. We are not the same church on our…
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Tuyak is a man's recipe
My husband makes tuyak. It is the only dish in the house he is allowed to make, and he does it as a ritual: Saturday…
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Nan tako for a granddaughter who wants Mexican
My granddaughter came home from school and said: "Nani, can we have tacos?" I asked what that is. She said it is what…
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Pickled tomatoes, and the mother-in-law test
When I came to my husband's house as a bride, my mother-in-law put a jar of pickled tomatoes in front of me and said…
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Tea table for guests
The dastorkon for my sister's guests from Nurzhan. The rule: the table is full before the guest sits. Bread first,…
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A wedding for 300: my notebook
Last week we cooked for my neighbour's daughter. 300 guests, two days, one tent in the yard, two kazans, and the bride…
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