Last month, I hosted a virtual zakuski (Russian-style smorgasbord) party. After picking up a bag of red beets, damson plums, and Asian pears from a local farm stand, I came up with a few recipes to celebrate small plates of seasonal foods.
Thanks to Meeta (What’s For Lunch Honey?) for hosting and to everyone who joined the monthly mingle. I only wish the party hadn’t ended so soon…
The zakuski roundup:
Sara Clevering from Three Clever Sisters: Chicken Liver Pate
R & R from Tadka Pasta: Groovy Golden Beets
Kalinda Piper from Wheat-Free Meat-Free: Mushroom Caviar with Buckwheat Blini
Sally Prosser from My Custard Pie: Russian Aubergine and Green Pepper Dip (plus Pear Vodka)
plus a few dishes I came up with…
For anyone who likes rich custard, Sally (My Custard Pie) breaks down the alchemy of cooking egg yolks with milk, vanilla, and sugar to make a simple cream on her blog for this month’s mingle.
Great roundup! Everything looks amazing.
Cheers,
Rosa
What a lovely looking roundup! Lots of beautiful photography.
We’re so happy to be here, everything looks eye-poppingly good! Thanks for a great party!
So enjoyed this mingle and really glad it introduced me to your lovely blog. Thanks for the shout out – hope everyone will join me for the November custard mingle.
The roasted beet deep is beautiful!! I have several russian friends, maybe I’ll surprise them with some of these dishes at a dinner party!
Besides borscht I don’t know russian food, but these recipes all sound intriguing. The roasted beet dip is beautiful!
I love smorgasbord type meals in general, and have a recipe folder only for these small little plates of something. I definitely bookmarked this
Oh my. That first photo of yours is absolutely beautiful. The colors, the light, the graphic feel. I love it! (Plus I want to eat everything in it.) What a great blog….