December 12, 2015Rabbit Stew: Sveta says, “No Way Jose!” My favorite words right now are, “Silly Rabbit!” They upset Boza and he can smell them when they get into the yard. We had three and now there are two. One white one and one brown one. The third decided that he did not like a dog chasing him all…
December 11, 2015Sbiten (сбитень, also збитень) is a Hot Russian Traditional Winter Drink… Sbiten is a hot drink made from spices and herbs with honey or sugar. The drink they say goes back to about 1100 AD. Sbiten is considered a Russian national winter beverage. In Russia, sbiten is often poured from a large shining copper urn called a samovar. The same device…