A Typical Sunday in Russia…

Sveta and I like to walk on Sundays. We walk to the Globus and eat at the cafe there. They have an unbelievable array of food and it is very cheap. The bottom left picture is the food we bought. The rest of the pictures are from the top left – Boza the very nosy […]

Russia and that Beef Price + Beef Prodution…

One thing is very clear and the price of beef is showing it! The production of beef in Russia is at full swing and the prices are dropping like a rock, here in Moscow. Beef is so cheap that Boza is a happy byproduct of that cheapness. Boza eats nothing but raw beef and raw […]

Recipe From Russia: Sour Plum Sauce – Tkemali…

I see this sauce when we visit friends and usually it is home made. The sauce can also be bought at the store and it is really a terrific flavor enhancer for meat of almost any type. I understand that it is a Georgian recipe originally, but Russians have no issues in telling you that […]

Law protecting the religious feelings of Russian citizens…

It is interesting how Russia is closing loopholes that the west has been using to create a terrorists situation in Russia at times. What with the NGO situation being revamped and now the usage of religion to cause trouble within Russia. Just like what happened with the Pussy Riot issue… Very strange to me that […]