Windows to Russia

Squids in tomato sauce recipe: Russians love squid. The stores have dried squid, frozen squid, fresh squid, canned squid and just about any way you can imagine. Squid is a favorite with shots of vodka also… A good holiday meal is to serve squid, therefore, lets have squid. I myself just love squid and eat […]

I was drinking my second cup of coffee and thinking about Christmas. Christmas on the 25th of December is not on the agenda in Russia. With the exception of a few people here and there, the Western Style Christmas is non existent… It is strange to me to not feel the full blown hustle and […]

Today I went to the store and grabbed some turkey and other goodies. It is going to be a very simple meal for Christmas, because Svetochka and I really try to keep from gaining too much weight….not easy for us, but we try… Thirteen Christmases in Russia….I am a teenage in time in Russia, thirteen […]

Rasstegai pie with fish recipe: Traditionally a fish rasstegai is served with soup. Fish broth with fish rasstegai pie, pork and or beef with meat rasstegai pie and (my favorite) rice &carrots & eggs is served with any soup. Rasstegai is a kind of Russian pie with a  opening on top. Rasstegai is served (sometimes) […]

Good Ole Putin… Putin holds annual Q and A session Dec. 2018 from Kyle keeton on Vimeo. Really good. Can you imagine any other politician talking for 4 hours and answering questions….Hell most politicians I see cannot even answer two or three questions about important issues surrounding the world and their own country… Putin is […]

When my sweet pea is giggling and laughing, then my life is perfect. We watched the new movie called “Johnny English Strikes Again” and Sveta just loved it. I made sure we had subtitles to the movie. That helps a bunch when it comes to English for her and especially British English humor… I have […]

It is snowing and snowing and snowing… I walked Svetochka to the train station this morning and when I walked home the long ways, I went by my doctors office. It is a good clinic… I also passed a big florist shop and they had beautiful New Year Trees sitting outside as it snowed. The […]

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Russian Fruit Cake recipe: Mazurka fruit cake… That dreaded fruit cake. Made by everyone’s favorite and or not so favorite aunt….I have seen fruit cakes last for twenty years and get passed around as if they are deadly treats and no one wants them and then I have seen people eat fruit cake like it […]

Tests done, now see the doctors… Russian Health Care… I came to Russia and being from the USA, I never thought much about why it was wrong to pay such exuberant medical costs and fees, just to try to stay healthy… I always heard about European healthcare and healthcare from Mexico and Canada. Cost is […]