Chak Chak or Чак Чак… and or чэк-чэк оr шек-шек and even чуть-чуть…

Chak Chak and or Чак Чак… Чак-чак (chak-chak) is a dessert food made from deep-fried dough drenched in a hot honey syrup and formed into, most commonly a hand sized mound. It is unparalleled in popularity all over the former Soviet Union. In Russia, чак-чак is especially popular in the Tatar and Bashkortostan republics, where it is considered […]

Wishing to be in the Tiny Russian Village…

This morning as I walked Boza, And looked out of the flat windows and watched the snow fall deep and cold. I thought about the Tiny Russian Village. I thought about the wood burning stove. I thought about Boza and I walking through the snow covered valley, the snow drifted forests and checking the village […]

Shake that Tree or Stir that Water!

I have to admit, Trump and the Neocons are shaking the trees & stirring the water and hoping that a war pops out somewhere. Trump is doing what I knew he could do, “except” he is doing the opposite of what I voted for and what he told us as his platform and that my […]