by fifthcrow | Apr 24, 2015 | Recipe
My Dad specialized in a few culinary delights when I was a kid, Borscht was one of them. It usually was accompanied by some communist humor, jokes about the Gulag (Russian forced labor camps). But.. truth be told, despite my father painting it as survival food, we...
by fifthcrow | Apr 24, 2015 | Recipe
Ingredients 2 medium kohlrabi, peeled and grated 1 egg 1 tsp salt 2 Tbsp onion, grated 2 tsp flour butter Directions Grate the kohlrabi and onion by hand or in a food processor using the grater attachment. Mix with the egg and flour and fry in butter until brown on...
by fifthcrow | Jun 18, 2014 | Recipe
This is a Kurtak family favorite that my parents picked up in Iran. The dish can be made with apples or quince and is served with rice (tadik is even better). Ingredients: 1-2 lbs of beef stew meat cut up in bite size cubes 3-6 apples- it’s really flexible. The...
by fifthcrow | May 2, 2014 | Produce
Onions are left in the ground to cure, waiting for the leaves to die back and dry out before we harvest them. And once we do harvest and clean them, we’ve got tons…
