Cooking the Russian way / [electronic resource] Gregory & Rita Plotkin ; photographs by Robert L. & Diane Wolfe.

Includes index.

Introduction: land -- History -- Food -- Before you begin: cooking utensils -- Cooking terms -- Special ingredients -- A Russian menu -- Breakfast: blini -- Sunday breakfast: boiled potatoes -- Rye bread -- Sausage -- Indian tea -- Dinner: appetizer -- Borsch -- Meat bouillon -- Pirozhki -- Straw potatoes -- Vegetable salad vesna -- Scalloped potatoes -- chicken kiev -- Beef stroganoff -- Kompot - Raspberry kisel -- Supper: sirniki - Salad olivier -- Vinegret -- Studen -- Honey spice cake -- Careful cook -- Metric conversion chart -- Index.

Introduces the cooking and food habits of the Soviet Union, including such recipes as borscht, chicken kiev, and beef stroganoff, and provides brief information on the geography and history of the country. Russian cuisine reflects the variety of people & climates that make up the U.S.S.R. This book presents recipes for such Russian dishes as Blini with sour cream, fruit Kompot, Borsch, & the popular Beef Stroganoff & Chicken Kiev. Included along with history and information are such recipes as Russian honey spice cake, in this Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbook. A metric conversion chart & list of safety hints are included.