Bloody Mary's, blini's, borsijt and b… pavlova

Yesterday we cooked up a storm!
Joining me and David on this Russian feast was Helena and Peder. Helena is a vegetarian (but eats fish) and Peder hates everything that comes from the sea (but likes some meat now and then). So we settled on a Russian inspired menu.


First out was David's mini Bloody Mary's, all gulped down with home made Russian salutes.


This is me flipping the starter curse: blini. Served with finely chopped red onion, avocado, smetana and black caviar (no, not Beluga).


Main curse: Borsijt. Need I say more?


Dessert was a Pavlova, a dish from New Zealand in honour of the Russian Prima Ballerina, Anna Pavlova. This was my first attempt of making a meringue and it turned out amazing.

David gives all the dishes a 9, which is big for a guy who's not really in to desserts. I give it an 8 but that's just because of the hassle of finding buckwheat flour for the blini.