Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain. Mash, then beat in the cream and egg yolks. Season and beat in the chives. Beat the egg whites in a clean, grease-free bowl until stiff but not dry and fold ...

According to Alice Waters in the “Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook,” whenever legendary chef Jeremiah Tower made blini at Chez Panisse, he’d recount how his Russian uncle felt about butter. You had enough ...

I love the fact that these pies are so very nearly instant, yet look remarkably sophisticated. You get a lovely rounded finish to the pie that will make people wonder how you did it. It helps if you ...

Think you know everything about blinis? You don’t know anything until you‘ve tried these tantalizing treats. Get cooking! From Feb.12 to Feb.18 all frying pans will be occupied by blinis. During ...

Russian pancakes, known as ‘blini’, are absolutely essential during Maslenitsa – the so-called “pancake week” before the austere period of Lent. Here is one of the most authentic recipes that you need ...

Generously salt and pepper the trout, and lay the fillets skin side down on a wire rack.Start a fire in a Weber grill with 10 to 15 coals. Let the coals burn until the temperature reaches 150 to 170 ...

Pre-heat oven to 190C. Roll the puff pastry to approx £1 coin thickness and cut into four discs, slightly larger than four blini pans. Prick each disc and chill in the fridge. Choose the thicker ...

INGREDIENTS: For cake; 55g/2oz unsalted butter; 2tbsp caster sugar; 1 banana, mashed; 2 egg yolks; 2tbsp self-raising flour; 3 egg whites. For sauce: 50g/1½oz dark chocolate, melted; 1tbsp icing sugar ...

Homemade blinis are a world apart from what the supermarkets offer up. They are warm, soft, doughy, fragrant, yeasty and light. Authentic Russian blinis are made with buckwheat, which is not wheat at ...