Blini look like simple pancakes, but once you understand how they are made and how they are eaten, it becomes clear why they ...

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 ...

Writer/teacher/cook Paul Graham brought us all into the NCPR kitchen this morning for his version of Norman-style blinis. (Like those Babette... Dec 14, 2016 — Writer/teacher/cook Paul Graham brought ...

Buckwheat may seem like an old familiar in savory Breton crepes or in earthy, nutty Japanese soba noodles, but it’s also a uniquely versatile ingredient that can be baked into biscuits, rolled into ...

Buckwheat is a seed that when ground into a flour, has a nutty flavor and deep, rich brown color. Despite its name, buckwheat flour doesn't contain any wheat or gluten, and it does not fall under the ...

This is hands down the most scrumptious and undeservedly forgotten recipe for pancakes made with filling, a.k.a. Russian blini with “pripek”. Shrovetide, or just “pancake week”, is an annual event ...

Blini may look like simple pancakes, but their structure, technique, and purpose set them apart from almost every other ...

Nothing like kick starting the day with a delicious breakfast treat. This traditional Russian dish is made using buckwheat. You can top it with cream and smoked salmon and finish with dill or ...

Watching the Oscars, like the Super Bowl, has become almost an unofficial holiday, an occasion when tens of millions of us get together for an old-fashioned TV-viewing party, complete with abundant ...

Beluga lentils are so named because they resemble beluga caviar, and some creative vegetarian cooks have used them in recipes that play off the resemblance. This treatment uses kombu, a type of dried ...

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 ...

thin French crepes filled with chocolate sauce and topped with hazelnuts - Mizina/Getty Images Flatbreads must be a universal culinary creation, or something close to it. Just thinking about the ...