Michael Laxer
BBQ Grilled Yellow Hot Peppers with Prosciutto & Cream Cheese
Today we will be looking at a terrific BBQ side -- grilled stuffed Yellow Hot Peppers. While larger size jalapeños can also be used,...
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Michael Laxer
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
1932's Aunt Kate's Household Annual -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Beefsteak Pie, Chicken Rissoles, Canadian Ginger Cake, Cherry Cake, Banana Cream Sandwiches and more. Vintage Cookbook: Aunt Kate's...
Michael Laxer
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Grand Canyon Cookbook -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Arizona Sangria, Breakfast Fry Bread Taco, Spicy Spinach Salad, Grand Canyon Chili, Green Chile Enchiladas and more. Vintage Cookbook:...
Michael Laxer
- May 20, 2022
- 4 min
12 works by Soviet artist Aleksandr Deineka, b. May 20, 1899
One of the Soviet Union's greatest socialist realist artists, Aleksandr Deineka (sometimes translated as Deyneka) was born in Kursk, May...
Michael Laxer
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Spicy BBQ short rib marinade
Today we are going to take a look at a terrific beef short rib marinade for the charcoal BBQ that is salty and spicy with a hint sweet....
Michael Laxer
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Whole Grain Oobleck and Eggs
By Natalie This fun vegetarian dish combines a cabbage salad with "Oobleck" and poached eggs. Cabbage Salad Ingredients: 1/2 Napa cabbage...
Michael Laxer
- Apr 3, 2022
- 1 min
Seasoned lemon beef
Today we are going to take a look at making a very easy dish that uses relatively inexpensive beef but that comes out fork tender and...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
Six pieces of contemporary Soviet art, 1956-1970
In March, 1976 Soviet Life magazine published this look at six artworks from Soviet artists of the period 1956-1970. While they have...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 5, 2022
- 1 min
Visiting the Carpathian Mountains region of Soviet Ukraine, 1973
This postcard packet was produced in the USSR in 1973 and featured views of cities, attractions, natural settings, etc. of the western...
Michael Laxer
- Mar 5, 2022
- 2 min
Crispy Battered Fish Bites -- Spicy & Delicious
Today we are going to take a look at making a fun and tasty treat: Deep fried battered spicy fish bites. For our fish we are using the...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 17, 2022
- 3 min
Soviet Armenian Dishes, 1971 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Shashlyk (Lamb Skewers), Sputnik Croquettes, Beef Filet & Bozbash Echmiadzinsky (Lamb Soup) An Armenian hors d'oeuvres platter This...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 16, 2022
- 1 min
Prosciutto, pesto & provolone wrap with ricotta & arugula
This amazing, fun and easy recipe makes air fired cheese your "bread" in a wrap that you can do any number of variations on. Here we used...
Michael Laxer
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
Cuisine of Old Russia: Soviet Sputnik recipes 1968 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Vladimir Salad, Russian Pokhlyobka, Meat in Beer and Fried Meat. Four classic "old" Russian recipes from the Soviet Magazine Sputnik...
Michael Laxer
- Jan 27, 2022
- 4 min
Five varieties of Soviet borsch -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Moscow Borsch, Ukrainian Borsch, Borsch with Dried White Mushrooms and Prunes, Summer Borsch and Cold Beetroot Soup. Stock photo These...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 30, 2021
- 3 min
Soviet Estonian Cuisine 1970 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
w. Estonian Pork chops, Pig's Feet, Pork Roast, Tallinn Steak Schnitzel and the Old Toomas Cocktail. From the November, 1970 issue of...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 18, 2021
- 2 min
Artistic views of the October Revolution
The Revolution Has Been Carried Out by Boris Ioganson "Boris loganson in his The Revolution Has Been Carried Out painted Lenin announcing...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 11, 2021
- 2 min
Brined seasoned roasted chicken breasts
Main photo by Julia Laxer The major problem that many people have with boneless, skinless chicken breasts is that they so often turn out...
Michael Laxer
- Dec 4, 2021
- 2 min
Tex-Mex stuffed peppers
Today we are going to take a look at making green (or yellow or red) peppers stuffed with a Tex-Mex style ground beef and pork mix. This...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Red Courtyards: 3 folk woodcuts from the People's Republic of China, 1960
The woodcuts from the Second Workers' Sparetime Fine Art Exhibition were published November 15, 1960. Overhead Cable Lines for Transport...
Michael Laxer
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
Soviet Gomel 1976: 13 Soviet Postcards
This packet of 13 postcards of Gomel was released in 1976 just a few years after the city celebrated its 730th anniversary. Gomel, in the...
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