Michael LaxerMar 4, 20212 minSoviet Kaluga 1974 -- Images of the city of TsiolkovskyKaluga is a mid-sized city (pop. approximately 300,000) located about 100 miles southwest of Moscow that is best known for being the...
Michael LaxerMar 1, 20212 minCrispy steak and vegetable lettuce rollsToday we are going to take a look at a way to make a lettuce wrap with marinated steak and vegetables that is inspired by Asian flavours....
Michael LaxerFeb 15, 20212 minSimmered stovetop pork chops with garlic, mushroom and onion gravyPhotographs by Julia Laxer Today we are going to do a version of a classic North American comfort food dish. Look through just about any...
Michael LaxerFeb 13, 20212 minSpicy Slow Cooker Shrimp and Sausage GumboToday we are going to take a look at making a spicy shrimp and sausage gumbo in the slow cooker that you serve over a bed of rice. Before...
Michael LaxerFeb 12, 20211 minA Basketful of Apple Recipes -- Vintage Cookbook TBTw. Apple Pizza, Apple Strudel, Crispy Apples, Waldorf Apple Salad & more Cookbook: A Basketful of Apple Recipes, Juliette Huot Publishing...
Michael LaxerFeb 5, 20211 minQuick to Make, Delicious to Eat: Some Dishes from Latvia -- Vintage Cookbook TBTw. Latvian Style Steak and Onion, the Riga Cutlet, Bread Soup & more. Last week we looked at the Soviet English language magazine Sputnik...
Michael LaxerFeb 2, 20212 minOven-roasting a stuffed whole salmonHere we look at making a whole salmon stuffed with red onion, jalapeno, garlic and lemon. The technique could not be easier and produces...
Michael LaxerJan 29, 20211 minTry Eating the Azerbaijanian Way, USSR 1968 -- Vintage Cookbook TBTw. Pilau Turshi, Kyufta-Bozbash Soup, Azerbaijanian-Style Fried Meat & more. The Soviet English language magazine Sputnik often had a...
Michael LaxerJan 27, 20211 minSpicy Ramen Salad WrapBy Julia Laxer Asian style salad rolls are a refreshing and relatively easy thing to make at home. Here I am jazzing the standard roll up...
Michael LaxerJan 24, 20212 minMontreal Steak Spice Frenched Pork Rack RoastToday we are going to look at a very flavourful and relatively easy way to make a "frenched" pork roast. A frenched pork roast is like...
Michael LaxerJan 23, 20212 minHot Italian Sausage and Vegetable Sheet Pan Roast Simplicity itself this is more a technique almost than a recipe. You can make countless variations. Today we are going to look at a very...
Michael LaxerJan 17, 20212 minZippy Pickle SoupZippy Pickle Soup- Adapted from a Ukrainian Pickle soup that my Dad, Greg used to make Submitted by Natalie Ingredients: -1 medium onion...
Michael LaxerJan 15, 20211 minGood Brown Bread and Sourdough, Too w. Madame Benoît -- Vintage Cookbook TBTw. Sourdough, Whole Wheat, Wheat Germ and Cornell Bread. Last week we looked at iconic Canadian chef and and cookbook writer Madame...
Michael LaxerJan 8, 20212 minSpicy Spinach CurryBy Natalie Today we are making a spinach curry that is fiery and that makes the most of a variety of spices, chilies and peppers, as well...
Michael LaxerJan 8, 20211 minMme Benoit makes brioche, the "Bread Like No Other" -- Vintage Cookbook TBTw. True French Brioche, Cheese Brioche, Brioche Patissier and more. Iconic Canadian chef and and cookbook writer Jehane Benoît...
Michael LaxerJan 6, 20212 minCaribbean Style Baked Macaroni and CheeseA take on the ultimate comfort food inspired by Bajan style Macaroni pie. By Natalie Here I am doing a take on the ultimate comfort food...
Michael LaxerDec 29, 20201 minCandido Portinari, b. December 29, 1903Brazilian Artist and Communist. Fishing - 1932 "Art workers can do a great deal to create a better and more just world. This calls for...
Michael LaxerDec 27, 20202 minLeningrad in winter, 1978A look at some of the sights of a snowy Leningrad, 1978. This charming folder of 12 winter postcard images of Leningrad was released in...
Michael LaxerDec 19, 20202 minSpicy Beef, Cheese, Tomatillo & Hominy Chili Casserole Today we are going to look at making a beef and hominy chili that is then covered in cheese and baked in a casserole for a truly...
Michael LaxerDec 19, 20201 minPhil Ochs, American Folk Legend b. December 19, 1940w. Love Me, I'm a Liberal, When I'm Gone & There But For Fortune Legendary American Folk Singer Phil Ochs, born December 19, 1940 - Won't...