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    Soviet Kaluga 1974 -- Images of the city of Tsiolkovsky
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Soviet Kaluga 1974 -- Images of the city of Tsiolkovsky

    Kaluga is a mid-sized city (pop. approximately 300,000) located about 100 miles southwest of Moscow that is best known for being the...
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    Crispy steak and vegetable lettuce rolls
    Michael Laxer
    • Mar 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Crispy steak and vegetable lettuce rolls

    Today 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....
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    Simmered stovetop pork chops with garlic, mushroom and onion gravy
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Simmered stovetop pork chops with garlic, mushroom and onion gravy

    Photographs by Julia Laxer Today we are going to do a version of a classic North American comfort food dish. Look through just about any...
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    Spicy Slow Cooker Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Spicy Slow Cooker Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo

    Today 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...
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    A Basketful of Apple Recipes -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    A Basketful of Apple Recipes -- Vintage Cookbook TBT

    w. Apple Pizza, Apple Strudel, Crispy Apples, Waldorf Apple Salad & more Cookbook: A Basketful of Apple Recipes, Juliette Huot Publishing...
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    Quick to Make, Delicious to Eat: Some Dishes from Latvia -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Quick to Make, Delicious to Eat: Some Dishes from Latvia -- Vintage Cookbook TBT

    w. Latvian Style Steak and Onion, the Riga Cutlet, Bread Soup & more. Last week we looked at the Soviet English language magazine Sputnik...
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    Oven-roasting a stuffed whole salmon
    Michael Laxer
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Oven-roasting a stuffed whole salmon

    Here we look at making a whole salmon stuffed with red onion, jalapeno, garlic and lemon. The technique could not be easier and produces...
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    Try Eating the Azerbaijanian Way, USSR 1968 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Try Eating the Azerbaijanian Way, USSR 1968 -- Vintage Cookbook TBT

    w. Pilau Turshi, Kyufta-Bozbash Soup, Azerbaijanian-Style Fried Meat & more. The Soviet English language magazine Sputnik often had a...
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    Spicy Ramen Salad Wrap
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Spicy Ramen Salad Wrap

    By 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...
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    Montreal Steak Spice Frenched Pork Rack Roast
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Montreal Steak Spice Frenched Pork Rack Roast

    Today 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...
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    Hot Italian Sausage and Vegetable Sheet Pan Roast
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Hot 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...
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    Zippy Pickle Soup
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Zippy Pickle Soup

    Zippy Pickle Soup- Adapted from a Ukrainian Pickle soup that my Dad, Greg used to make Submitted by Natalie Ingredients: -1 medium onion...
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    Good Brown Bread and Sourdough, Too w. Madame Benoît -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    Good Brown Bread and Sourdough, Too w. Madame Benoît -- Vintage Cookbook TBT

    w. Sourdough, Whole Wheat, Wheat Germ and Cornell Bread. Last week we looked at iconic Canadian chef and and cookbook writer Madame...
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    Spicy Spinach Curry
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Spicy Spinach Curry

    By 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...
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    Mme Benoit makes brioche, the "Bread Like No Other" -- Vintage Cookbook TBT
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mme Benoit makes brioche, the "Bread Like No Other" -- Vintage Cookbook TBT

    w. True French Brioche, Cheese Brioche, Brioche Patissier and more. Iconic Canadian chef and and cookbook writer Jehane Benoît...
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    Caribbean Style Baked Macaroni and Cheese
    Michael Laxer
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Caribbean Style Baked Macaroni and Cheese

    A 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...
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    Candido Portinari, b. December 29, 1903
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    Candido Portinari, b. December 29, 1903

    Brazilian Artist and Communist. Fishing - 1932 "Art workers can do a great deal to create a better and more just world. This calls for...
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    Leningrad in winter, 1978
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    Leningrad in winter, 1978

    A look at some of the sights of a snowy Leningrad, 1978. This charming folder of 12 winter postcard images of Leningrad was released in...
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    Spicy Beef, Cheese, Tomatillo & Hominy Chili Casserole
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Spicy 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...
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    Phil Ochs, American Folk Legend b. December 19, 1940
    Michael Laxer
    • Dec 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Phil Ochs, American Folk Legend b. December 19, 1940

    w. 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...
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