“If music be the food of love, play on.” I see by your link that you are a musician. What music do you cook to?

Welcome Aleksey. I hope you will share some great Russian recipes with us here at GreatGrub. You have some delicious looking recipes on your Russian food site — if only I could read russian. Perhaps we can convince you to translate.

-Andrew

I have a wonderfull Espresso maker. I just bought new coffee, which was grounded at the spot. Mmmm, that smell. I made the first cup with it and it was so good. Quality is the key word for everything! Have a great day! Rene

Dinner with Julia and Jacque — do tell. That must have been an amazing and enlightening experience. I would like to hear about the conversation and story telling that took place at that dinning table. And the menu too please.

Nice story, Andrew.

By contrast, a couple of days ago I was making a Chinese minced pork and tofu dish (the pork had been marinating in Chinese spices for hours) when my daughter announced that she wanted spaghetti meatballs.

I am not usually given to pandering to her every whim, but in this instance it seemed little effort to roll small balls from the aforementioned pork and gently turn them over in shallow pan, before adding them to spaghetti.

It was a triumph… so much so that I cooked it a few days later for all the family.

I too love experimenting in the kitchen. I think you can gain tremendous positives from both your successes and your failures!

Hi Katrina —

I love to hear about people who enjoy experimenting in the kitchen. Any chance we can get you to share some of your success? Catastrophes?

My worst experience in experimentation was Beer Soup. It was for a gourmet night and the theme was German cuisine. I don’t know if I used the wrong kind of beer but it was just about the most bitter foul thing I have ever produced. Boy do I wish I had stuck to the original recipe!

best, Andrew
founder GreatGrub