Recipes

Yes, it really is that color.

You, too, can make delicious, vegan, nutrient-rich soup which looks like a pot of melted Carmine Red crayons.   I've had raves about this hot borscht from people who weren't sure about the whole concept of beet soup but tried it anyway.  Christmas Eve was no exception; our guests ate over a gallon of the soup.  Better yet, I was able to prepare it ahead and it was done and waiting 3 hours before guests arrived.

Just don't spill it on a white shirt.  Recipe follows ...

For Christmas Eve dinner this year I decided on a "Russian Jewish" theme.  Partly this was out of a desire to have all of he food ready and waiting well before our guests were due, as some of them were coming from Christmas Eve services and wouldn't arrive until nearly 9pm.   I settled on a menu of borsht, cabbage salad, and perogi with carmelized onions, and Kris did trifle for dessert (which I failed to get a picture of, dammit).  Originally, I thought I would make some dark rye bread, but then it occurred to me ... it's Friday night!  We should have challah!

After all, the little guy was Jewish, wasn't he?

So that morning, at 9am, I started on a triple-batch of challah.  Click more for full recipe and instructions.