Vodka, caviar, blinis, pickled beet eggs, and a retro shrimp salad: What more do you need on New Year's Eve? Celebrate like the Russians do—in style.

A vegetarian, party-friendly miniature version of this Russian Mushroom and Rabbit Pie. My favorite Russian pie dough recipe comes from It’s Sooo Good – I’ve linked to the recipe below.

When you are invited to a Russian house bring a gift to the family specifically for the hostess. A bottle of wine, cake, box of candy or bouquet of flowers are traditional. A small gift for the child is always appropriate. The hostess which is usually the eldest female in the home. A mother or mother…

For a holiday that eclipses every other on the Russian calendar, the chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales of Kachka in Portland, Ore., goes all out with her family.

New Year in Russia is considered to be a family holiday, but many choose to have their New Year’s party in clubs or restaurants, or while being away on exotic beach vacations, or in the country set…

With Holiday season approaching us thought I would share!