(From Olha Franko's book "Practical Kitchen", 1929) "Before I was born, the family called Olha Franko simply Baba — with a capital B, no less. From my mother (Ivanna Milianchuk) and from Baba Vira (Franko), you would often hear: 'We must call Baba, visit her, bring her something, ask her.' With great respect …
(From Olha Franko's <em>Practical Kitchen</em>, 1929) This Victorian pistachio cake is an old German recipe from the 1860s. First published in 1863 in Stuttgart, its original form had just five ingredients: pistachios, almonds, sugar, a generous quantity of eggs, and a little flour. Ingredients Preparation Cream …
(From Olha Franko's Practical Kitchen, 1929) This is a German cherry cake recipe known as Kirschenmichel or Kirschenplotzer. Widespread in southern Germany, this dessert comes in several versions, most made with stale bread rolls soaked in milk, earning it the name bread pudding as well. It is usually dusted with powdered sugar and served with vanilla custard, whipped cream, or ice cream …
September 17th is the name day of Vira, Nadiia, Liubov, and Sofia! Grandma used to say that animals have birthdays, but name days belong only to people. Dad Bohdan would say that for a name day, you never invite anyone — it's always your dearest friends, the ones who remember you, who simply show up. My sister Nadia never invited anyone, but she always knew her truest friends would come…
Transcribed from Olha Franko's notebook. This cake was first presented in 1882 in Paris, after the premiere of the melodrama "Fedora" by Victorien Sardou, in honour of Sarah Bernhardt's brilliant performance. A refined, elegant, and quite expensive cake )) 25 cm cake tin. Sponge: Chocolate cream: …
