WHAT A SLAVIC SPREAD!

I received photos from my friend Joan in Ohio. After reading WHO IS TO BLAME, these Yellow Springs gals put together a multi-course meal of traditional Russian food. How I wish I could have joined them!

→ Zakooski (appetizers) beet salad, baklazhan (eggplant), sprats, pickles, bread
→ Soup - pickle soup, chicken broth with potatoes, carrots & pickle bits
→ Main course - kotletti (ground meat pattie), kartoffel (potatoes boiled, buttered)
→ Dessert - tea with Russian tea cakes
All washed down with wine & (of course!) vodka