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2011-12-24T09:04:59-08:00

Question-has any one stored pirags in freezer for later use.If so how did that
turn out.
Thanks for any comments.
Aivars.

Ķilķenu uzkodas

2011-11-09T11:26:36-08:00

What are “Ķilķenu uzkodas” ?

Visu labu,

The Great Jani

2011-10-08T16:03:06-08:00

Does anyone know when the Great Jani created Latvia?

Dievaines - vel’u laiks

2009-09-29T12:31:32-08:00

Rudens ir klat, ir atkal laiks atcereties un pieminet ‘tevu tevus’ - musu sencus.

Pieminas vakars var saukties dazadi: Dievaines, Vel’u laiks, Vel’u vakars, utt. Senak tas notika rija, musu apstaklos to var darit savas majas, vai ari vairakam gimenem sanakot kopa.

Dievseta, (Warrens, WI) musu velu vakars bus sestdien, 10. oktobri. Kas grib atbraukt var pieteikties man vai Richam Spurim.

skat: http://www.liis.lv/ziema/velu_laiki/1velulaiki.htm

kids and latvia

2011-08-20T19:16:56-08:00

I teach 10 and 11 year olds.. I wonder whether anyone has a suggestion for what I can cook, or make with my class of 30 Ozzie kids, that is
uniquely Latvian
is not complicated
Ozzie children would not turn their noses up at

I wondered whether gotinas type candy was uniquely Latvian??? anyone know???

Any other suggestions.. I would be most grateful!!!
ta -e-

Piragi & Paldies

2008-06-16T07:36:23-08:00

Hi All,

Just wanted to once again say thank you, Paldies! for teaching me to make piragi a few years ago in the Latvian Culture & Cooking forum. I wanted to make them for my family and especially for my father who was Latvian. It took a few tries to get it right. They are not kidding when they say that sucess is determined by how the dough comes out. I knew I had it right when he exclaimed ” ahh - just like grandma Emma’s” - That was probably the greatest accomplishment of my life :-) The old thread is archived so we can’t see it here anymore but here is a page I published showing our first successful batch about 3 years ago. http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ckulins/stuff/Piragi.html wow how the kids have grown in that time - good thing they still like to help in the kitchen.

Dad passed in March 07 so in remembering my father this father’s day I made batch of piragi. They were not exactly like grandma’s but pretty close. I used some very smoky country ham and bacon from a shop I found while on vacation in Virginia called Edwards Ham store. I keep aiming for that goal of “just like grandma Emma’s” perfection :-)

Thank you all for helping my family keep a Latvian tradition and the fond memories of my dad and grandma alive ! I froze some to bring to the baptism of my brother’s first child on 6/22 and to have some for Janis Day also.

Speaking of Janis Day - is there anyone here would teach me to make the Janu siers - “just like Grandma Emma?”

Kind regards,

Charlie.

Letiņu zāles pļaušanas sacīkstes

2011-06-03T11:10:23-08:00

Here is a link to a video showing a Latvian scything contest following a brief ad.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/latvian-scything-contest/uful7r9d?rel=msn&cpkey=2b45729e-2b0f-4999-b9bb-8e422e5df950|diagonal view contest|msn|

3 eclipses next month

2011-05-31T19:14:35-08:00

There will 2 partial solar eclipses coming up - one at the beginning of June, one at the end - and a lunar eclipse in between.

I have to assume our ancestors saw eclipses too. Are there any mention of them in our folklore material? Maybe in stories, but in the dainas?

http://www.fotoreceptes.lv/

2011-05-18T00:33:02-08:00

Sveiki!

Yet another site that I probably should have mentioned long ago as worthy of a look for those Latvian-language readers interested in contemporary (and traditional) Latvian cooking. It is frequently updated with new recipes:

http://www.fotoreceptes.lv/

The author has assembled a wide variety of recipes, highlighted by step-by-step photos, so that you know what to expect at every stage of the process. His use of language is quite idiosyncratic and, at least for me, a joy to read. : ) And as far as I’m concerned, his cat’s, Bonga’s, contribution at the beginning and end of each recipe is an ineffable part of the magic of each dish. : )

Visu labu,

Mid-summer - Jani - almost here!

2010-06-03T17:39:31-08:00

Get out your ‘janu siers’ recipe, time for mid-summer celebrations! Caraway cheese, beer, piragi, bonfire, singing songs all night long.