I have been thinking about writing up a description of how to freeze a bottle of vodka in ice for sometime now. I used to keep a bottle prepared like this in my freezer…always ready for an instant vodka party….
Cooking with Vodka
It’s not too late to prepare this Christmassy vodka infusion in time for the holidays.
Cooking with Vodka
The phrase tirami su literally means “pick me up” or “pull me up”, which has never been more true than in this vodka version of the classic Italian desert. No major holiday is complete at our house without Galina’s Vodka…
Cooking with Vodka
By the beginning of the 20th century, receipts from the sale of vodka made up more than a third of the annual revenue of the Russian state. Of course, with all that vodka around, this statistic may be somewhat unreliable.
Cooking with Vodka
Distilled Bruschetta (from The Vodka Cookbook) – There’s lots of crunch and flavor in every bite of this twist on an Italian classic.
Cooking with Vodka
By the end of the 19th century, many Russians were producing their own cheap homemade vodkas. This resulted in an epidemic of drunkenness throughout Russia and led to state control of the production and sale of vodka by 1894. (Because…
Cooking with Vodka
After the Russian Revolution, the Bolsheviks confiscated all private distilleries in Moscow. As a result, a number of Russian vodka-makers emigrated, taking their skills and recipes with them. One such exile, Vladimir Smirnov, revived his brand in Paris, using the French version of his family name – Smirnoff. Smirnov later sold his [...]
Obscure Vodka Fact #15 – During WWI the sale of vodka in Russia was strictly prohibited. And the Soviet government of 1917 continued the ban on vodka throughout Russia’s Civil War – when vodka and wine were considered detrimental to the Revolution. (As if the Soviets weren’t sobering enough.)
Cooking with Vodka
Vodka Lemon Chicken (from The Vodka Cookbook by John Rose)
Cooking with Vodka
Vodka Penne is one of the most common vodka food recipe and probably the only vodka entrée I’ve seen served in restaurants. There are numerous versions of this classic dish available in cookbooks and online. But I thought it was high time I included mine here. This recipe is a variation of [...]