tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-140224 2009-07-08T15:39:00+04:00 The Vodka Cookbook by John Rose. There’s something naughty about cooking with vodka. You tell someone there’s vodka in their dinner or dessert and their eyes widen; their lips curl into a smile. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8346913f369e20115718edd6c970b 2009-07-08T15:39:00+04:00 2009-07-08T15:39:00+04:00

Russian soldiers involved in the Napoleonic Wars helped spread the awareness of vodka (amongst other things) to many parts of Europe throughout the 19th century. The increase in popularity led to escalating demand and, as a result, lower grade products...

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8346913f369e2011570999cd9970c 2009-06-30T15:24:56+04:00 2009-06-30T15:24:56+04:00

This is sort of a White Russian on a stick (ouch). Maybe I should call them ‘Russicles?’ Anyway they're just the thing for a hot summer day. 225ml (8fl oz) vanilla ice cream 4 tablespoons vodka 4 tablespoons fresh espresso,...

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67976331 2009-06-18T13:37:00+04:00 2009-06-18T22:38:14+04:00

In my considerable experience (all in the name of research!), I have found that it is a rare occasion when a Russian will take a drink in a social setting without first raising his or her glass to make a...

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64824167 2009-06-04T11:51:00+04:00 2009-06-04T11:51:00+04:00

Armed with fresh corn from the farmer's market and this recipe you will become king or queen of the grill. Twenty minutes in the oven will also do the trick. But "King of the Oven" doesn't sound quite as cool....

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67359423 2009-05-28T13:45:05+04:00 2009-05-28T13:45:05+04:00

Vodka was first brought from Russia to France in the early 19th century. The positive reception by French aristocrats signaled the systematic export of Russian vodka to other European countries. (Mercí)

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66190493 2009-04-30T10:48:28+04:00 2009-04-30T10:48:28+04:00

For many years in Russia, river sand or felt were used to remove impurities in vodka. In the 18th century a professor in Saint Petersburg, discovered a method of purifying alcohol using charcoal filtration which is still being used today....

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64824741 2009-03-30T12:54:58+04:00 2009-03-30T12:55:12+04:00

Some of you may know that I'm originally from Beantown, a nickname Boston has held since the eighteenth century when Puritan colonists adapted a Native American recipe of slowly cooking beans inside deerskins with maple sugar and bear fat. This...

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64171497 2009-03-19T13:45:00+03:00 2009-03-20T17:29:52+03:00

Promoted as a cure-all for everything from stomach cramps to depression, insomnia and hang-over, "Erofeitch" is a particularly strong infusion – usually made with 90 proof vodka. I’m not sure it cures anything. But it will probably make you forget...

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-64171077 2009-03-15T13:06:29+03:00 2009-03-15T13:43:14+03:00

By now you should be convinced that vodka belongs in the kitchen cupboard as well as in the liquor cabinet. Maybe there’s also room for a bottle in your medicine kit? In ancient times, Russian villagers – famous for their...

John Rose tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63939649 2009-03-11T20:09:00+03:00 2009-03-30T12:18:13+04:00

I know not everyone loves broccoli as much as I do. But give this hearty soup a try one cold evening with a crusty loaf of bread and these much maligned little cancer-fighting buds might surprise you. Of course, a...

John Rose