Homemade Sauerkraut – Russian Style Sauerkraut with Grapes and Bay Leaves

Russian Style Sauerkraut with Grapes and Bay Leaves

One day last winter, a Russian-speaking client at work brought me a plastic bucket and a fork. She opened the bucket and heaped some of the contents onto the fork and offered me a bite. I don’t speak Russian, and she barely speaks a word of English, but I recognized the contents of her bucket […]

Happy Hour: Trinidadian Sorrel Drink

Trinidadian Sorrel

This Trinidadian sorrel drink is bright red and tastes just like Christmas. I learned how to make it from the master, Ryan’s dad, before making it for my own family over the Christmas holidays. It took me a while to find out that the drink sorrel is different than the vegetable sorrel. The vegetable sorrel is […]