Vsem Privet (hello everybody),

Well, Kolomna has turned overnight from a slushy, filthy puddle into a smooth, black sheet of ice, and I am now proceeding at a shuffle to the bus stop every day. Despite this inactivity, the cold is making everyone hungry! So my latest article is a filling one;

Potato Pancake Recipe - Dranniki
Simple, tasty, good! Russian pancakes from potato, similar to rosti or derunny

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art25489.asp

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Do Svidania,

Marianne Gibson, Russian Culture Editor
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