Pīrāgi – A Taste of Latvian Christmas
In less than 10 days Christmas will be celebrated all around the world. But, if you visited an average Latvian house this week,…
Debesmanna: the Best Latvian Childhood Dessert
Do you ever feel cravings for childhood foods, made just the way your mom or your granny used to? The summer heat wave…
Summer Sports in Latvia
With the European Football Championship officially over (go France! ahem, Portugal) it’s time to prepare for the Olympics. I’m joining other bloggers from the…
Coloring Easter Eggs – Latvian Style
There is one tradition that I associate with Easter more than anything else: colouring Easter eggs. Growing up in Latvia, there was one method…
Chanterelle Cream Sauce with Bacon
Growing up I was not a particularly picky eater but there was one thing I really did not like: mushrooms. Yet every late summer…
Throwing a German – Latvian Wedding
When Maria at Trilingual Mama started a blog link-up party about wedding traditions around the world, I realized that I never really wrote…
Planning a German – Latvian Christmas
I have been living in Germany for 6 years now but – believe it or not – this is going to be the…