According to Alice Waters in the “Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook,” whenever legendary chef Jeremiah Tower made blini at Chez Panisse, he’d recount how his Russian uncle felt about butter. You had enough ...

1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F. 2. Arrange the corn in a single layer on a baking pan, drizzle the olive oil over the corn, and then season the corn with salt and black pepper. Toast the corn in ...

In the days leading up to Christmas, I want to do as little as possible. Not only am I conserving my energy for the big day, but also capitalizing on a pause in my typically busy schedule and am ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Watching the Oscars, like the Super Bowl, has become almost an unofficial holiday, an occasion when tens of millions of us get together for an old-fashioned ...

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in ¼ cup of milk. Let it sit for 2 minutes. Stir in the sugar and 1¼ cups more milk, stirring to break up any lumps. 2. Add the buckwheat flour and whisk briskly ...

The holiday party season is just around the corner, and I am already thinking about recipes for entertaining. These Simply Savory Blinis are delightful little finger foods that are easy to make, ...

This classic appetizer is ready for spring with extra chives in the mini buckwheat pancake and folded into the crème fraiche topping. Serve as brunch fare or in the evening with sparkling rosé or very ...

In November, I offered to make blini as an hors d’oeuvre for a Thanksgiving dinner. The hostess liked the idea, and I liked her reason: “They are instant festivity,” she wrote in an e-mail. So they ...

Tired of the same old appetizers? Blinis, small Russian pancakes, are the sensation of the moment and will make your dinner even more special. Learn how to make them quickly and easily at home with ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Beluga lentils are so named because they resemble beluga caviar, and some creative vegetarian cooks have used them in recipes that play off the resemblance.