Ukrainian-Russian Cooking Online with Larisa (Vegetarian)

Since Larisa can’t physically welcome you into her home, she wants to do so virtually!

Our online classes are designed to be special, meaningful opportunities to share cooking, culture, and connection--just like our real life experiences. We want you to cook along, and we promise there will be plenty of time for questions, conversation, and stories. It will all end with a virtual dinner party where you'll get to share in the fruits of your labor, apart, but together!

In this 2.5 hour interactive online experience Larisa will guide you through making two of her family recipes. During your class, you'll prepare Larisa's Armenian lentil soup (a savory soup with red lentils and apricots) and learn how to make pirog s kapustoy (Russian cabbage pie made with a flaky homemade crust).

Shopping List for This Class

• 3 large cloves garlic
• 1 large yellow onion
• 1 medium yellow onion
• ¼ medium green cabbage
• 2 medium carrots
• 8 cherry tomatoes
• ½ lemon
• Flat-leaf parsley for garnish
• 1 large scallion
• 1 bunch fresh dill
• 1½ tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup neutral oil
• Ground black pepper
• 3 teaspoons sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• 12 dried apricots
• 1 ½ cups split red lentils
• 5 cups chicken broth (or water if you prefer)
• 1.5 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/8 ounce (7 g) package dry instant yeast
• salt