a [big] mix of many things

close up photo of sliced cabbage pie

Cabbage Pie (Marina's Delicious Pie)

Olga Begak

My favorite recipe from our family cookbook—and certainly one of the most labor-intensive. But this dough, so tender and airy, always rises so well even under a thick layer of...

Cabbage Pie (Marina's Delicious Pie)

Olga Begak

My favorite recipe from our family cookbook—and certainly one of the most labor-intensive. But this dough, so tender and airy, always rises so well even under a thick layer of...

close up for an Apple pie

Apple Pie

Olga Begak

  This is a variation of the Rhubarb and Apple Pie, but without the rhubarb and using the same dough. The filling of just apples and sugar isn’t as moist,...

Apple Pie

Olga Begak

  This is a variation of the Rhubarb and Apple Pie, but without the rhubarb and using the same dough. The filling of just apples and sugar isn’t as moist,...

Estonian Barley Scones

Estonian Barley Scones

Olga Begak

I tried this recipe for the first time quite recently, even though the book from which I took it has been in our family for a very long time. It...

Estonian Barley Scones

Olga Begak

I tried this recipe for the first time quite recently, even though the book from which I took it has been in our family for a very long time. It...

a piece of pavlova cake with walnuts and coffee sauce on a black background

Pavlova with Coffee Sauce and Walnuts

Olga Begak

Another recipe from our family cookbook, one of the most beloved and definitely the sweetest. The base is a meringue with walnuts, similar to a Pavlova, but in our version...

Pavlova with Coffee Sauce and Walnuts

Olga Begak

Another recipe from our family cookbook, one of the most beloved and definitely the sweetest. The base is a meringue with walnuts, similar to a Pavlova, but in our version...

Rhubarb and apple pie in a form

Rhubarb and Apple Pie

Olga Begak

I continue to share recipes from our family cookbook. This recipe (calculated for 1 kg of flour) is most often used to make a kringle for the New Year or...

Rhubarb and Apple Pie

Olga Begak

I continue to share recipes from our family cookbook. This recipe (calculated for 1 kg of flour) is most often used to make a kringle for the New Year or...

a piece of apple sponge cake on a plate with vintage fork

Apple Sponge Cake

Olga Begak

The only recipe for homemade baking that I know by heart, although I love baking very much, know how to do it, and bake something at home almost every week....

Apple Sponge Cake

Olga Begak

The only recipe for homemade baking that I know by heart, although I love baking very much, know how to do it, and bake something at home almost every week....