Russian on Hold

Today was our last Russian lesson...for now. We met with our Russian tutor twice this week. We had mixed feelings about it being our last lesson for awhile...well, our last lesson here in Russia for awhile. We are sad to have to stop the learning process here, but are kind of glad to not have the pressure in these last few days. We are praying and hoping for a language tutor once we are in the States. We are still waiting to make some contact with some people. If you know of anyone in the Terre Haute area (seriously, not just some Russian you know) please let us know! Here is a picture of our tutor with Philip at the end of my lesson today.

Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby Gwen

Russian Blini

Two nights ago, I tackled making Russian Blini for the first time...by myself. We had this yummy dish at the Whitney's for the first time when we first arrived. Now Geyla is a pretty good cook--and she is Russian, so I wasn't expecting my blini to compare to hers in any way! Geyla had given me her recipe, so I had something to go by.

(Swirling the batter so it is thin and covers the pan)

The blini is like a crepe that you make on the blini pan. After making all the crepes, I took the meat (ground beef browned with onion and seasoning) and put about a tablespoon in each crepe. Then I folded the blini up and browned it in a pan until it was nice and brown and little crispy...yum! It was delicious!

It wasn't too bad for the first go around! I hope some of you are ready to taste it when we return!


Blessings,
Philip, Kara, Adalynn, and baby Gwen