When an injury takes an MMA fighter out of the cage, he decides to take his talents into the kitchen instead. 

Our old gals in the village cast a wary eye on all food from the store, because who knows what they’ve got in there?

Raspberries and cream – a wonderful summer treat.

For some 300 years, the residents of Gorodets, near Nizhny Novgorod, have been making a spicy cookie famous throughout the country, and perhaps the world.

Julia Frey's parents, Victor and Victoria, created beautiful feasts in the Soviet times. For Victor, it meant getting cake equipment tailor-made and becoming the best baker in town. For Victoria, it was cooking a Russian and Ukranian storm. Julia cooks, bakes and reminisces about her "great childhood" in London.

If you enjoy a hefty pour (or three!), you might think twice about what you consume to offset the effects of a night of drinking.

Grow parsley for the wrong reason and you could land up in jail.

In this week's Odder News, Russia jumps on the organic bandwagon, Russians get circus tickets and stickers for vaccinating, and quadruplets are more common than you would think.

Russian tea isn't always what you might picture it to be... neither is it always really tea. Let's have a taste of some of the unique varieties of herbal tea found in Russia. 

Siberia is surrounded by stereotypes, but there's more to it than exile and cold. It has amazing forests, pine nuts and delicious bird cherry cake.

Grilled meat on a stick and fire safety have never been good friends, but Russian officials are trying to change that relationship. 

Nothing says Russia and summer better than tvorog with greens!