First You Have to Decorate the Bowls! (Maruta Bergs)

Maruta shares her “tips and tricks” for making a successful aspic.

I Even Had a Second Slice! (Ilze Kancāns)

Ilze talks about her mother’s special aspic dish and her memories of the family Christmas table. Although she couldn’t eat aspic as a child, Ilze recently discovered that she now likes it and has decided to try making it next Christmas.

Aspic Recipes from Diaspora Cookbooks

Here is a collection of several aspic recipes from diaspora cookbooks — starting with Dzidra Zeberiņa’s “Ģimenes pavārds” (USA, 1955) recipe for aspic, and ending with Balva and Atis Bredovskis’ recipe for Muzikantu gaļa (Musician’s meat) — a recipe they recorded while living in the ‘Kristus dārzs’ retirement home in Canada.

Some People Don’t Want To Taste It! (Ingrīda Hawke)

Ingrīda, who sets the tables for Latvian events, talks about people’s attitude toward “meat in jelly” — and where in Melbourne you can find the best cuts of meat to make it.