Maslenitsa Festival! What associations do you have with it? The end of winter? The beginning of spring? Good weather? One thing I know for sure - it's crepes! At Maslenitsa Festival crepes not just a recommendation, it's a must eat! This whole week before Lent, when we bid farewell to winter, spring and officially meet all [...]
Do you decide to cook pierogi? You even invent a filling. I think, it's going to be different. It can be meat or something sweet. To prolong the pleasure. But most important thing is dough. Pierogi basis is dough. That it plays a leading role. It should be thin, but to keep the shape, resist [...]
Let's talk about Ukrainian cuisine. Our national, favorite and familiar. What we love to cook and eat almost every day and on holidays. And when you come back from - or whether from abroad and want something, national, Ukrainian! Something that was cooked by beloved grandmother. We can be proud of these dishes, pass recipes [...]
Before I’ve written my book ‘Hummus. Something about Food, East and Love’, I knew almost nothing about hummus. But when I started collecting and researching information, and, what was most important, trying different taste combinations, I realized that I would be addicted to hummus all my life. Today I’ll tell you 5 reasons to eat [...]
Pierogi is our most favourite out of Ukrainian traditional dishes. Everyone, young and old, love them. That’s a dish for everyday and holiday at the same time. Fillings can be completely different. Sweet with cherries or strawberries, or more solid with meat or fish. Tell me, is there a person in this world who does [...]
Art is the only suitable word to describe cocktails. You can see everyone drinking cocktails: girlfriends, chatting on a Friday evening on, serious men, discussing the terms of a new deal, friends, celebrating a birthday or a guy who is trying to attract a girl’s attention, “Excuse me, can I treat you with a [...]
I love to recall my trip to Armenia. It was an exciting and delicious trip. And food was not just delicious, but also served in really generous portions. You have to be in a good physical shape for a tip like that. Starve for a couple of weeks Today we are going to cook a [...]
If you feel for something totally new, even unexpected, I would say, then here is a post for you. Today I’ll tell you about Hot Pepper Hummus. I’ve got this recipe from Aleksey Shvets, so far we’ve already cooked plenty of cool dishes together. We’ve already cooked classical hummus. Generally, hummus is a national [...]
Every form of art has the highest level of recognition. Each field of activity is evaluated in a certain way. Oscar for actors, and the Nobel Prize for scientists, but the truth except mathematics. They are not so lucky ;) For culinary art it's a Michelin star. And, in my opinion, it's the most mysterious [...]
