These days we deal with various dietary restrictions on a daily basis. It may be you who avoids particular foods, or maybe it’s a member or your family or guests...
To be honest, I love buying kitchenware. Shopping for pots, saucepans, knives, and pans makes me much happier than trying on a dress in a fitting room. But it doesn’t...
Different kinds of stocks and broths are widely used in cooking. You might think: what’s the fuss about? Just cover the ingredients with water and simmer! But proper broths and...
What’s the difference between clarified butter and ghee? Such an interesting question I was asked by my follower the other day. Before ghee became popular, stores offered regular clarified butter....
Halloween made the pumpkin a popular autumn character, but jack o’lanterns are not the only way of using the pumpkin. Actually, the pumpkin is an ancient food product rich in...
Cinnamon – Real and Fake, Dangerous and Healthy: Myths and Truths. Christmas, a traditional time of hot wine, gingerbread, cakes, and cookies is coming. There will be festive flavors of...
I’d like to tell you about balsamic vinegar, because it’s incredible! Why would I speak so lofty about a thing that can be bought in any supermarket? The answer is...
Flambéing is a culinary term that comes from French flamber (to flame). Flambéing is a cooking procedure in which any liquor such as rum, brandy or whiskey is ignited to...
What is the difference between jushka and soup? Jushka – is an ancient name for soup originated from Ukraine and South Russia (the Russian variant is pokhlebka). Origin. With the advent...
Numerous articles have been written and various researches conducted on vegetable and animal fats and oils. Some say that they are harmful, others – that they are healthy. I’m not...
