Cookery

Redaktor, 1 March 2010

Desserts

Dessert is the last course of a meal. Even if the meal itself has been rather ordinary, a successful dessert will make it memorable thank to a pleasant, sweet aftertaste

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Redaktor, 15 February 2010

Pokhlebka

Pokhlebka is a vegetable soup that includes onion and spices different for each kind. Spicy parsley, dill, celery and garlic are the most frequent components

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Redaktor, 1 February 2010

Sandwiches

Sandwiches are a quick-to-make cold snack. The most widespread kind is a slice of bread with a piece of some other food

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Redaktor, 18 January 2010

Fried Meat

No national cuisine is possible without a piece of fried meat. A tasty and flavourful piece of meat can tempt everyone

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Redaktor, 28 December 2009

Dishes from brussels sprouts

When we hurry home in the evening, we buy frozen burgers or grilled chicken for dinner in the nearest supermarket, completing the purchase with frozen garnish

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Redaktor, 7 December 2009

Goulash

The name goulash originates from the Hungarian gulyas (pronounced guja:sh) meaning herdsmans meat. Long time ago, cattle stockmen and herders cooked meat in the field in cauldrons

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Redaktor, 16 November 2009

Pumpkin dishes

Today we would like to present a few recipes for dishes with pumpkin. It is not surprising as pumpkin is good in salads (uncooked), in soups, in main courses and in desserts

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Redaktor, 26 October 2009

Recipes for pork dishes

Like any other meat, pork should be kept in the coldest part of the fridge. Before placing it there remove any paper it is wrapped in. Put the meat on a plate and cover with a large lid to ensure air ...

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Redaktor, 5 October 2009

Mushroom dishes

Today we are presenting recipes for mushroom dishes. Mushrooms are rich in extractives, which give them a special taste and aroma, and ferments, which promote digestion. Nearly all edible mushrooms co...

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Redaktor, 21 September 2009

Omelette

The omelette is one of the most interesting and simple dishes in French cuisine. There even used to be the Omelette Day in the Alps. In France there is a special ritual for omelette making

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Redaktor, 7 September 2009

Recipes for aubergine dishes

As a cultivated plant, aubergines were first mentioned in China in the 5th century BC, but there are grounds to believe that they were known in India even earlier

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Redaktor, 19 August 2009

Spas: Honey, Apple and Nut

August is a rich month. In August, we celebrate three big church holidays called Spases: Honey Spas, Apple Spas and Nut Spas. This is why today we would like to present a selection of recipes for Russ...

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Redaktor, 3 August 2009

Eintopf

The national German dish Eintopf (literally one pot) consists of meat and vegetables cooked in a pot or a pressure cooker. It is a thick soup or a vegetable ragout, i.e. a dish that goes for t...

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Redaktor, 27 July 2009

Pelmeni

Pelmeni are a type of dumplings with a filling traditionally cooked in Russia. They are a tasty, nourishing and, importantly, very inexpensive dish. Pelmeni can be eaten as a starter or as a main dish...

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Redaktor, 13 July 2009

Cheese dishes

Today we would like to present recipes for dishes with cheese. When choosing hard or semi-firm cheese, make sure its surface is not moist or dry and crackled. Do not buy cheese smelling of ammonia. Ch...

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Redaktor, 29 June 2009

Pizza

Pizza was invented in Naples, Italy, but today it is popular all around the world. The dish is so widespread that some countries like the US named it a national dish! Certainly, the original simple re...

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Redaktor, 23 June 2009

Cold soups

Today we are presenting you the recipes of cold soups. The basis of the cold soups is usually bread or beet root kvass, or fruit and berries broths. In Byelorussian, Lithuanian and Bulgarian cuisines ...

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Redaktor, 15 June 2009

Vegetable dishes

From the most ancient times, people in Russia cultivated not only grain, but also truck crops – it can be proved by the abundance of vegetable starters, soups and main dishes in Russian cuisine

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Redaktor, 18 May 2009

Cabbage dishes

Today we are presenting a few recipes for cabbage dishes. The cabbage family (Brassica oleracea) includes cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, broccoli, romanesco broccoli... and ...

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Redaktor, 4 May 2009

Shashlik

Shashlik is a dish of Caucasian cuisine, its name derived from the Turkic shish meaning skewer. Thus, literally shashlik is cooked on a skewer. However, if we look deeper into its etymology, in Azerba...

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Redaktor, 20 April 2009

Dishes with asparagus

Today we are presenting you recipes of dishes from asparagus. Asparagus is an aristocratic vegetable! Ancient Greeks enjoyed eating asparagus but it was wild asparagus. In Julius Caesars times the Rom...

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Spring roll is a classic dish of the Asian cuisine. Traditionally, they are vegetable. For sure you may use any vegetables up to your taste. What is more important – to buy rice paper. It may be found...

Petersburg cuisine

The Petersburg cuisine it not just a mix of European and Russian national cuisines, it is a very special phenomenon so organically combining the features of these cuisines that it is now impossible to...

Chutney in rosti potatoes from сafe&bar Panayekhali

The café hostess Gayane Breiova excellently cooks author’s chutney and demonstrates how to cook tasty and aromatic rosti potatoes.

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