Summer, a grill, smoke rising from the coals—and that’s when the biggest problem of any picnic arises: what to pour over the…
When it’s hot outside, the last thing you want to do is stand at the stove or turn on the oven. That’s…
Eggplant is one of the vegetables I experiment with most often, because it almost always turns out delicious—whether I fry it, bake…
Every summer I freeze several dozen kilograms of berries and vegetables—and over the years, I’ve made quite a few mistakes. Freezing berries…
Every summer, it’s the same story in my kitchen: sometimes the strawberries get overripe in the garden, sometimes the raspberries fall off…
When it’s thirty outside, a bowl of hot borscht feels like a cruel joke. That’s why, from late May through September, two…
There are drinks whose very names are a story in themselves. “Stotykach” is a perfect example. Thick, dark burgundy, with the aroma…
Dushenina is a meat dish that was once prepared for every major holiday: weddings, christenings, memorial services, Christmas, or Easter. The meat…
Pickled cucumbers are probably the most common winter preserve in Ukraine. They’re added to solyanka and vinaigrette, served with potatoes and meat…
Quick-pickled cucumbers are those same crisp, aromatic ones—flavored with garlic and dill—that appear on the summer table every year alongside new potatoes…