Impressive holiday roast. Baked duck is a delicious, nourishing, and useful dish. It is usually the centerpiece of the festive table, embodying peace, abundance, and family welfare. Whether you serve it for Christmas, New Year, Easter, etc. it makes family gatherings special. It would seem what could be easier than simply baking a duck? But there are some secrets and tips you should know to get juicy and fragrant duck. - It is better to take a medium-sized duck. The small one can dry quickly in the oven; the big...
3 important January holidays for Ukrainians
Once upon a time, Ukrainians called January studen, i.e. a very cold month. There were three important holidays during this period: Christmas, Epiphany, and Old New Year (St Vasyl Day). How did Ukrainians celebrate these holidays and what exactly did they cook for the feast? Christmas When the Christmas fast ended (on the evening of January 5), Ukrainians started to prepare for a more delicious feast rich in many favorite dishes. Among must-have traditional recipes were kutia cooked from wheat with the addition of honey, raisins, and poppy seeds....
Ukrainian honey cake
Ukrainian honey cake aka medivnyk is a cake from childhood. This dessert melts in the mouth and leaves nobody indifferent. Delicately thin and airy cake layers soaked with sweet sour cream frosting and topped with incredibly gorgeous and at the same time simple topping made of fine crumbs – this is all about the honey cake which Ukrainian grandmothers cooked for years. Almost all housewives baked and some continue to bake it nowadays for New Year, Christmas, Easter, and birthdays. In home culinary notebooks the recipe for this bakery is...