Light. Rich. Tempting. This is a light version of a traditional Ukrainian beet soup that is very hearty and usually cooked with meat and served with salo. Most recipes have a beetroot as the main ingredient which gives borsch a rich dark-red color and this recipe also includes this vegetable. For more intense color, we’ll add tomato paste. Once you taste a bowl of this vegetarian beet soup, it’ll become one of your favorites. Packed with lots of veggies, served together with sour cream and black bread, this borsch...
Ukrainian Easter Cake – Cottage Cheese Paska
Apart from a traditional kulich, Ukrainians also cook another type of paska molded in the shape of a pyramid. This cheese paska is the traditional companion of the Ukrainian Easter bread. Made using cottage cheese/curd, sour cream, dairy butter, and sugar, this paska is unbelievably tender and airy. It’s a wonderful, fresh idea to cook for Easter, especially if you want to try something new. The recipe is very easy and doesn’t require baking or boiling. We’ll just mix the ingredients and put our Easter cake in the fridge...
Mushroom cookies – It’s time for magic
By following this recipe you’re gonna make two amazing types of cookies that are: Too pretty to eat. Too beautiful to take your eyes off. They look very realistic resembling the shape of champignons and ceps with the heads coated with caramelized milk and stems covered with poppy seeds to represent a sandy root. These cookies can become a wonderful dessert décor on any festive table. They catch the attention of both children and adults. Though these cookies are rather time-consuming to cook, it’s fair to say that the...