culinary tricks

pancakes
14.03.2025

Have you ever wondered why pancakes in cafes are so airy, but at home they turn out dense, like pancakes?

Kurchev Anton pancakes how to make pancakes fluffy pancakes carbonated water Cooking 14 March 2025
pasta
03.03.2025

Are you tired of trying to persuade your child to finish his pasta? Stop hiding vegetables in sauce or promising sweets - there is an easier way.

Kurchev Anton pasta delicious pasta supplements Advice to parents Cooking 3 March 2025
beetroot
02.03.2025

Children turn away from beets, and you are tired of persuading them to eat “something healthy”? Prepare candies that they will mistake for store-bought sweets.

Kurchev Anton beet beetroot dishes sweets cooking ideas Cooking 2 March 2025
potato
01.03.2025

Why was mashed potatoes so weightless in Soviet canteens, even when milk was in short supply? The answer is simple: our grandmothers knew a secret that modern cooks have forgotten.

Kurchev Anton mashed potatoes improve mashed potatoes potato broth vegetable oil Cooking 1 March 2025
Oranges
28.02.2025

A cold evening, a cup of aromatic tea and a pinch of citrus zest is the perfect recipe for fighting the blues and viruses.

Elena Shimanovskaya microwave life hacks microwave oven microwave cooking Cooking 28 February 2025
Tile
28.02.2025

It seems that there is nothing easier than cooking chicken fillet. But how often do the delicious pieces on the plate turn out to be too dry or, on the contrary, undercooked?

Elena Shimanovskaya chicken eating chicken cooking chicken chicken meat Cooking 28 February 2025
Toasters
27.02.2025

The aroma of toasted bread is the perfect start to the morning, but after just a few minutes the delicious toast turns into soft slices.

Elena Shimanovskaya breakfast dishes cooking cooking Cooking 27 February 2025
Bread
27.02.2025

Imagine: you take yesterday’s loaf of bread out of the cupboard, and it looks more like a wooden board than an appetizing pastry.

Elena Shimanovskaya bread bread storage how to store bread bakery products Cooking 27 February 2025
Fish
26.02.2025

Imagine taking the perfect fish out of the fridge, anticipating a delicious lunch or dinner.

Elena Shimanovskaya fish fish recipe cooking fish fish dishes Cooking 26 February 2025
Pot
26.02.2025

The warm and sunny weather outside turns the kitchen into a battlefield: space on the refrigerator shelves is worth its weight in gold, and a pot of soup stubbornly takes up space.

Elena Shimanovskaya dish storage refrigerator soup Cooking 26 February 2025
Eggs
26.02.2025

Have you ever noticed that in a cafe eggs are peeled in a second, but at home the shell seems to grow together with the white?

Elena Shimanovskaya eggs boiled eggs how to boil eggs trick Cooking 26 February 2025
Cereals
25.02.2025

You need to rinse the rice until the water is clear - this removes excess starch and prevents sticking.

Igor Zur cooking cooking and food rice groats tips for housewives Cooking 25 February 2025
Cheese
24.02.2025

Most cheese platters look like a jumble of ingredients, but a few rules can turn them into a work of art.

Elena Shimanovskaya cheese food cutting eating cheese cheese dishes Cooking 24 February 2025
Pancakes
24.02.2025

The chef shared the secrets of the success of perfect pancakes for Maslenitsa - life-saving ingredients.

Igor Zur cooking and food how to make pancakes Chef's Tips delicious recipes Cooking 24 February 2025
Beet
23.02.2025

Are you still fussing over beets like they're a crystal vase? Two-hour marathons at the stove, pale vegetables instead of ruby delicacies, and a kitchen that looks like a crime scene?

Elena Shimanovskaya beet boiled beetroot how to cook beets boiling beets Cooking 23 February 2025