Borscht is considered a national dish in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Romania, Moldova, and Lithuania. However, not everyone is ready to acknowledge it as the common heritage of the Slavic and Baltic peoples. Sometimes, the argument on the “nationality” of borscht gets the more violent, the more complicated geopolitics becomes. Still, this is not the …
Spice up your culinary repertoire with these delicious kefir recipes! Kefir is a fermented dairy drink brimming with gut-friendly probiotic cultures. Want to save this recipe? Enter your email below and we’ll send the recipe straight to your inbox! Kefir has been shown to aid in digestion and reduce inflammation. It’s also full of calcium …
Annual inflation came in at 6.5% in December, making six straight months of diminishing price increases. Though prices are still rising, those increases have been getting smaller. But then there’s food. It’s up 10.4% and has risen faster than overall inflation each month since July. That’s particularly true for cereal and baked goods. Even cookies …
Do I Need a Rye Starter? You don’t need a rye sourdough starter for this sourdough bread, but you can enhance the rye flavor by building a rye levain specifically for this loaf. You definitely do not have to though and you can use your regular active sourdough starter. But if you do like the …
No-bake bars and cookies are just as delicious as baked versions, but they won’t heat up the house or take up valuable oven space. These delectable desserts are quick, easy, and—most importantly—don’t require an oven! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. This Sex in a Pan has a crazy name …
Jump to Recipe When you start seeing the first slices of Zwetschgendatschi or Bavarian Plum Tart in the bakeries of Munich, it is a sure sign that we have reached the last, hottest month of summer. The smell of sweet, baked prune plums, dusted with a little cinnamon sugar wafting through the air is completely …
One of the fundamental principles of a halal diet is only consuming foods that are not forbidden in the teachings of Islam. A food is generally considered to be halal if it does not contain pork, alcohol, insects, meat from a carnivorous animal, such as a dog or tiger, or a bird of prey, such …
Yogurt has long been recognized as one of the most useful fermented milk products for both children and adults. Given such a love of yogurt, many manufacturers of household appliances vying offer potential customers a wide variety of yogurts. Of course, it is convenient and correctly and correct to be filled with milk in a …
Don’t have space in the oven for your holiday dessert, or too hot to turn it on? Or maybe you don’t have much time, you’re baking with your kids, or you just want to keep things economical and use your oven less? Whatever the reason you don’t want to bake, I’ve got you covered with …
Starting in late December, pastry shops in Paris start jumping the gun, and windows and showcases begin filling up with Galettes des rois, or King Cake, in anticipation of the celebration of Epiphany, on January 6th. Because it’s such a popular treat, and lucrative for bakeries, the period of availability seems to extend a few …