Celery is a marshland plant that has been cultivated as a vegetable since antiquity. Celery comes from the same family of plants which includes carrots, parsnips, parsley, and celery root. Celery has a long light green fibrous stalk tapering into leaves. Both stalks and leaves can be eaten and used in cooking. Raw celery stalks are crunchy and make a great healthy snack.
Light, flavorful and easy to make soup. Dill pickles add a nice tartness and barley adds great body. This is a great recipe for a quick and healthy lunch or dinner. Wash chicken breast under running water and place it in a pot. Quickly bring to a boil, remove any Read more…
This is a very versatile green borscht recipe. You can make it with beef or pork or skip the meat whatsoever! Spinach is a great healthy addition and the assortment of vegetables used make this borscht very flavorful and amazingly tasty. Place beef bones into a pot, cover with cold Read more…
Perfect, creamy and rich borscht. An interesting turn on the classic borscht: make the cream of it and serve with a boiled egg. No meat. Start off by blanching the tomatoes. Cut an X-shape on the bottom of the tomatoes, place them in a boiling water for 2 minutes, then Read more…
Beef based broth, stewed aromatic vegetables and and sour cream. What can be better on a cold winter day than this savory and full flavored red borscht? Only this borscht with bacon toasts. Place brisket in a pot with very hot but not yet boiling water. Then add unpeeled onion, Read more…
A new twist on the all favorite green beet soup. Dandelion greens add an interesting flavor, plus they were widely used in previous centuries by Ukrainian forefathers. So, this borscht recipe is like touching the roots.Wash beef bones under cold running water and place into a deep pot. Add water Read more…
This borscht calls for using duck bones, skin and fat. If have bought the whole duck, cut the meat off of the bones and save it for another dish. Cut the duck fat off and save it for frying the vegetable liaison. Wash duck bones and skin under warm running Read more…
Wash beetroots thoroughly and cut the greens off. Cut onions, celery stalks, carrots and beetroots into cubes. Heat some oil on a frying pan and cook until the onion turns translucent. Then add tomato puree and cook for 5-7 minutes. Add water to a pot and bring to a boil. Read more…
Wash short ribs and pork meat under warm running water and place into a pot. Bring it to a boil, reduce the heat to low and leave to simmer. Skim off all the foam that appears and cook for 3 hours. 1 hour before it’s done, add salt, roughly cut Read more…
Wash beef ribs under cold running water. Place the ribs into a pot, cover with cold water and bring to a boil. When it starts to boil, take out all the foam that appears, add brisket meat and bring to a boil again. Skim off all the foam, reduce heat Read more…