Leek

Potato soup with cheese in vegetable broth is a simple but delicious first course that you can prepare quickly and without much hassle! A little trick: to always have vegetable broth on hand, cook it in advance. All vegetable trimmings can be used - the remains of carrots, the seed pods and partitions of sweet peppers, the stems of mushrooms, the stems of herbs, the remains of onions or cloves of garlic. Simmer the broth over low heat for 30 minutes, strain and pour into small containers, then freeze and use as needed. In this recipe we use just vegetable broth, but some variations are quite acceptable. Try making soup with chicken broth or just water.

Potato soup with cheese on vegetable broth

Rabbit fricassee is a traditional dish of French cuisine, consisting of stewed meat in a white sauce. In the most classic version, the rabbit's carcass, with bones included, is cut into medium-sized pieces, lightly browned in butter until golden, sprinkled with flour, and stewed until done in broth or cream (sometimes both). The dish can be enhanced with the addition of fresh or frozen green peas, capers, and finely chopped mushrooms. Before serving, the fricassee is sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper.

Rabbit fricassee

We wash and clean the pumpkin, cut it into cubes or strips as you prefer. Heat oil in a frying pan, in my case mustard oil (or you can use olive oil or as you prefer), then fry the pumpkin over medium heat until half-cooked, about 12 minutes.

Pumpkin with lentils

Ukrainian

Potato soup with meatballs can safely be offered to children: they will surely appreciate it.

Potato soup with meatballs

Discover an alternative way to cook cod! Forget about the crispy crust, because this recipe offers tender, melt-in-your-mouth fillets, steamed with juicy vegetables. Ideal for those who appreciate delicate flavor and healthy food.


Delicate cod in foil with the aroma of carrots and leeks


The recipe for potato cream soup will be of interest to those who love first courses with a velvety texture. It is prepared very simply, quickly and from the most inexpensive ingredients. But this potato cream soup definitely cannot be called boring: it contains celery root, which is responsible for the piquant notes in the taste, as well as fried cumin (sprinkled on the dish before serving), which gives a spicy aroma. And finally, one more “trick”. Add sour cream mixed with dill to plates of ready-made potato cream soup! Thanks to this, the dish looks very appetizing, and its taste becomes more delicate.

Mashed potato soup

If you think that pasta primavera is a traditional Italian dish, that's not entirely true. The dish, in the style of Mediterranean cuisine, was invented by a chef (of Italian origin) at a New York restaurant. The name of the dish translates to spring (primavera-spring) pasta. Unlike the well-known carbonara or bolognese, primavera is made exclusively with vegetables. Traditionally, it includes peas, asparagus, zucchini, leek, and celery. Everything is so spring-like and green that the name of the pasta justifies itself completely. This splendor is complemented by a piquant creamy sauce and, of course, cheese. Grated Parmesan is an essential part of any pasta.

Primavera Pasta

A very tasty appetizer: onions stuffed with vegetables, wrapped in bacon and baked in the oven. If desired, the onion can be sprinkled with cheese and herbs on top.

Stuffed onion

Appetizing, tender, and crispy fried onions for hot dogs—how to prepare them at home so that they are no worse than the branded ones used to sprinkle on the "Danish" fried sausage in a bun? Of course, you can buy them in a store if you look hard enough, but such a product is unlikely to be free of preservatives, colorings, and flavor enhancers. So, no need to buy crispy or fried onions from the store: they are not difficult to make yourself, and you can even make them in advance. It's important for them to be well-fried and dried out. Crispy onions according to our recipe can easily be stored in a sealed container for a week at room temperature. And even longer in the refrigerator. If they lose a bit of their crunch, you can warm them up for a couple of minutes in a dry pan before using them—then they will be as good as new. These crispy onions are suitable not only for hot dogs but also for many other dishes—potato puree and dumplings with potatoes, green salads and side dishes with green beans, they will also enhance baked fish, pizza, and risotto.

Crispy fried onions for hot dogs, how to make at home

Onion marinated with beet juice and cloves is a very aromatic and beautiful appetizer. What is especially nice is that you won't have to buy the more expensive red onion: regular onions acquire a bright color thanks to the beet juice. Such marinated onions can be added to salads with boiled meat, used to make sandwiches or open-faced sandwiches, garnish herring, or serve with kebabs.