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Recipes you’ll want to come back to

Borscht, syrnyky, Napoleon cake and focaccia — the home-cooking classics, explained so they work the first time: exact grams, honest timings and a nudge at every step.

Recipe of the week Lemon Tart 5 h 30 min · Medium
Lemon Tart — the finished dish Sauerkraut Soup Kapusniak

In season now Autumn Harvest: Pumpkin and Apples

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Pumpkin, apple and plum season: pumpkin soup and risotto, sharlotka, strudel, tarte Tatin, plum cake and cinnamon muffins.

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    Miso Soup — the finished dish

  2. Baking

    Savory pies, homemade bread, pizza and focaccia — savoury baking with yeast doughs, shortcrust and flaky pastry.

    Potato Varenyky — the finished dish

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    Oat Crepe Omelette — the finished dish

  4. Drinks

    Drinks for every season: hot cocoa, mulled wine and spiced teas, and cold lemonades, compotes, smoothies and kvass.

    Zbyten Spiced Honey Drink — the finished dish

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    Food for children from the first spoon of weaning to fun dishes for school-age kids: purées from 6 months, toddler meals and party ideas children actually eat.

    Broccoli Purée for Babies — the finished dish

  6. Desserts

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    Vanilla Plombir Ice Cream — the finished dish

  7. World cuisines

    From borscht and varenyky to ramen, pad thai and pasta — dishes from around the world, written for a home kitchen.

    Vanilla Plombir Ice Cream — the finished dish

  8. Healthy & diets

    Healthy everyday dishes, vegan and vegetarian recipes, and options without gluten or lactose.

    Strawberry Sorbet — the finished dish

01 Something sweet with coffee

All: Cakes
Napoleon Cake — the finished dish

Napoleon Cake

A homemade Napoleon cake with eight thin butter pastry layers and silky vanilla custard, plus tips on rolling the pastry and cooking lump-free cream.

Hands-on time: 2 h 25 min plus waiting time: +8 h 30 min Difficulty: Challenging

Dinner in 15 minutes

For the days when you only have energy for one pan. Every one of these really fits into a quarter of an hour.

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02 Soups that keep you warm

All: Soups
Miso Soup — the finished dish

Miso Soup

Vegan miso soup on a kombu and shiitake dashi with silken tofu, wakame and green onion. Why you never boil miso, and how to make proper dashi at home.

Hands-on time: 35 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy

03 Flavours of Asia

All: Asian
Miso Soup — the finished dish
Soups

Miso Soup

Vegan miso soup on a kombu and shiitake dashi with silken tofu, wakame and green onion. Why you never boil miso, and how to make proper dashi at home.

Hands-on time: 35 min plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy

Healthy, never boring

Under 450 kcal a serving, no deep-frying or piles of sugar — and you will still want seconds.

04 Bread and bakes from the oven

All: Bread and Buns
Challah — the finished dish

Challah

Challah, the soft braided bread made with eggs, honey and oil — no milk or butter. A feathery, pull-apart crumb under a glossy sesame crust.

Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +3 h 10 min Difficulty: Medium

Whole Wheat Bread — the finished dish

Whole Wheat Bread

Hands-on time: 1 h 5 min plus waiting time: +3 h 10 min Difficulty: Medium

Cornbread — the finished dish

Cornbread

Hands-on time: 40 min plus waiting time: +10 min Difficulty: Easy