Culinary recipes

Gravlax is a popular cold appetizer in Northern European countries, consisting of thin slices of salted and spiced red fish. To prepare, you'll need two identical...

Hearty and juicy stuffed peppers can be served as a main course, two halves per serving. They look impressive and are delicious. Use bright red and...

Before roasting, turkey legs are soaked for 24 hours in a brine made from equal parts salt, maple syrup, and bourbon, with the addition of grainy mustard, black and red pepper, cloves,...

To prepare a festive Peking duck, you can use only the meatiest part of the duck – the breast, which is then cut into thin slices, fanned out, and served with vegetables....

This festive roast is made with a juicy beef loin on the ribs, generously rubbed with salt and a pepper mixture and baked in the oven for a couple of hours. While baking, add...

A simple recipe for a delicious holiday meat you can make even without any roasting experience. It uses a thick cut of beef—prime rib on the bone. Before roasting...

This large Christmas cake, decorated with icing, pomegranate seeds, and chopped almonds, is both stunning in appearance and delicious in flavor. To bake, you'll need a large round cake pan with...

These yeast buns are made from store-bought dough, and to give them a special flavor, brush the top of each bun with melted butter before baking.

This appetizer will be the centerpiece of your holiday table. Pesto-filled breadsticks are served in the shape of Christmas tree branches. Guests will break off a branch and enjoy the crispy stick and...

Christmas and New Year are a time for special dishes, delicacies, and new products that we love to surprise and pamper our loved ones with. It's also a great opportunity to experience the traditions of other countries without leaving...

This luxurious roast features bone-in beef loin that's stuffed with fragrant garlic spinach, sautéed mushrooms, and creamy brioche cubes, then tied and baked in the oven...

The refreshing grapefruit in this salad perfectly complements the rich smoked trout. Before adding it, remove all membranes and white stripes from the segments to fully enjoy it...

This rich, delicious, and nutritious soup can be made not only for a holiday dinner but also throughout the winter, enjoying its warming, smoky aroma. The soup is topped with...

For a delicious, vibrant, and eye-catching vegetable side dish, combine Brussels sprouts with red onion and sliced ​​butternut squash and roast in the oven, drizzling with olive oil and a sprinkle of chili powder for...

This large potato casserole is incredibly creamy on the inside and deliciously crisp on the outside. To make it, slice the potatoes into very thin slices (use a mandoline slicer),...

Winter isn't a reason to limit the amount of vegetables in your diet. During this period, seasonal vegetables and root vegetables are especially beneficial, as they are just as rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber as their summer counterparts. In...

Porterhouse steak is loved for its size (one steak serves four) and for its combination of beef tenderloin and striploin steak, separated by a flavorful bone. This steak is served...

This festive pork loin crown roast will impress your guests with its presentation and exceptional flavor. You can order the crown from a butcher or tie several yourself...

This dish is perfect for the holidays. The beef tenderloin is incredibly juicy and, most importantly, easy to prepare, so even if you're an inexperienced cook, you'll definitely impress your guests.

This pork roast with a tart-sweet pomegranate glaze is a truly festive dish that will enhance your New Year's and Christmas dinners. Choose bone-in pork loin for this roast: it'll give your...

Deviled eggs are one of the most popular holiday appetizers. Delight your guests not only with their taste but also with their beautiful presentation. Arrange the eggs on a board in the shape of a Christmas wreath with...

Miniature filled puff pastries are a perfect holiday appetizer. These golden, crisp puff pastry envelopes are filled with Brie cheese, sweet-tart cranberries, crunchy walnuts, and...

During the winter holidays, an especially large number of homemade cookies are baked and eaten. One of the most popular types is sugar cookies. These cookies are quick to make using readily available ingredients—flour, butter...

This version of Potato Anna Potato Pie is made with two types of potatoes: regular russet potatoes and sweet potatoes. The only other ingredients are butter, salt, and fresh...

This dessert is a simplified version of the famous German Black Forest cake. It's baked as a rectangular cake; it's then cut into squares (bars) and served like cookies. The bottom layer of the dessert...

Wild rice with mushrooms can be served as a side dish with meat or as a standalone vegetarian dish, packed with rich flavors. To create a more complex flavor profile,...

Pomegranate molasses is added to the dough for these drop-type cookies, giving them a distinctive pomegranate flavor. And to ensure the appearance matches their amazing taste, also mix in...

These Mexican-style twice-baked sweet potatoes are perfect as a holiday side dish or as an appetizer for home parties. Baked and halved, these sweet potatoes...

This burgundy-orange salad will be a vibrant addition to your holiday dinner. Juicy, vitamin-rich, and rich in flavor, it's the perfect complement to any meat dish. To prepare...

Prepare a festive potato appetizer that will captivate everyone with its chewy texture, aroma, and flavor. Whole potatoes, skins included, are used for this baked dish. They are baked in...

Twice-baked potatoes are an appetizer made from baked potatoes, halved, filled, and baked a second time. This recipe features one of the easiest...

Twice-baked potatoes can be served as a side dish or as an appetizer. They're made with russet potatoes weighing approximately 300 grams, so half of one serving is enough.

This stuffed pie is baked in a cast-iron skillet, suitable for both stovetop and oven use. First, the stuffing, made from shredded turkey breast, onions, carrots,...

Decorate your holiday table with a huge, golden-brown turkey, fragrant with herbs, apples, citrus, and garlic. All these ingredients are stuffed into the bird's cavity before roasting and...

Enjoy an evening with close friends over cheese fondue made with this recipe. Arrange bread cubes, fresh vegetable slices, or cold meats on a tray for dipping into the rich...

The beauty of shepherd's pie is that it combines a main meat dish, vegetables, and a side dish into one sumptuous casserole. It's perfect for both a holiday table and a Sunday dinner. Lower...

This festive roast uses a large cut of pork loin, which is soaked overnight in a honey-spiced brine. To give the roast a rich, charred appearance...

Olive oil muffins are distinguished by their particularly moist and soft texture, with a pleasant, distinctive aroma and flavor. These muffins are made using high-quality extra virgin olive oil,...

Instead of a traditional cake, surprise your guests with a large festive mousse that looks just as luxurious as the cake, and its taste and texture will impress everyone. To prepare the mousse...

This silky chocolate fondue uses coconut milk and high-quality dark chocolate instead of regular cream. The charming swirls and patterns of coconut cream on...

These Welsh cookies are filled with tart cranberries and aromatic spices, making them delicious, flavorful, and, best of all, incredibly easy to make—fried right in the pan! To make the dough...

To make this dessert, instead of wheat flour, pieces of filo dough are added to the dough and then mixed in a food processor with almond paste, eggs, butter, and sugar....

Red Velvet cookies, inspired by the famous American cake recipe, will add a bright and festive touch to your New Year's and Christmas table. Like the cake,...

Florentine cookies, or Florentini, are baked with almond flour and a few tablespoons of wheat flour, butter, sugar, cream, and corn syrup. When baked in the oven...

Bake these fun snowflake-shaped cookies from puff pastry for your New Year's tea party. They won't take long to make if you use store-bought dough. Cut them out from a sheet of...

Sugar cookies are made with flour, sugar, butter, and egg. They're simple, yet perfect for cutting out shapes and frosting, making them one of the best holiday treats.

This sparkling cocktail is based on freshly squeezed blood orange juice. Mix it with gin and simple syrup and top it off with champagne. It's a bright and refreshing holiday drink...

These amazing chocolate cookies with an anise flavor are made into charming little knots that hold their shape well and are crispy after deep-frying. Mix into the dough...