What to Cook for Apple Spas 2026: 15 Lenten Apple Recipes
Apple Spas, the popular Russian name for the Feast of the Transfiguration, falls on August 19 in 2026. The feast comes during the Dormition…
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What to Cook with Pumpkin: 22 Recipes, from Cream Soup to Cheesecake
People buy a whole pumpkin in autumn and then wonder what to do with the leftover half. We gathered 22 tested recipes from our site in one p…
What to Preserve in August: A Crop-by-Crop Calendar
In August, preserving comes in waves: cucumbers and zucchini will not hold, tomatoes and peppers are just coming into their own, and by the …
Pepper Preserves for Winter: 6 Tested Recipes, from Lecho to Abkhazian Adjika
Peppers work differently in preserves: sweet ones go into lecho and marinades, hot ones into adjika. This roundup collects 6 tested recipes …
Eggplant Preserves for Winter: 15 Tested Recipes, from Caviar to Spicy Salads
Eggplants cost pennies in August, and in winter a jar of ogonyok or caviar saves both weekday dinners and holiday tables. This roundup colle…
Tomato Preserves for Winter: 22 Tested Recipes, from Pickled to Sun-Dried
Tomato season is short, and you want a lot of jars: classic pickled ones, green tomatoes, and a sauce for meat. This roundup collects 22 tes…
Zucchini Preserves for Winter: 17 Tested Recipes, from Caviar to Jam
Zucchini can be preserved in every possible way: from crunchy pickled rounds to amber jam and even homemade soda. This roundup collects 17 t…
Soy Sauce Substitutes: 11 Swaps and Exact Ratios
The most accurate replacement for soy sauce is tamari or Worcestershire sauce, one to one. For a wok and Asian dishes reach for fish or oyst…
What to use instead of vinegar: 12 swaps and ratios
The easiest swap for vinegar is lemon juice: use 2 tbsp of juice in place of 1 tbsp of 9% vinegar. For winter preserves, reach for citric ac…
Starch substitutes: 11 options with proportions
As a thickener, starch is easy to replace with flour (you need twice as much), semolina, maize or rice flour, and for wobbly desserts, with …
How Long to Cook Chicken Thighs: Time and Table
Bone-in chicken thighs are cooked for 30-40 minutes after the water returns to the boil, boneless thigh fillet is ready in 25-30 minutes, an…
How Long to Boil Liver: Beef, Chicken and Pork
Chicken liver is boiled for 10-15 minutes, turkey liver for 25-35, beef liver for 30-40, and pork liver for 40-50 minutes; cut into pieces, …