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Evgenia Polishchuk (Fedutinova)

instagram: @evgeniyafedutinovavk.com / janeshomebaking– It all started with baking for relatives and friends. Gradually, she began uploading photos of her baking to Instagram, and orders began to come in. I made my first cake to order on October 13, 2014, and a little earlier I started making macarons and cupcakes. It can be said that the business “found me myself”, I am very glad that I don’t need a diploma of a design engineer anymore! There are more and more orders every day. For this week, I gave more than 30 cakes, about 350 macaron cakes, 200 marshmallows, 150 cupcakes, cake pops, biscuit balls on a stick - ed.), Cookies and mastic figures. It’s good that my husband has been helping me for a long time - it’s unreal to cope with this amount alone. There were even more orders for the New Year, I didn’t sleep for 3 days! Peak seasons are, of course, holidays. The number of clients in such periods passes for 40-50 people. Cakes are always taken! And on birthdays, and just like that, and on holidays, and it is very good! The main difficulty is the lack of time. In addition to baking, I still have a lot of important things to do - studies, for example, work as a teacher. Recently, the lion's share of the time was occupied by preparing for their own wedding. Customers usually take orders from the bakery on their own, but there is also a delivery service. Carried by a husband or dad - only I trust them my pastries! It happened, of course, that orders were not taken away, but I immediately laid them out on Instagram - and instantly everyone was willing. Sometimes I bring goodies home and I indulge my relatives. I try to make all orders individual, but, of course, my handwriting is visible everywhere. The most unusual order in my memory was from one pregnant girl. By her order, I put a note inside the cupcake, made a stork with a bag — and that’s how she told the good news to her husband! People love biscuit cakes - that’s a fact! Not mousse, confit, dacoise and anything else, but a regular sponge cake with delicious cream, fresh fruit and berries. Decor is chosen from my page in Instagram, sometimes we come up with something new with the customer.1 / 6My favorite recipe is saltycaramel Ingredients: * sugar - 300 g * butter - 65 g * cream 33% - 335 g * salt - 1 tsp. Preparation: 1. Divide all the sugar into 6 parts - somewhere in 50 g. In a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour the first batch of sugar and melt, without disturbing, to an amber color. Add the next 50 grams of sugar, melt again. For a more uniform sugar melting, tilt the saucepan in different directions. So repeat 4 more times until all the sugar has melted.2. 3. Put the dishes with the cream on the fire and heat, but do not bring to a boil.3. Caramelize sugar to amber color, most importantly, do not overdo it (in this process, literally a minute - and all is lost). Then remove from heat, add butter and salt.4. Add hot cream, but not all at once, but gradually, in several approaches, stirring well each time. Again, put the pan on the fire and heat to 108 degrees, with a strong boil at maximum heat for 4-6 minutes. Cooking time varies depending on the desired thickness of the caramel after cooling. Culinary advice: be careful of the original products, even sugar, flour, eggs! If something does not work out - change the manufacturer, try again and in no case do not despair! Well, try to invent everything yourself, and not copy other people's recipes: play with the composition, grams, interesting additives and learn what you want to enjoy!1/4...Read More

Cold cucumber soup with yogurt and lemon sorbet from the head chef of La Taverna restaurant Alexander Zhurkin

Photo: Getty ImagesIngredients:Plain yogurt – 125 gCucumber – 150 gLemon/lime sorbet – 50 gCocktail shrimp – 24 gGinger juice – 1 gLime juice – 5 gFresh orange juice – 5 gParsley – 1 gPink pepper – 1 gWatercress – 1 gMethod of preparationPeel the cucumbers, remove the seeds with a spoon, lightly salt and leave for 5 minutes. Then rinse them under running cold water and dry with a napkin. Place the prepared cucumbers in a blender, add yogurt, blend until smooth and add fresh ginger juice. Dip the shrimp in boiling water for 5 seconds, then soak them in a marinade of freshly squeezed lime, orange and parsley for 30 minutes. Pour the prepared soup into a deep plate, put a scoop of lemon sorbet in the middle, place the shrimp around it, sprinkle with pink pepper and garnish with finely chopped herbs....Read More

Pork Tenderloin

Photo: Dmitry Bayrak/dbstudioPreparation time:20 minutes + marinating time. Calories: 454 kcal per serving. For 4 servings: 4 pork tenderloins (about 300 g each), 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp lemon zest, 1 tsp lemon juice, a pinch of ground cumin, coriander and turmeric, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tbsp apricot jam, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp chopped fresh ginger, 1 tsp starch, salt, pepper. Cut off the film from the thick edge of the meat. Grate the onion and one clove of garlic. Add lemon zest, juice, spices, vegetable oil and coat the pork tenderloin with the resulting gruel. Cover and leave in the refrigerator overnight. Grill the tenderloin on all sides for 8-10 minutes, coat with glaze and cook until done.Preparing the glaze. Heat the jam with vinegar and half a glass of water in a saucepan. Add ginger, remaining garlic and cook for five minutes. Pour in the starch diluted in a small amount of water. Salt and pepper.Fresh meat cooked on coals can be tough. It is better to choose chilled tenderloin....Read More

Beetroot soup

Photo:Season'S, Luxury Hotels RepresentationYou will need:· Boiled beetroot – 60 g· Fresh cucumbers – 20 g· Red radish – 20 g· Green onions – 10 g· Egg – 1 pc.· Drinking mineral water – 200 g· Salt – 1 gPreparation:· Boil the egg and beetroot.· Grate the cucumbers, radish and part of the beetroot. Put everything on a plate and garnish with a boiled egg and green onions.· Place the remaining beetroot in a blender with water and salt. Beat until smooth and pour the grated ingredients into the resulting soup....Read More

Kulebyaka with mushrooms and ham

1/2Photo: Andrey KrasnovPhoto:Andrey KrasnovIt will look great on the New Year and Christmas table. Can be served as a main hot dish. By the way, the verb "kulebyachit" means "to crush, to roll, to bend with hands, to mold, to cook".Ingredients:...Read More

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Grilled Feta Burger and Vegetables

Photo:TNT TV channelWhat you needBurger buns – 5 pcs.Ground beef – 1 kgFeta cheese – 200 gRed onion – 1 pc.For the sauceMint – 30 gCucumber – 1 pc.Tomatoes – 1 pc.Greek yogurt – 150 mlSalt, pepper – to tasteGrilled vegetablesZucchini – 1 pc.Bell pepper – 2 pcs.Tomatoes – 3 pcs.Asparagus – 200 gOlive oil – 50 mlWhat we do1. Form tall flat patties from the ground beef and grill them on both sides for 4–5 minutes.2. Place slices of cheese on top of the almost finished patties so that it melts slightly, but do not let it spread.3. Cut the buns in half and dry on the grill for 2 minutes on each side.4. Slice the red onion into thin rings. 5. For the sauce, finely chop the peeled cucumber, tomato and mint. Mix with Greek yogurt, add salt and pepper. 6. Assemble the burgers: place the patty with baked cheese on the bun, add sauce and onion on top, cover with the other half of the bun. 7. Instead of traditional French fries, grill the vegetables: cut the zucchini into strips, and the tomatoes and peppers into wedges. You can leave the asparagus uncut. Grill everything for 5 minutes, season the finished vegetables with olive oil, salt and mix....Read More

Pears

Most people don't know what's in pearsmore fiber than prunes. One medium-sized pear contains 5 g of fiber, while a prune berry contains only 3 g! In addition, pears contain more fructose than glucose (as is known, fructose does not require insulin for its absorption in the body), so this fruit is useful for pancreatic dysfunction. Fresh and dried pears, as well as drinks made from them, are included in diets for obesity and diabetes....Read More

In anticipation of Valentine's Day, LindtLindor chocolates in festive packaging. An elegant heart-shaped box decorated with Swarovski crystals and filled with Lindor chocolates is the best declaration of love, according to Lindt Chocolatiers. Lindor hides a delicate melting heart that awakens feelings. The recipe for Lindor chocolates has remained unchanged for 60 years. And yet, their popularity throughout the world has not diminished. You can choose a bold black heart with dark chocolate or a scarlet heart with Lindt milk chocolate, and the crystals will delight your loved ones no less than the chocolate. At the moment, Lindor products can be found in a variety of forms - chocolate balls, bars, Easter eggs. Such an assortment will satisfy the requirements of even the most demanding customers.Chocolate lindtRead also: ...Read More

ADVERTISING RIGHTSIn one glass of thisphenomenal product created by nature itself. This is as much as is contained in 7 sardines (including bones), 2.5 cups of raw broccoli, 3 cups of peanuts or 4 cups of black beans.Sincerely yoursIt is obvious that a glass of milk is your babywill drink with much greater willingness than eat all of the above. And if we are talking about a baby, then milk a priori becomes the only healthy product. In addition to calcium, milk contains such valuable elements as: phosphorus, which participates in the construction of brain cells and promotes the coordinated work of the nervous system; B vitamins, which help fight stress and relieve fatigue; vitamin A, necessary for vision and healthy skin. All these vitamins and microelements are only in natural milk. But why keep a cow? We have long stopped believing the inscriptions on the labels. It is difficult to convince yourself of the beneficial properties of milk that does not sour for more than a month. Unfortunately, many people do not pay attention to the process of its preparation when buying milk and do not understand the difference between pasteurization and sterilization, and in vain. Scientists easily explain the fact of the "milk longevity" of sterilized milk. In the sterilization process, which is used by manufacturers much more often, milk is brought to a temperature of over 100 degrees with a temporary holding time and cooled. During such processing, all microorganisms are killed - both harmful and useful, vitamins are broken down, fats and proteins are converted into other forms. Milk becomes "dead". That is why a product processed in this way has a shelf life of up to 6 months. Pasteurized milk is considered more useful. During pasteurization, it is heated to 60 degrees, which allows preserving not only vitamins, but also most of the useful microorganisms. If the packaging says "reconstituted milk", it means that the dry milk was reconstituted with water using special technologies. When it says "normalized milk", it means that its mass fraction of fat was regulated. The normal natural fat content of cow's milk is 3.4 %. 6%, it depends on what the cow eats, its condition, the time of year and other factors. When producing low-fat milk (1.5 - 2.5%), it is not diluted with water, as many consumers think, but the excess fat fraction is removed using separators. At the same time, milk practically does not lose its biological value, the amount of mineral salts and vitamins in it remains the same as in non-standardized milk. , - you will rightly note....Read More