Food
Aubergine and pepper that never saw a frying pan: an autumn starter that gets better overnight
September aubergines and peppers are at their cheapest — and this starter for potatoes, meat or just bread needs neither a frying pan nor oil.
Lifestyle
Health
Screening for the over-40s in the Makariv community: 317 people have already been examined
To join you need two thousand hryvnias on a Diia card and an application.
Food
Tomato soup with rice turns into porridge: how to cook it so the grain stays whole
The rice overcooks and soaks up all the liquid. One action saves it, taken before the grain goes into the pan.
Food
Potato dumplings: why they come out soft in one kitchen and rubbery in the next
A dish of three products and a few minutes of work. A single move at the very start is enough to ruin it.
Food
Meat patties come out dry even from good mince: the reason is neither the meat nor the heat
The decision that matters is made before the mixture ever reaches the pan, and it takes only a few minutes.
Food
Dumpling dough tears and goes soggy: the flour is not to blame, and neither are your hands
The dumplings tear while you shape them and fall apart in the water. What has to change is the approach, not the amounts.
Food
Potato pancakes fall apart in the pan: the mistake is made before the hob is even on
The mixture runs, the pancakes spread out and stay raw inside. Usually one habitual move is what ruins them.
Food
German potato salad: four onions and an hour of rest do all the work
A classic no Oktoberfest goes without: seven ingredients and not a single complicated step.
Psychology
Psychological help starts with the family doctor. What you can get in Bucha free of charge
The Bucha primary healthcare centre took part in the National Dialogue on mental health. These services are covered by the Medical Guarantees Programme.