There is a good saying: “You are what you eat”. I think it means that we should be aware of what we are eating and choose healthy food only. There are so many products today with chemical additives and preservatives. My parents try to buy only natural products, which are nit genetically-modified. I can’t say I’m a picky eater but there are some dishes which I like and those which I don’t. For example, I can’t stand mushrooms or fish in food. Seafood is alright but boiled or fried fish is not for me. My favourite food is pasta. My parents sometimes tell me I should live in Italy, because I like all variations of this food, be it boiled, fried, with sauce or without, with bacon, with cheese, with vegetables, etc. My most favourite dish is Carbonara. It’s a pasta-based dish with white sauce, bacon and parmesan cheese. I can eat it three times a day and never get bored. It’s not difficult to cook. You just need half a kilo spaghetti, several slices of bacon, 1 onion, 1 garlic clove, some olive oil, 2 or 3 eggs, a pinch of salt and pepper, some grated Parmesan cheese and 2 tablespoons of chopped fresh parsley. Spaghetti needs to be boiled in salted water, then drained well and tossed with a tablespoon of olive oil. For the sauce we need to cook chopped bacon on a large pan until it’s slightly crispy. Then we add chopped onion and minced garlic clove, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and cook it for a minute. Then we add beaten eggs into the pan, some cheese, salt and pepper and cook it constantly tossing. When the sauce is ready it’s added to spaghetti. The dish is sprinkled with chopped parsley and additional cheese. It is served immediately, while it’s hot. I have tried to cook Carbonara according to this recipe and it came out to be rather tasty.
Borshch is a favourite Ukrainian dish. All you need is a head of cabbage, some pieces of meat, some beetroots, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, an onion, greens, spices and some sour cream.
Cook the meat, peel vegetables, slice potatoes, beetroots and carrots, chop the onion and greens. Then put all the vegetables into the saucepan. Add tomatoes, spices and don't forget to salt. When borshch is ready, add some sour cream into your plate. You may eat it either hot or cool.
Borshch
Ingredients:
meat
cabbage
beetroots
carrots
potatoes
tomatoes
an onion
greens
spices
sour cream
Steps:
Borshch is a favourite Ukrainian dish. All you need is a head of cabbage, some pieces of meat, some beetroots, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, an onion, greens, spices and some sour cream.
Cook the meat, peel vegetables, slice potatoes, beetroots and carrots, chop the onion and greens. Then put all the vegetables into the saucepan. Add tomatoes, spices and don't forget to salt. When borshch is ready, add some sour cream into your plate. You may eat it either hot or cool.