Notes about Recipes in this book

• Green sorrel borscht with semisoft egg

  • Lepa on August 07, 2024

    We really liked this soup and I'll make it again once my sorrel grows back.

• Buckwheat soup with wild mushrooms

  • Lepa on January 13, 2023

    I made this with foraged chanterelles I bought at the farmers market and I'm afraid it wasn't the best use of those rare mushrooms. The soup was fine but not super exciting. I used chicken broth instead of vegetable broth.

• Cabbage rolls with barley and mushrooms

  • meginyeg on September 25, 2023

    This was good. I did use farro instead of barley and instead of sour leaves I used regular cabbage leaves but added saurkraut to the filling. It is a very nice vegetarian dish.

• Roasted whole cabbage

  • meginyeg on October 27, 2022

    This was ok. Made a decent side to stuffed peppers. But wasn't exceptional.

• Grandma's roasted duck

  • meginyeg on October 27, 2022

    We liked this and will make it again.

• Bell peppers stuffed with meat and rice

  • meginyeg on October 27, 2022

    These were good. We will make them again.

  • StephanieW on January 02, 2023

    I used Morningstar Grillers in place of pork and it was delicious

• Garlic pampushky

  • Lepa on August 07, 2024

    I made these pampushky because the recipe I usually use from Mamushka must be started the night before and I forgot to do that. Unfortunately, these didn't turn out as well. They seemed a bit dense and cooked in half the listed time. I may have messed something up. The final result was okay but not as good as the version in Mamushka.

• Savory tvorog lazy dumplings

  • meginyeg on November 08, 2022

    These were ok. Easy enough and filling.

• Mom's famous spicy and sour tomatoes

  • jmetheny1 on February 17, 2026

    These are divine. Used homegrown cherry tomatoes. So herby and addictive. Will be making these all summer long,

• Sry, or Tvorog cheese

  • meginyeg on November 01, 2022

    Used kefir and this recipe turned out great. Easy to do.