{"product_id":"babas-kitchen-ukrainian-soul-food-with-stories-from-the-village-third-edition-9780987869302","title":"Baba's Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food: with Stories From the Village, third edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Ukrainian Canadian Congress Special Pick Top 3 Ukrainian Cookbook \u0026amp; Cultural Book for the past two years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClick on \"Look Inside\"\u003c\/b\u003e at top of book cover photo for contents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Your book has us all laughing hysterically \u0026amp; uncontrollably  Daikoyu=thank you \" Capital Ukrainian Festival, Ottawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Baba's Kitchen is a good companion to Savella Stechishin's book  Traditional Ukrainian Cookery]. We will be presenting copies as awards at our year end dinner..\" Los Angeles Ukrainian Cultural Centre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a rollicking, entertaining read, \u003cb\u003eBaba's Kitchen\u003c\/b\u003e will lead you into the complex soul of Eastern Europe's Indigenous people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUkrainian-Canadian Raisa Stone spent decades collecting outrageous stories and life advice, \u003cb\u003eplus 200 recipes and home remedies from survivors of Soviet and Nazi terror\u003c\/b\u003e---including her family. Raisa's narrator, Baba, is a composite of these invincible souls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUkraine has been continuously inhabited by civilized, immensely inventive people for 44,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor excerpts, video\/audio clips and more, visit: www.ukrainiansoulfood.ca\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUkrainians: first tamed horses, \u003c\/b\u003e invented pants (for riding ), the bow and arrow, built homes from mammoth bone \u0026amp; pyramids older than Egypt's, \u0026amp; \u003cb\u003ecreated Europe's first democratic constitution\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShamanic practices that sparked the original werewolf and Amazon legends \u003c\/b\u003e(the latter documented by Greek physician Hippocrates) combine with recipes \u0026amp; customs reaching back to the Neolithic era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_____________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompared to erotic games in the village bath \u0026amp; shoplifting live turkeys in your bloomers, immigrant life is beyond boring. So Baba (Grandma) is brewing up Old Country customs in her kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe'll teach you to make \u003cb\u003edelicious Ukrainian dishes \u003c\/b\u003ethe traditional \u0026amp; The Lazy Way, sabotage frenemies with garlic, \u0026amp; utter chilling Slavic curses such as, \u003ci\u003e\"May you be kicked by a duck \"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBetween tales of \u003cb\u003emagical encounters with Nature spirits\u003c\/b\u003e \u0026amp; steaming bowls of borshch is the true confession of the author's elderly neighbour: \u003cb\u003eshe murdered her abusive husband.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine a mouth watering Honey Onion Sauce that recalls competing with cave bears and wild bees, and the seductive magic of preparing sweet delights for the \u003ci\u003eApple Harvest Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e200 traditional Ukrainian recipes and home remedies, taught step by step as if grandma were at your side. In black \u0026amp; white text: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorshch, including Vegetarian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolubtsi (Cabbage Rolls)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarenyky (Perogies)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoney Cake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakivnyk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditional Holiday recipes for Easter \u0026amp; Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKolach: Circle of Life Bread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Warning: 18+ Restricted*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWicked acts with honey and raspberries, pirates, cowboys, Kozaks, bald men, bad boys and mounted police officers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou'll laugh, you'll cry \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_____________________________________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I enjoy reading the stories as well as learning authentic Ukrainian dishes to cook for my family. I will be sharing these recipes with my daughters and teaching them how to cook  A lovely book with something for everyone. You feel like Baba is turning the pages with you \" Mattie Romanyshyn, Belfield, South Dakota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I found many recipes that I had been searching for since my time in the Carpathians in 2010. The one I looked for the most was a mushroom soup that to my pleasant surprise was here. I have cooked for friends and family since I received the book and 4 people have loved it so much they have ordered copies of their own. The humor is Ukrainian and part of what made me fall in love with Ukraine.\" Roberto Marquez, New Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7441668\"\u003eRaisa Marika Stohyn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7689532\"\u003eRaisa Stone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dear Companion Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987869302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0987869302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-CKB\"\u003eCooking\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-CKB092000\"\u003eRegional \u0026amp; Ethnic | European\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisit these websites for Baba's free newsletter, Department Store and videos: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.ukrainiansoulfood.ca\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.reisastone.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor Raisa Stone\u003c\/b\u003e ate pureed borshch as baby food \u0026amp; cut dough circles for varenyky (perogies) as soon as she could reach the table top. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe spent 50 years collecting outrageous stories from survivors of Soviet \u0026amp; Nazi oppression, including her family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is a former Features writer for The Winnipeg Gazette and instructor for the \u003ci\u003eVictoria School of Writing.\u003c\/i\u003e Her poetry was chosen by national Ukrainian magazine \u003ci\u003eNasha Doroha\u003c\/i\u003e to commemorate the Chornobyl disaster. She attended classes at Winnipeg's \u003ci\u003eUkrainian National Home\u003c\/i\u003e throughout childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaisa's passion for promoting Ukrainian culture comes not only from its proud richness. Her father was the only member of his family to escape Stalinist Ukraine. He then landed in a Nazi labor camp, from where he was liberated to Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaisa is a professional singer, storyteller \u0026amp; Animal Intuitive. \u003cb\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul\u003c\/b\u003e regularly publishes her stories. She is also the author of \u003cb\u003eRosie's Rescue\u003c\/b\u003e, a book based upon the Ukrainian creation myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Companion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693703205101,"sku":"9780987869302","price":43.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_06061204-5416-4df9-9ec4-953ea2290ac3.jpg?v=1649861176","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/babas-kitchen-ukrainian-soul-food-with-stories-from-the-village-third-edition-9780987869302","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}