About
Hi there! My name is Natasha Kravchuk. My handsome husband, Vadim, and I started Natasha’s Kitchen in 2009 and develop recipes and recipe videos together full-time. In 2023, we published our debut cookbook – Natasha’s Kitchen Cookbook, which quickly became a New York Times Best-Selling Book (on the list for 3 weeks in a row!).
I come from a family of fantastic cooks and I’m here to share generations of recipes that are homey, fresh, healthy, family-friendly, authentic, and adventurous. Most importantly, our recipes taste great and you can trust that they actually work.
My Family:
My parents came to the U.S. as refugees from Ukraine when I was 4 years old. They brought 5 tiny girls and had nothing but a stack of suitcases. They didn’t know the language, but worked hard and achieved the American dream. Watch the TV News Segment about our incredible story.
Growing up, I used to be so shy I thought no one would marry me until my husband came along and swept me off my feet (true story). I married my wonderful husband Vadim (who is also Ukrainian) over 16 years ago. We are blessed with two children. Every recipe that I develop is thoroughly tested and approved by each of us and is often critiqued by relatives and friends. We only post the recipes we love and make over and over.
We live in Idaho, “Ida-who?” Potatoes, people, potatoes! Our family attends Life Church Boise. We strive to walk in love and live our lives by the word of God and the life of Jesus.
My Background:
We’re so thankful to be full-time foodies and recipe developers. We’re living our dream because of you and I can’t thank you enough! I draw on all of my past experiences which make me the recipe developer, video creator, photographer, writer, and business owner that I am today. We set the bar high so you can expect great recipes and videos here. God has made all of my past experiences work for my good.
The ‘Resume’:
- Starting as a teen, I worked for 7 years as a business intern (my most valuable ‘education’).
- Earned my bachelor’s degree in business (long story)
- Worked as a Realtor for 4 years during which I had an early mid-life crisis and cried a lot (let’s just say it wasn’t for me).
- Earned a second bachelor’s degree in nursing and worked as an RN in telemetry (shorter story, but still long).
- Blogging since 2009
So, I’m a wife, mom, food blogger, video creator, photographer, writer, influencer, social media boss, entrepreneur, and worship leader. If I were a sandwich, I’d be a chicken bacon avocado on focaccia.
About Natasha’s Kitchen:
I started this food and family blog in 2009 as a way to share favorite recipes and events with family and friends. It has grown much larger than I could have imagined with about 1,200 recipes and about 19 Million hungry visitors per month. In 2023, we passed 3,000,000 subscribers on YouTube and our channel is growing fast.
My goal with Natasha’s Kitchen is for you to really discover and fall in love with cooking and find many new favorite recipes your family will love. The ingredients we use are simple and easily accessible; not overly hoity-toity. My motto: if you can read (a well-written, tested, and trusted recipe), you can cook.
This is a personal website and all of the recipes are tested and approved by my family. All of the photography is done by myself and I’m the one showing up in our videos. My husband edits the photos and videos (and he’s the videographer single-handedly running 3 cameras at once).
Most of the recipes I share come from my mom and mother-in-law, family, friends, and my own experience in the kitchen. I am so thankful to have such amazing people in my life who generously share their rich knowledge of cooking.
How I got Started Cooking:
To be completely honest, I wasn’t always excited about cooking. When I got married in 2003, it became a necessity – “must eat to live” and Mom wasn’t doing the cooking anymore. We had a lot of frozen meals and ate out too much in the first year of our marriage. I had a free summer (and decided I would improve my cooking skills so we could live and eat healthier.
I dove into cookbook after cookbook and plundered my mom’s recipe books. I was at the library all the time bringing home piles of cookbooks; I was hooked! I even read my mother’s cooking textbook from her college days (Mom completed her culinary program when we moved to the US). I had discovered the joy of cooking. Within a few months, my husband and I each lost weight just from cooking more at home. Now I can’t stop cooking and thinking about cooking and dreaming about cooking… I was born for this!
My recipe collection continues to grow. I love to try new recipes and will share my favorites with you. I hope you enjoy this blog and find recipes that will become your family favorites as well.
Get Featured: If you would like your recipe featured on this site, email it to me by clicking here (warning: spammers will get hit in the face with unripe avocados).
Disclaimer: This blog includes only my own opinions and is not professional advice. It is not intended to be dietary advice or a diet plan, although I try to post healthy-ish recipes, please talk to your Dr. for medical or dietary advice. I am not liable if you eat too many cheeseburgers.
Love your story and your beautiful family Love so many of your recipes. My only problem is I never find the links to your kitchen tools, pans and trays Keep yup the good work and you are very blessed
Hi Irene! Thank you. If you select “shop” from
the menu above it will take you to my amazon affiliate shop where I have all of my favorites linked.
Hi. Again. Natasha. I just wanted you to try this dessert if you wanna try to bake it, as it’s Mango Cheesecake. Have you heard that. It’s just a request if that’s fine. Thanks.
Hi Mikhaela! Thank you for the suggestion.
I really enjoy your recipes. What would you do with Blue Fin / Yellow Fin Tuna. I usually have an unlimited supply from my brother that guides trips….I usually do a BBQ with a slight sear or a sashimi with ponzu. I thought I might get your thoughts?
Hi Brent! I’m so glad you’re loving that recipes! To be honest, those are not types of fish that I’ve cooked with so I don’t really have a recipe to share. I’m sorry.
I love your story,you have a beautiful family. love your recipes! God Bless you and your Business.
Thank you so much, Nadia!
Hi. Natasha. I am new in your website and I live in Manila, Philippines as I started to watch some of your delicious foods on YouTube since Dec 17th 2023 only.. & now. I am glad to tell you that I want to try some of your food even I’m far away from where you live.
Hello there, thank you for watching my videos all the time. I hope you are enjoying my recipes!
Oh yes! I definitely enjoy. & Thanks for replying me back. As I also subscribed your channel on YouTube! So. I wouldn’t miss a new video.. 💙
hello! thank you so much for providing easy to understand recipes. Every single one of yours that I have tried turns out delicious. Your book is wonderful! Could I request you do a strawberry rhubarb pie? I’m not doing too well in my attempts.
You’re welcome! I’m happy to hear that you’re enjoying my recipes. Thanks for the recipe suggestion, we’ll try to add that to our list.
Ok Natasha, the corn dog recipe was most excellent…using Koegel Vienna hotdogs. And the left over batter was used to make onion rings…yummy 😋
Thank you so much for being my go to chef (I tell a lot of people about your website and book) 💕❤
Thanks so much for your good comments and feedback! So glad to hear that you are enjoying my recipes!
We just tried your creamy baked feta pasta… OMG, it was the most delicious thing I ever tried. Amazing flavour, I ended up making the same sounds you make when you try something!!
Thank you for sharing such great recipes, they are so easy to make. How do you maintain this wonderful figure?
Hi Mara! Thank you so much for the feedback. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the recipes.
Hi,
My name is Betty, looking for a recipe for coconut cream pie, can you share I love the apple pie recipe of yours thank you in advance
Hi Betty! I love the apple pie recipe, it’s my favorite. I don’t have a coconut cream pie recipe at the moment, sorry.
I love your recipes do you have any sourdough recipes??? And I have some favorite recipes from yours
Hi Mina! Stay tuned, I’ll be posting one very soon.
This is more of a question than a comment. I would like to know how to DELETE items from my favorites. There are a few that I won’t use again and I don’t want my list to get too long. Thanks for your answer, Don
Hi Don, you can click on the heart again to remove it from your favorites
Thank you Natasha for bringing to us all your wonderful recipes. I have made so many of them and have never been disappointed. Thank you for putting God first in your life and sharing your family with us. I enjoy your videos seeing your vacations and cooking recipes. May God continue to bless you,your family and this endeavor you have started. ♥️
Thnak you for your kind words and feedback. It really helps inspire me to do more recipes for you all!
I am trying to subscribe to your newsletter and I don’t think I have figured it out yet
Hi Kelly, if you put your name and email into the form on our Subscribe page, you will get on the list. Thanks for subscribing!
Hi .I followed your Lemon Blueberry cake recipe yesterday..it turned out to be a complete disaster..I did just as you were showing You Tube. I left it in the oven for 55/60 ,mins took it out tested to make sure no battery left uncooked..When I cut into it it was uncooked and rare inside..What if anything did I not do right .I would appreciate your help with this. I spent a lot of money on all the ingredients..very disappointed.??
Hi Anne! I’m sorry to hear that. I’d be happy to help. Did you make any substitutions to the recipe or use a different size pan? It shouldn’t be uncooked after baking that long. A couple of things to help troubleshoot. This recipe is written for a conventional oven on regular bake mode. If you are using a different oven or setting it would need adjusting time/temperature. Be sure to let your oven fully preheat before you start to bake the bread. I highly encourage the use of an internal oven thermometer (amazon affiliate link) to ensure your oven is well-calibrated. Wait for the internal thermometer to register the correct temperature, even if you’re oven screen shows it’s preheated (mine is off by about 25 degrees). The type of pan and the material it’s made of can also affect this since materials distribute heat differently so it may require less or more minutes to bake. but not a drastic difference. If you used a smaller pan that is deeper, it would take longer to bake through since it’s thicker. I hope that helps. I would also read through the blueberry bread recipe again to ensure you did not miss anything.
Can I freeze your chocolate chip banana bread ?
Would like to make ahead . Read all comments and don’t see anything about freezing it .. thanks
Hi Dorothy! Yes, you can freeze it.
Hey, Natasha! I haven’t made any of your recipes yet. I was reading about you and your background, family and faith. I like your story. May the Lord finishes what, He has started on you. Thanks Anna Spainhour.
Hi Anna! Thank you. I hope you find some recipes here that you’ll enjoy.
Hello Mrs Natasha, been stealing many of your recipes for some times now, different soups especially the chicken with or without the noodles, scallop potatoes. Nice Bio and beautiful family. Thanks again for these quick meals my wife truly enjoying my cooking, on these cold days.
Hi! I’m happy you’re enjoying the recipes. Thank you for the feedback.
This is a wonderful cooking blog which I go to often for delicious meal planning. Your back story is beautiful as well a lovely family. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much, Ann!
I was addicted to your recipes, videos and your fun way of demonstrating those recipes. Butt now, all I find are your “wanna bees” Missing your smile and friendly ways and your demonstrations!
HI Nancy, thank you for your kind words. I’m not sure what you mean though – are you no longer seeing our videos? We are posting them more regularly than ever before. Sometimes algorithms on social media can make it so people don’t always see our post. If you engage with our posts on social, they will show up more in your feed. I hope that helps and thank you for watching our videos and trying my recipes.