About

Welcome to Natasha’s Kitchen! I’m Natasha Kravchuk, and together with my husband, Vadim, we’ve been passionately developing and sharing tried-and-true recipes since 2009. Over the years, we have created a trusted recipe resource beloved by millions.

In 2023, I published my debut cookbook – Natasha’s Kitchen Cookbook, which quickly became a New York Times Best-Seller for three consecutive weeks. The book is an extension of our blog with top-quality recipes you can trust.

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 are meticulously tested and guaranteed to be delicious and reliable.

Natasha holding a lasagna casserole

My Family and Heritage

My culinary journey is deeply rooted in my family’s story. My family 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 they worked hard and achieved the American dream. Watch the TV News Segment about our incredible story. My parents’ resilience and passion for food inspire every recipe I create.

Natasha with family posing on steps next to a house
Natasha with her parents and 4 sisters (Natasha is the middle child)

Growing up, I was so shy that I thought no one would marry me until my husband came along and swept me off my feet (true story). Over 20 years ago, I married my wonderful husband, Vadim (who is also Ukrainian). 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 (famous for its potatoes), and we love the quieter pace of our beautiful state. We strive to walk in love and live our lives by the word of God and the life of Jesus.

Natasha and Vadim slicing vegetables in the kitchen

Professional 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! My heritage and diverse professional background, including years in business and nursing, have uniquely equipped me to be 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.

The Resume

  • 2003-2007: I worked for 7 years as a business intern, which I consider my most valuable education. My boss and mentor taught me the importance of excellence in business and meticulous attention to detail, which has served me well.
  • 2007 Earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Business with a double major in human resource management
  • 2007-2012 – Worked as a Realtor for 4 years. Fun fact: it was during my realtor days that I learned about blogging (although blogging about real estate was undeniably more boring than food)
  • 2012 Earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse in Telemetry. The courses I took in nutrition, as well as being in a caring profession, made for a natural transition into serving my audience with recipes and connections that nurture body and soul.
  • Blogging since 2009 – What started as a way to share my family’s recipes and culinary journey, has turned into a vibrant community of millions of home cooks.

To summarize all of the many hats I wear – I am a wife, mom, food blogger, cookbook author, recipe developer, video creator, photographer, writer, influencer, social media boss, and entrepreneur, and I love to sing in my church choir. If I were a sandwich, I’d be a Chicken Bacon Avocado on Focaccia.

Natasha with family serving food

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 (like our internet-famous Meatloaf and beloved Banana Bread Recipe). I hope you enjoy this blog and find recipes that will become your family favorites as well.

Natasha with mom and daughter making pierogi

Natasha’s Kitchen Today

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 1,300 recipes and about 19 million hungry visitors per month. In 2024, we passed 3,500,000 subscribers on YouTube and our channel is growing fast. We’ve been featured on:

  • Forbes
  • Good Morning America
  • ABC News
  • New York Times
  • Associated Press
  • USA Today
  • And hundreds more (see Press page for more)

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.

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.

It Takes a Village! I’m so blessed to partner with an incredible group of specialists who share their talents to support Natasha’s Kitchen. Whether it’s social media, email marketing, content editing, or video editing, their expertise helps everything run smoothly so I can focus on creating delicious recipes and fun videos for you. I’m so grateful for their contributions and for YOU, our amazing readers, who make it all possible.

Natasha's family prepping food in the kitchen

Natasha’s Kitchen Recipes

It’s very important to me to share trusted recipes that are reliable and work well in every kitchen and for every cooking skill level. This is why I develop and perfect all of my recipes through careful research and several rounds of testing in my own Kitchen in Idaho (elevation about 2,600 feet).

Every recipe is tested and approved by my family, and often friends, relatives, and even neighbors. 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).

Get Featured: If you would like your recipe featured on this site, email it to me by clicking here.

Community Guidelines: I love how this food blog has grown into a supportive cooking community – your comments, questions, tips, and success stories make every recipe better. Review my Comment Policy, then join the conversation.

Disclaimer: Per my Nutrition 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. Please talk to your Doctor or nutritionist for medical or dietary advice. I am not liable if you eat too many Hamburgers.

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  • Phyllis Childress
    June 15, 2025

    I’m really wanting to make the Classic Pot Roast recipe, but was wondering if it can be done in the crock pot as opposed to the oven. If so, would appreciate the info for doing it in the crock pot.

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  • Marilyn Turner
    June 14, 2025

    Hey Natasha! Can u do a recipe on oyster Po boy? It’s so delicious

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    • Natasha's Kitchen
      June 15, 2025

      Thanks for your suggestion!

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  • Dina Kupcevic
    June 13, 2025

    Hello Natasha, I have been using your recipes and ideas for many years now. Since I am following you on social media and I can see that you are now visiting Hawaii. My family and friends would love to visit Hawaii as well next year to celebrate bring 30 years together in Canada. It would be around 20-25 people together and since I see that you are a large group as well rented a house on the beach that looks very nice. Would you be able to provide me with some information where to start planning our trip. Where is that house you have rented? What to see around? Which restaurants.to.visit?. I have seen that you were at Costco I am guessing you can prepare meals at home as well.
    Anything you are willing to share with me would he great and helpful
    Thank you
    Dina

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    • Natasha's Kitchen
      June 15, 2025

      Hi Dina! Can you send us an email? You can find the email instructsions in my contact form here.

      Reply

  • Lisa Polinsky
    June 12, 2025

    Congratulations Miss Natasha on your great successes. As a neighbor that lives just across the way, can you share where you buy most of your groceries? Much appreciated
    Lisa

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    • NatashasKitchen.com
      June 12, 2025

      Hi Lisa! Thank you so much. We buy a lot of our groceries from Costco.

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  • Lori Forehand
    June 12, 2025

    Can you send me a list of your book titles? I have RA and your books have been mentioned in my fb RA groups but I don’t know the specific titles.

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    • Natashas Kitchen
      June 12, 2025

      Hi Lori, all of my cookbook information can be found following this Cookbook page on my blog. I have one book at this time.

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  • Kathleen Parisia
    June 10, 2025

    Thank you, Natasha, for all of your recipes. myself and my sisters have been using your receipt’s for the past 5 years.
    I am having a problem with the “soft chocolate chips cookies”. my cookies are not soft. what am I doing wrong? Please help.

    By the way, you have a beautiful family!

    A fan,

    Kathleen Parisia

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    • NatashasKitchen.com
      June 10, 2025

      Hi Kathleen! Thank you so much for the love and support. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the recipes.
      I would be happy to help troubleshoot. The most common culprit with cookies being hard is either over-baking, or using too much flour. I would recommend weighing ingredients when possibly for the most accurate measurement. The recipe card has a “metric” button which converts the ingredients for you. Also- watch my tutorial on How to Measure Ingredients (Wet and Dry) VIDEOhere. I hope that helps!

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  • Karin Bell
    June 7, 2025

    I love all the recipes I have tried so far, # 1 still the chicken marsala, but the crab cakes and tartar sauce just won me lots of compliments at a luncheon last week.
    Love your ‘couples picture’ on your trip to Tennessee, you are such a lovely couple. I live in the Tenn.mountains it is a beautiful area.

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    • NatashasKitchen.com
      June 7, 2025

      Hi Karin! Thank you so much. I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying the recipes.

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  • Jim Coleman
    June 6, 2025

    I just finished with your email on Fave Childhood Recipes. They are favorites of mine. I was telling one of our friends about your recipes and website. When she asked about what made me like her recipes, I told her that the majority of recipes have ingredients that are very accessible and your recipes have all the info needed. I have one observation. The picture of you and your son in that email. He’s not a little boy anymore. Enjoy those years. There may be headaches but there will be memories you will never forget.
    Thank you once again.

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    • NatashasKitchen.com
      June 7, 2025

      Hi Jim! Thank you so much for the encouragement. I’m glad you’re enjoying my recipes.

      Reply

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