Favorites
For those of you who are new to this site and are feeling a little overwhelmed, I thought I’d start a list of my absolute favorite recipes – those that I recommend you try first. And BTW, let me know what your favorites are!!
This list will probably change over time as I post more recipes and discover new favorites! First, I thought it only appropriate to add a random photo of my sisters and I enjoying the Fish Tacos from our Cookbook photoshoot.
Hi! I’m Natasha Kravchuk, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author, recipe developer, food photographer, and writer. Here you’ll find delicious, reliable recipes made with simple ingredients, plus easy step-by-step photos and videos to help you cook confidently at home. 
Just wondering if you got a good recipe for a cheese filled dough I think it’s more a Georgian thing starts with a h like haporici ( sorry I’m not Russian just like it ) i married into Russian big family I’m Canadian …
I haven’t heard of that, but I’ll ask around 🙂
oh i think your talking about hachapuri my mom makes it all the time we use piroshki dough and put cheese felling in it and cook on skillet it’s really good
wow everything is so…. natural! thanks natasha:)
Thank you Alli 🙂
Natasha,
My birthday is coming up and I wanted to bake one of your cakes. I made most of them but am torn on which one to make. In your opinion, which cake is the tastiest?
I see your b-day is also close by….which one will you make?
Have you tried the new chocolate spartak? It’s definitely a family favorite!
I haven’t but I’m def excited to try it. Thanks! I will let you know how it turns out.
Hi! I love your website! Thank you so much for adding pictures to the recipes! That’s the best part!!:) keep ’em coming:))
Thank you Lilly! 🙂
Hi Natasha,
I just found your blog, and I really like it. I also showed it to my dad who is fan of cooking (we both are) and he really like your recepies too. The thing is that I had to translate them for him. Would you ever consider making some recepies in Russian?
Welcome to my blog Lily. I don’t see myself making recipes in Russian. If you use Internet Explorer, right click anywhere on the text and select “Translate with Bing”, pick Russian and the entire page will be translated without you doing any of the work. Let me know if you have any more questions 🙂
Hi,
My fav has to be Olivye. But originally I wanted to say Grenky (spelling) or Russian Cherry/Apple Pancakes. Yum.Sadly I can’t eat those anymore.That is why I wrote Olivye.Smiles.
I also wanted to mention that I make tuna salad once or twice a month. I tried searching your blog but could not find a tuna salad recipe. I make tuna salad with 2 cans of tuna, 1 green onion, 2 eggs, and Vegenaise. Sometimes I make it without the onion. Do you have a tuna salad recipe? Thanks for reading. Have a good day.
best,
Marina
NY
Hi Natasha.
I have read all your site. I just love it. It is so helpful. Thank you so much. May God bless you and your lovely family. May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends.
Awww thanks 🙂 I had to read that last line twice to get it. ha ha. You’re so sweet 😉
Thank you for awesome recipes I love them all, God bless you…
Love your website, love the recipes…. Thank you..
Thank you so much! And, you are very welcome 🙂
Hi Natasha
Do you have a favorite recipe for Easter Paska?
Ooh, thats a good question. My mom hasn’t made that in awhile. I will inquire and let you know when I find a good one 🙂
Hi! I just stumbled across your site while attempting to use the leftovers in my fridge to make Plov. I’m currently living and working in Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and your recipes look delicious and easy. I love your step-by-step directions and pictures! I can’t wait to hit the bazaar and make some great new stuff this week 🙂 Thanks!
That’s awesome work you are doing! I’m glad you like the site and I hope you find recipes that you love!! 🙂
my pleasure 🙂 so when we moving in.. lol jk..:)but no seriously.. once again thanks for such good recipes.. they are fantastic… thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
hi natasha do u know how to make crab salad??
love ur web site.. since i got married a month ago.. all ive made so far was from here, and moms recipes.. the easiest and most understandable recipes.. thanks sooooo much!!! god bless you!!!
Hi Vika, I do have a crab salad recipe posted just type crab salad in the search box. Thank you and God bless you too 🙂
oh boy..ive gone blind.lol.. thanks so much…looks delish.. man ur soo good.. can u adopt me and my husband as ur children..lol.. we would love to eat ur food daily lol
You just made me laugh 🙂
can you make vaffli
My fave so far is Kiev chicken. My husband is in LOVE with it.
I finally found a website that has a bunch of delicious russian foods! i like to bake cakes and my mom told me i should make a russian one since more of our family likes russian cakes! thanks alot for the recipes!
Hi Tanya – welcome! I hope you find recipes your family loves!
Natasha
I love your site and I have to tell you I love to see you giving God glory. Good for you and good for us Christians to have you. I would love to see an authentic Ukraine Borsch recipe. I have tried a few but cannot get it to taste like it should taste. Or maybe it just tasted better when I was in Ukraine? Thank you and good luck with your nursing. I just started my masters program in business, a lot of work.
Thank you Sue – your words are very encouraging! I posted a Ukrainian Borsch/ Russian Borsche (borsch is borsch 🙂 I’m planning to post something a little easier based on tips some of my readers have posted in the comments, but I still have to develop that recipe. Here’s a link to the recipe for: Borscht. It’s the recipe I make at home and we love it!! It’s hearty and a deep red color – loads of flavor. Hope you enjoy it! God bless you in your masters program. I have a nice list of scriptures on my school notebook that really help me when I’m feeling overwhelmed: Prov 3:5-6, Deut 31:6, Is 41:10, Is 41:13, 2 Tim 41:13, Heb 13:5-6.
love your kitchen!!! thanks for the ideas!!!
yeah sure, maybe mention the traditional fruits used and then go for frozen berries? thanks!
i cant wait to see it! and try it hehe
hey natasha!
i was wondering if you could post a recipe on how to
do fruit compote. i perfer this to juice and thought you might know how to do it?
thanks
I will post it. I just have to think of what fruit to use since berries and plums aren’t really in season anymore. Maybe I’ll try frozen berries?
i used to buy cranberry and raspberry frozen juice from winco which we couldnt get enough of it was so yummy. then once we were out at home and wanted some but remebered we had frozen cranberries and raspberries at home so made compot added sugar and it was very good, now our new fav. we only make that kind lol we stock up on cranberries and freeze them around christmas and new yrs thats the only time they have them at stores, so give it a try.
That does sound good. I love cranberry juice! Never thought about making my own! So raw cranberries + frozen raspberries + sugar would work well? About how much of each for a soup pot of compot?
well for a large pot (8qt) i use half the bag of cranberry which is 6 0z and frozen raspberry about a handfull, dont need much and about 1 1/2 – 2 cups max. sugar but that is up to everyone cus some like it sweet some not too sweet, but 1 would do 1.5 cups and see how it is to ur taste. also remeber that when compot cools down it becomes more sweet. i just made some today and i didnt have frozen raspberries but i used my rasberry mixed with sugar varenie tastes great as well, just added a little less sugar cus raspberry was already mixed with sugar and i only did 3 tbs of raspberry varenie and u can really taste the raspberry already. cook till color turns to red and cranberries will be popping so be careful so they done burn u. let it cool, drain into a pitcher from all the berries, enjoy! i reserve the berries and eat them lol i never let my cranberries go to waste gotta get all the vitamins i can 🙂
Luda, thank you so much. I’ll definitely have to try this next time I see cranberries at the store.