Beyond Borscht: Old-World Recipes from Eastern Europe: Ukraine, Russia, Poland & More Paperback – March 31, 2020

I have been watching Tatyana's videos for sometime and have not been disappointed in her cookbook.Some great, easy to follow recipes.

I grew up in the U.S. since age 4 after my family moved here from Russia, so I've had my share of Russian cooking as an expat. I've had this book for a few months and have cooked or tried numerous recipes from it at this point, and I have nothing but good things to say about it. The recipes are delicious, beautifully photographed, and have clear instructions. The book also has nice descriptions of how the author came to know these recipes and what they mean to her.As a casual home cook (or rather, a co-cook with my fiancee), I like recipes with accessible ingredients which are not too convoluted to make, and this book definitely delivers on that front. Its recipes are generally (although not exclusively) straightforward both in their composition and in their preparation. The book is not incredibly long, so you won't find every famous Slavic recipe in it, but you'll find a good deal of them.Special shout-outs to the braised cabbage and mushroom piroshki, the sprat and tomato tea sandwiches, the golubtsi (beef and mushroom cabbage rolls, which impressed the hell out of my parents when we served them), and the mind-blowing dill and garlic potatoes.

Everything what families from Soviet times would have had on their table daily. Classic recepies of many nations, Russian soups, Ukrainian perogies Polish cabbage rolls, even Uzbek pilav. The recepies are down to earth, simple ingredients, easy to follow instructions and mouth watering images.Book is a good quality glossy thick pages, a little hard to bend and keep the pages apart, but im sure with time it won't be an issue.I like the size, it is not oversized as many great books, but just right to keep it handy. I wish it had a hard cover, to make it last longer, but quality of the content of the book makes this issue unnoticeable.Love it. Totally recommend.

It’s so nice to have a book of a mix of Slavic recipes! I’ve gotten a lot of recipes online but it’s nice to have them in a book to look at instead of a phone. I made the cabbage rolls today and it was a success and it was so nice to be able to look at the book (I have a stand) instead of trying to keep scrolling on my phone and getting it dirty. I can’t wait to try some more recipes because it has some of my other favorites like sorrel soup and a few salads that I like, among other things.

This book is the best book I have ever purchased. It has all the recipes for the foods I grew up with, don't have to call my parents to get recipes anymore. My parents actually know Tatyana's family, we used to go to the same church. Tatyana is an amazing cook/ baker and a beautiful lady, her recipes are truly ethnic. This is the only book you will need if you are looking for Ukrainian/ Russian recipes.

I am now growing dill. I can't say it is my favorite taste but since almost all the recipes in the book use dill I thought it would be better with fresh dill,Yes I did buy some but here it isn't as common an herb so not as easy to find fresh.I did make the cabbage rolls. I made a mistake and use cumin instead of corriander but my husband liked them anyway. That recipe make a huge amount, I could have cut it in half and still had left overs.

I had no idea this was my favorite lady from Pintrest! When I received the book and saw who it was I was pumped! I actually made an entire Easter dinner using this cookbook. My daughter and I picked out several recipes. I served up these dishes to my Ukrainian friend who said I did amazing that all dishes tasted like true Ukrainian Cuisine! 🙂

This cookbook is great. The recipes are easy to follow, with good photos, and the food is so good.