Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & beyond

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It takes some time to make and chop but it made plenty for two meals plus at least one more serving in refrigerator. Mix the cinnamon with the apples, then tip the apples into the prepared cake tin and pour the cake batter evenly over the apples. Pie seemed extremely soupy when it came out of the oven, but it was perfect when it had cooled down. I keep meaning to try with demerara or turbinado, but they turn out so nicely with regular old granulated, too.

This is real cooking, written about with so much love' - Diana Henry'From stuffed cabbage leaves to garlicky poussins, Olia Hercules's recipes are redolent of long summers in her mother's Ukrainian garden; rich, nourishing and enhanced by her stint as an Ottolenghi chef' - Observer Food Monthly. I was expecting a really flavorful, spicy hot and pungent soup, and I just didn't quite get there with the flavors. a joyful celebration of Eastern European cooking' - Observer'My present to myself: not to be played with until my own writing is done! The resulting soup was simultaneously subtle and rich, light and filling, playing up the lushness of the duck with the lemony tartness of the fresh sorrel leaves.I bumped up the vinegar and replaced sherry vinegar with champagne, but otherwise stayed true to recipe. From Olia Hercules - Observer Rising Star of 2015 "Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. That’s not the case- it all comes together perfectly, the kidney beans are essential adding a textural aspect. It was probably not the safest option and I now use my granite mortar, but a couple of food tins should also do the job.

The recipes are a solid combination of bright and fresh, as well as home-y and warm, with a good variety of complexities levels as well.Having spent time in Eastern Europe/ Balkans, the influences are easy to spot - in which direction might be putting my head above the parapet. A number of jobs followed before her interest in food as an amateur reached its apogee and she decided to retrain as a chef at Leith's School of Food and Wine.

However, for people of my age (late 50s), it was too easy to think of all countries behind the Iron Curtain as some sort of amorphous block, all slurping on Borscht and drinking vodka. After spending a year in Italy, Olia settled in London, pursuing a journalistic career after completing her Master’s degree. She kicked off her culinary career working at London's Union Market before landing her dream job as a chef-departie for Ottolenghi's.Blanch the cabbage leaves for 2 minutes, then refresh them in cold water and drain well on kitchen paper. For example, the chicken broth and dumplings recipe suggest a whole chicken, sectioned into 8 chunks, is boiled as part of the broth. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.