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Baba's Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food With Stories From the Village

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Grandma on floor laughing so hard cannot stop. Maybe die from laughing. Grandma cannot get up from floor. Baba, who is Ukrainian Grandma, SO so funny. She say very wise sayings. She give good advice.

Baba say "If they bring you shopping bag full of zucchini and also "zucchini loaf". you know they both desperate and hate your guts." Grandma thinks Baba SO TRUE! Baba, she knows how to cook, all good food. Baba say beef stock in can read label, all factory floor sweepings. Baba say "Cook till dark as real hair color." How she know? Baba SO funny!

Grandma say Baba's book very good, make you laugh, mebbe you learn cook too.

I'm halfway through this book and I love it! I'm looking forward to trying some of the recipes. But more than anything else, I love Baba's voice. It feels like she's right there in the kitchen with me, and boy, I'd better smarten up :-)

I've never thought of reading a cookbook for pure entertainment until I discovered Baba's Kitchen. This delightful book would have even Lily Tomlin in stitches. Not only is it one heck of a belly laugh, it also has recipes for good, old fashioned, tasty meals that nourish both body and soul. So many modern cookbooks insist on sugar replacements (that kill brain cells) and non-fat ingredients (not to mention non-taste), but not Baba. In her recipe for Kurka (Chicken) Soup, Baba says, `Never mind this diet-schmiet "peel off skin." Is yellow chicken fat that make so much flavour... If you want to make cooking a fun and hilarious experience, Raisa Marika Stohyn's Ukranian Soul Food with Stories From the Village is a must read. And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to make some of Baba's High Octane Mayonaisse.

This is the best cookbook I've ever seen. I haven't made one recipe from it, but the laughs are worth everything. The recipes are probably good ones too. It sounds like Baba knows what she is talking about. Need a good laugh or two? You will be "rolling on the floor".