So many beloved recipes are passed along, generation to generation, but as families move across the world, adopt new traditions and discover new tastes, the recipes evolve and the book becomes increasingly unwieldy. Since the start of the blog, its two authors have already lived in New York City, Zurich, Boston area, Toronto, traveled to the Czech Republic, Japan, New Zealand, collecting many tases along the way. Since the start of this blog, we have lost people, gained a new branch of the family, and welcomed a new generation.

This blog is an entirely casual cookbook, containing both time-tested recipes from our family rooted in Siberia, Russia, and many experiments and new additions. It is a culinary record, to be shared with our children, grandchildren, friends and anyone who is interested. Your authors are mother (and also grandmother) Nadja, born and raised in Siberia and writing out of the Boston area, and daughter (and also mother) Masha, who came to US as a teen and now lives in Toronto, Canada. We write it in part for grand-daughter, Yana, born in Canada and just now finding her way with the mixer.

May our recipes keep a bit of history and give comfort to our family and you, our friends.