For modern cook (or aspiring cook) who struggle with a kitchen that feels quiet and clinical, and empty, this book helps you turn a handful of flour and a humble onion into a bridge back to what my Soviet grandmother would have cooked with simple ingredients.

WHO YOUR BOOK HELPS: This book is for the resourceful home cook and the nostalgia seeker who is tired of over-complicated, expensive recipes. HOW IT HELPS THE READER: It acts as a survival guide for the modern kitchen, stripping away the need for high-end gadgets and "deficit" ingredients. By teaching Grandma’s intuitive techniques (cooking by feel, smell, and "pinches"), it simplifies complex flavors and provides a zero-waste framework for making delicious meals out of a nearly empty pantry. WHAT IS THE TRANSFORMATION: The reader transforms from a "recipe follower" dependent on grocery store abundance into a "kitchen alchemist." They move from feeling overwhelmed by rising food costs to feeling empowered and creative, gaining the confidence to turn the humblest staples into a warm, cultural feast that honors the resilience of the past.

Made in the USSR: Grandma’s Secret Recipes for Cooking from Nothing Deficit Dining: Cultivating Flavor in the Soviet Union Apartment 42: Recipes from a Soviet Kitchen

1. I want to publish a book because I want my grandmother’s recipes to be available to the world. 2. I want this book published by 6/13. 3. When this book is published the door it opens for me is extra revenue stream. The recipes were my grandma’s gift to me…and the world.