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A Year of Russian Feasts | 
| Authors: Catherine Cheremeteff Jones, Catherine Cheremeteff Jones
Publisher: Jellyroll Press
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $8.90
You Save: $8.05 (47%)
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 312422
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0971601305
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5947
EAN: 9780971601307
ASIN: 0971601305
Publication Date: August 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: GREAT SHAPE! Softcover. No missing/torn pages, highlighting, or underlining. Some light wear. FREE USPS DELIVERY CONFIRMATION!
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Product Description
Equal parts travel memoir and cookbook, A Year of Russian Feasts combines Catherine Jones's warm, insightful writing style with her sensitive approach to discovering her family's heritage and its cuisine. Jones takes the reader on an unforgettable journey to her private Russia featuring celebrations, seasons, and people. Her forty recipes highlight Russia's finest dishes.
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Fabulous recipes and a wonderful story of this family! March 8, 2008
Rita Feltes (Yorkville, Il.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this book. I originally checked it out from my library but, decided that the recipes were too good and the story of this family was too endearing to not have my own copy. I have shared it with many people since I got my own copy!
Fascinating and insightful - with recipes! August 9, 2005
Adrienne E. Bashista (Pittsboro, NC)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've been interested in all things Russia since adopting my son two years ago from the Voronezh region, and this book has helped to keep that interest going. It's not just a basic cookbook, but more a travelogue and cultural history with recipes added in.
I like how the author explains social and family traditions along with her seasonal exploration of Russian food. After all, our special foods aren't made and consumed in a vacuum - tradition and custom dictate many of our special menus. If you read this book you will get a better understanding of how and why the Russians do what they do. It makes me wish I'd tried harder to eat real Russian food when I was there.
GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT! April 24, 2003
Sharon Hudgins
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Jones's memoir-cookbook takes the reader on a personal journey to Russia, the land of Jones's ancestors. It's full of interesting stories about the people she encountered there, with a focus on culinary topics. Each chapter deals with a single theme: springtime in Russia, tea and birthday parties, home-canning, mushroom hunting, weddings, Christmas and New Year's celebrations--all from the personal perspective of the author and her experiences in Russia. The 40 recipes she includes are accurate and can be easily reproduced in American home kitchens. A "must-buy" book for anyone interested in Russian cuisine.
Catherine Captures the Essence of Russian Food February 18, 2003
Joan M. Gauntlett (Sooke, BC Canada)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Catherine not only captures the essence of the food, but also gives us a most intimate glance into the country, it's culture, and it's people. Living there for a time and having a Russian mother (and grandmother) on hand has given her an edge that almost no one else can duplicate! Her descriptions are interesting, the recipes are clear and easy to follow, and the insights and traditions on the food are priceless, making it an absolute "must" for the serious "foodie."
Soothing and comforting--history, culture and recipes October 21, 2002
Catherine Johnsen (Santa Rosa, CA USA)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
I found this book very calming and reasuring in these troubled times. The book is a soothing escape from the exterior modern world to that of our culture, our food and our entertaining--no matter what our heritage. A great glimpse into the lives of everyday Russians through their food. The recipes are simply written with readily available ingredients. Steep a cup of tea, put your feet up and enjoy!
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