About

Hi, I'm Ksenia. My first name means "foreigner" in the Greek language and it's a popular name in Russia, where I grew up. How ironic because I now live in the United States and live up to my name! I grew up in the Ural Mountains that divide Siberia from Europe. It was a great place growing up! We grew and cooked our own food: tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, radishes, onions, cherries, strawberries, and everything else. That's when I fell in love with simple plant based food. I learned to cook when I was just about 10 years old when I was taking care of my little brother and sister living in our country house in the Urals. I have carried that passion for simple food through my life and brought it with me to America!

America is a great place to eat healthy! There is just so much variety of fruit, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains to experiment with. The secret to getting our health back as a nation is to go back to basics: make good simple food at home and use as many plant based ingredients as possible. In America I developed my passion for dishes from all over the world. I love cooking vegetarian Eastern European, Indian, Thai, Italian, Mexican, and Chinese food. 

This website contains my favorite vegetarian recipes that are:

•               Simple and rustic

•               Full of plant based nutrients

•               From around the world!

I hope you enjoy making these dishes. Spasibo!