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WHO IS SHE?
Hey there! I am Yulia!
I write stories about food, travel, and things that matter like sustainability and my mild obsession with Hollywood actors. Home is Russia, but I currently live in Germany and eat rye bread with butter every day.
When I was a kid, I was sure my parents had me only so I did the chores they didn’t want to do themselves. Like going out for bread on a Sunday morning. “Yulyosha, can you run out and get…
In the past year I barely cooked anything new. When I did it was mainly in summer, those three wonderful months when farmer’s markets were overflowing with freshly dug out goodness, when the stove was mostly off giving way to…
It’s been eight months since I’ve had a slice of bread, a piece of cake, or pancakes. Wait, that’s not quite right. I did eat bread made with almond flour, the cheese part of a cheesecake and buckwheat crepes. What…
We have come a full circle, who would have thought. Last May, when I first wrote about seasonal products I buy and all the things I cook with them, there was no other reason behind the idea than my urge…
I keep a running list of all the dishes I cook with seasonal produce, so that by the end of each month I can write this post. But whether because the choice of fruits and vegetables in March is wildly…
I am tired. Tired of root vegetables, of having to cook with potato, celeriac and squash over and over again, tired of winter comfort food, tired of having fewer and fewer options at my farmer’s market every week. Last time…
Am I the first one to say that omg January is over! How come! What happened! No? Obviously, it’s mid-February. Have you done anything to advance yourself in the direction of your dreams? I am not asking if you’ve actually…
We have this ongoing argument with my husband where he says something like “What got you here won’t get you there” — not meaning me in particular, but rather generally speaking — or “We need to go that extra mile”…
Mom says I need a multicooker. Mom says going to the market to buy dandelion leaves takes up too much time. Mom says oats will do for a simple weekday breakfast, no need to make waffles. Mom is not wrong,…
The Universe likes me, I am pretty sure of it, but it’s nice to get a confirmation once in a while. And in June I did. Twice. Now, I know for most people going to a concert, while exciting, is…
“I don’t know what I think until I write it down.” Joan Didion Where do I even start? Maybe I should tell you all about how 2022 was a challenging year. Wait, I have already. I’ve been singing the same…
We hit a new low: my country in its insanity and I in levels of frustration and anxiety. Mobilization was declared in Russia, meaning any man of age may be drafted to serve in army and sent to war. They…
When you are a kid all you want for your birthday is a mountain of ice cream, a couple kilos of chocolate and the coolest toy all your friends have at the time. Instead, your grannies present you with underwear…
We moved to Hamburg. I wish I wrote this piece on the train, on the way to the city that should become my — yet again — new home. Alas, in the train I was busy running after Kroshka, who…