{"product_id":"lozhka-alissa-timoshkina-9781837837274","title":"Lozhka: Comforting Recipes of Soup, Stew, and Solace, from Eastern Europe","description":"\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no single object captures the soul of Eastern European cooking better than the humble spoon. At once cutlery and cooking tool, it embodies simplicity, generosity and abundance. It is the first utensil we are fed with as infants and the one that carries us through a lifetime of meals - familiar, comforting and enduring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e (the Slavic word for \"spoon\") celebrates the dishes most closely bound to this symbol of nourishment: soups, stews, dumplings, porridges and sweet comfort bowls. Bringing together 80 seasonal, affordable and flavour-rich recipes, Alissa Timoshkina - author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eKapusta\u003c\/i\u003e - offers a definitive guide to the food that warms Eastern European kitchens and hearts. From Ukrainian borsch and Bulgarian tarator to Hungarian pörkölt, festive sweet soups and creamy breakfast porridges, these recipes showcase a cuisine that is vegetable-forward, low-waste and deeply satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her Jewish-Ukrainian-Russian heritage, Alissa blends authentic family traditions with accessible, modern cooking. More than a recipe collection, \u003ci\u003eLozhka\u003c\/i\u003e is a cultural journey - an exploration of how a single spoonful can carry history, memory and comfort across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alissa Timoshkina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837837279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837837274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quadrille Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs","brand":"Alissa Timoshkina","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447285362943,"sku":"9781837837274","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_505acbda-b463-4d54-8dbd-e2ceb3bbaa74.jpg?v=1777230090","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lozhka-alissa-timoshkina-9781837837274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}