Baba's Kitchen: Ukrainian Soul Food with Stories From the Village
Author Raisa Stoneate pureed borshch as baby food & cut dough circles for varenyky (perogies) as soon as she could reach the table top.She spent 50 years collecting outrageous stories from survivors of Soviet & Nazi oppression, including her family.She is a former Features writer forThe Winnipeg Gazetteand instructor for theVictoria School of Writing.Her poetry was chosen by national Ukrainian magazineNasha Dorohato commemorate the Chornobyl disaster. She attended classes at Winnipeg'sUkrainian National Homethroughout childhood.Raisa's passion for promoting Ukrainian culture comes not only from its proud richness. Her father was the only member of his family to escape Stalinist Ukraine. He then landed in a Nazi labor camp, from where he was liberated to Canada.Raisa is a professional singer, storyteller & Animal Intuitive.Chicken Soup for the Soulregularly publishes her stories. She is also the author ofRosie's Rescue, a book based upon the Ukrainian creation myth.Learn more about Raisa & Baba:www.ukrainiansoulfood.cawww.reisastone.com