Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home Recipes from Eastern Europe and Beyond Cookbook_Gift_Guide She takes us from the

She takes us from the opulent court of Louis XIV to the labor camps in modern-day Chinese-occupied Xinjiang

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to the writer who was quarantined with her Michelin-starred chef boyfriend

Beginning in the year 2040 and moving backward through the present to 2014

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Sour Cherries and Sunflowers: A Taste of Home Recipes from Eastern Europe and Beyond Cookbook_Gift_Guide She takes us from theExplore Eastern European food culture and identity, through over 80 delicious, entirely achievable recipes. Food is grounding; it connects us to our past, moves with people across borders, and is ever evolving. Anastasia Zolotarev draws on her Ukrainian and Belarusian heritage and celebrates the food and flavors of Eastern Europe. Through the pages, she finds the balance between preserving tradition and sharing the evolution of her familys recipes.