About by Alyona's Cooking August 18, 2015AboutHi, I’m Alyona the cook making all the recipes behind Alyona’s Cooking! I love to cook, share recipes and discover new ones along the way. Here you’ll find family friendly recipes, potluck favorites, guest finds, Ukrainian and American recipes and lots more. I also enjoy creating famous copycat’s like the Taco Bell’s Creamy Jalapeño sauce or the Costco Chicken Bake!What is Alyona’s Cooking about?I started Alyona’s Cooking blog back in the summer of 2015 for a way to share my homemade creations with others. My sister gave me the gesture to start and I’ve been striving forward since. It has grown so much and really is an amazing job to whom Glory be to God for!There’s many great tips to learn from the woman I have been surrounded by, like using a box grater for cutting butter into flour or doing corn day as a group with a bunch of church ladies and coming home with abundance, but the best of knowledge comes from cooking and that’s when creativity can arise like when I made this famous copycat.Most of my Russian and Ukrainian recipes come from family circles and I get the privilege of “translating” them, meaning I discover their tablespoon is more like two ?.It’s all about food here and I really hope you can find some delicious recipes!ChurchWe are part of a small church and mealtime fellowship is something we do every Sunday where we bring our home cooked meals to church. I am surrounded by many great women and get to taste their creations among of which I share in my journey too.Most of us ladies have gardens and do lots of canning so you might just find a little of that in some of my recipes.I find joy and satisfaction in cooking and find it my happy place. I may not be the only one who likes homemaking as the Proverbs wife is defined like one who willingly works or provides food for her family (Proverbs 31; 13-15) and I do think that’s a God given desire in many women.FamilyMy husband and I are raising 5 children with one taking the name to the 3rd generation! Our family gathers together for meals and dinner is probably the most favored one! There’s something special about taking the time to gather and we make that a priority.Our recipes are aimed to be easy and approachable with some that might require a bit of more elbow grease ?. We hope you also find some family worthy recipes from our collection! Enjoy! Share FacebookTwitterPinterestRedditStumbleuponWhatsappEmail28 comments Salina Storer December 12, 2019 - 1:47 pmHello I’m looking at making your creamy spinach chicken dish. I’m very surprised at the preheat/cook temperature is it really at 500? I don’t think I’ve ever cooked anything at that extremely high temperature!?? Reply Alyona's Cooking December 12, 2019 - 8:12 pmHi Salina, Yes that temperature is correct but you can certainly bake at a lower temperature just increase the cooking time. Reply Barbara McGranahan July 28, 2019 - 6:28 pmI was just introduced to pickled tomatoes by a Russian friend. The Ukraine ones from my European store has some oil in the jar and your recipe does not include oil. I am looking forward to preserving tomatoes in a few weeks. Please clarify. Thank you Reply Alyona's Cooking July 30, 2019 - 11:57 amHi Barbara, Russian pickled tomatoes will vary in recipes so it wouldn’t be a surprise if the ingredients differ. However, my recipe is with a simple syrup not sure what the oil would do but you can try to add a few Tablespoons to the syrup. Reply Eva Mugisa June 22, 2019 - 2:16 pmXdtat Zdrastye, Alyona! My name is Eva from Uganda. My mum is Ukrainian, and dad Ugandan. I love to cook, and my dishes range from African to Ukrainian. I love Selyodka, but we only get it over here when friends travel back home. Can this recipe work with tilapia? We have plenty of it here in Kampala from lake Victoria. Would like to try it. Thanks for the awesome posts. Gbu Reply Alyona's Cooking June 23, 2019 - 11:00 amHi Eva, Interesting range of dishes! How does African food taste like? I think only certain fish will work for selyodka since it’s usually a whole fish to work with but if you have a whole tilapia fish you could always try it out, I wouldn’t recommend trying it from the store fillets though. Reply Irma June 15, 2019 - 11:34 amI keep getting an error message when trying to sign up on your e mail list, so am trying this route. Reply Alyona's Cooking June 20, 2019 - 9:08 amThank you for contacting us, my husband will try to troubleshoot the issue. Reply Jillian April 27, 2019 - 9:05 amHomeschoolers here too! Loving all of your recipes but especially the ones loaded with eggs. Our hens are laying mountains of eggs after taking a (well deserved) winter break! Reply Alyona's Cooking April 27, 2019 - 12:47 pmHi Jillian, thanks for stopping by our blog, I’m only homeschooling one for now. The Ukraine potato salad (aka olivye salad) is one that uses half a dozen eggs so definitely check out some of the salads. One of our crepes recipe calls for 10 eggs so if you like crepes be sure to check that out too. Crepes link:https://www.alyonascooking.com/nalisniki-налесники-with-farmers-cheese-filling/ Olive salad link:https://www.alyonascooking.com/classic-olivye-salad-оливье-cалат/ Reply Cindy Gayle January 7, 2019 - 8:15 pmTomorrow I am going to make the Southern Buttermilk Biscuits. It will be nice to have these in the freezer when the grandchildren come. Your name caught my eye. Two months ago, my daughter had a baby girl and named her Alona. I had not heard this name before until I say your name but with a “y” in it. I wonder if they are pronounced the same. My granddaughter is A-lo-na. I look forward to making your recipes since I am new to your site. Reply Alyona's Cooking January 8, 2019 - 3:57 pmHi Cindy, your making one of my staples! I love the freezer biscuit recipe, even though I try different biscuit recipes, I come back to this one. The y is silent in my name so it is pronounced like your granddaughters. Welcome to our blog, I hope you find many favorites! 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