Olia Hercules writing at a kitchen table with lace curtains in the background

Olia Hercules

Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and now lives and works in the UK as a chef and food writer. Olia is the author of three cookbooks; Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & Beyond, Kaukasis The Cookbook, and her latest, Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine, which is out now (£26, Bloomsbury).

Two green plates on a wooden table, topped with spaghetti in a tomato sauce with basil leaves on top

Vegetarian

Slow-cooked courgette spaghetti

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Buckwheat Tarts Recipe with Rice Pudding and Blackberries

Collection

Olia Hercules' Eastern European recipes

Three images: Two Ukranian old ladies with blue head scarves, a plate of cauliflower fritters, and a collection of jam jars filled with jam

Europe

Ukrainian food: how to cook like a local

Ukrainian cauliflower Fritters

Vegetarian

Ukrainian cauliflower fritters

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Roast Hake with Butternut Squash Purée and Pickled Radish

Entertain

Roast hake with squash, carrot and almond purée and quick radish pickle

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Grilled lamb with roast fennel and spicy grape relish

Meat and poultry

Grilled lamb with roast fennel and spicy grape relish

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Buckwheat Tarts Recipe with Rice Pudding and Blackberries

Baking and desserts

Buckwheat tarts with rice pudding and blackberries

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Two bowls filled with chicken and mushrooms

Meat and poultry

Braised chicken with hazelnut and chilli paste with a turnip and wild mushroom bake

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Vegetarian

Baked marrow with smashed garlic and soft herbs

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