Kasha is a type of cereal made with buckwheat groats which have first been roasted, then soaked and finally simmered till it becomes soft. Kasha bread is healthy, and tastes almost like a cake.

According to her, it was even better than mine. I pride myself on my recipe, having learned it from my mother-in-law Paula, a kasha varnishkes maven who grew up not far from Lviv, so I found this ...

The fried kasha topping gives an appetising crunch and toasted flavour to this dish. For a vegetarian dinner party, try my Indian spiced tomato and coconut soup as a starter, and finish with ...