If a person is talented, then in everything. Mrs. Khmelevskaya is no exception. Not only does she write excellent and very funny detective stories and is considered the terror of all European casinos, but she is also a rare cook. Well, you never know there are many women in the world who know how to cook, you object. Everything is true, but if a woman performs a sacred act at the stove, then, as a rule, she is completely serious: her eyebrows are furrowed, her gaze is concentrated, what kind of jokes are there? For Khmelevskaya, it’s the other way around—cooking for her is just a reason to laugh a lot, tell an incredible story, and recall a hilarious incident from her own life. And the concoction that comes out is finger-licking good. And she shares her secrets generously, without hiding, unlike some people who part with the secret of preparing some special cabbage sour only on their deathbed. So here is a rare example of a combination of useful and pleasant. You’ll have a blast with unusual culinary recipes and laugh to your heart’s content. Well, if you whip up some kind of nasty thing, following the instructions of the book, then, believe me, it will be a very talented nasty thing. Recommended by Khmelevskaya. Art design by Averyanova N. B.