Interview With Nida Deguitene Recipe

After paging through the most amazing recipe book I really wanted to meet Nida. Sadly she was in South Africa at the same time that we were in Scotland, and so I really missed out on what I knew would be a fantastic conversation. Luckily for me, Nida agreed to do an interview for my blog.

Who has been the most influential person in your life?

My late grandmother. Besides being a great cook she was my hero and my big friend. After the war my grandmother was deported by Soviets to Siberia Gulags along with her husband and 4 kids. To me it has always been the best example of a strong family ties: they survived horrible life in the camps. My granny was the one who was teaching local Russians how to cook and preserve food. I, as…