When learning a language, familiarity in the subject helps connect one language to another. The Russian Reader for Cooking provides the words and phrases in both English and Russian. Twenty-five chapters are divided into themes and topics related to cooking and food. Recipe directions along with easy questions and answers demonstrate the usage of these words and phrases. Supplementary resources include the Russian/English and English/Russian dictionaries. It might make you hungry or it might help Russian language learners like you improve their understanding in a familiar setting of the kitchen.