Frequently asked questions
Answers to what we're asked most: the books, delivery, payment and the guarantee.
General questions
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All the books are fully digital (PDF). Nothing is sent by post: you receive the book right after purchase and read it on any device.
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As soon as payment goes through you get an email with a download link. The whole thing takes less than a minute.
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Online, by card. Payment is handled by Paddle rather than by us, so your card details never pass through our hands.
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On your phone, tablet and computer. The PDF is print-ready too, so if you like, print the recipes and keep them in the kitchen.
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Payment is handled by Paddle, so Paddle's policy applies: 14 days from purchase, but the right to withdraw ends the moment you download the book. Requests go to paddle.net, and once a refund is approved access to the book closes. Write to us first if the problem is technical. The full terms are in the refund policy.
Mama's Home Cooking
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Inside there are 50+ tested traditional recipes: soups and broths, main dishes and stews, baking and dough, salads and mezze, desserts.
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Yes. Every recipe has been tested and written with exact measurements instead of doing it by eye. You follow it step by step and it works the first time.
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Yes. The ingredients are in ordinary supermarkets almost everywhere, which is exactly why the book is loved most by our people abroad.
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Yes. Everything is explained, including the parts usually taken for granted. If you've never cooked before, you'll still manage.
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Yes, every recipe has a photo of the finished dish, so you know exactly how it should look.
The Lenten Handbook
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A digital handbook with 123 Lenten recipes. Four weeks of menus laid out by day, a whole week of oil-free recipes, Lenten sweets, and a chapter explaining the fast itself.
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No. The recipes suit anyone who wants lighter meals without animal products, at any time of year.
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Yes, every recipe follows the rules of the fast, with no meat, dairy or eggs.
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Yes, four weeks day by day, with breakfast, lunch and dinner for each one. Plus a separate week of water-only recipes, for the days when the fast is stricter.
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That is exactly what it was made for. Before the recipes there is a chapter on the fast itself: how long it lasts, what is allowed, when fish and olive oil are permitted, and who may adapt it. After that you simply follow it day by day.
Mama's Preserves
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Yes. It is out, and it reaches your inbox the moment you pay, like every other book of Mama's.
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More than 50 traditional preserving recipes kept for generations: ajvar, lutenica, pickles, fruit preserves and jam, with exact measurements and the same step-by-step method as Mama's other books. Jar labels come with it, free.
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Yes. From preparing the jars through sterilising and storing them, everything is explained step by step, including for anyone doing this for the first time.
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No. All you need are jars, a pot and the ingredients, things you most likely already have at home.
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A sheet of labels for writing down what is in the jar and when you sealed it. They come free with the book as a separate PDF, and you print them at home as often as you need.