I create food videos and kitchen-tested recipes for food and kitchen brands. From developing the recipe to filming it, everything happens in my own kitchen, with your product at the center.
Who is Halyna, and what is this whole thing?
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15+ years creating food content
63M+ views · 600K+ subscribers on YouTube
5 published cookbooks + an English-language series on Amazon
~1,000 recipes developed for other food websitesMost of my YouTube audience doesn’t speak English. What I bring to your brand is the skill behind those numbers: content people stop for, watch to the end, and actually cook from.
Recent work
Sponsored video for a sous vide brand: three recipes developed and filmed around the product · 208K views
Sponsored product integration in a long-form recipe video · 370K views
A dish most viewers had never heard of, and still wanted to cook · 4.6M views
A classic layered cake, broken down step by step so home cooks could actually make it · 3.5M views
Short-form vertical samples
Vertical teasers accompany horizontal format videos for the posting strategy that combines YouTube presence (long format, horizontal videos) with other social media platforms (short format, vertical videos on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, etc.).
For brands
Short-form video (UGC)
Vertical 9:16 videos, 15–60 seconds, for ads or your social channels. Hands only, on camera without talking, or with an English voiceover in my own voice. Hook variations and raw footage available.
Recipe development
Original recipes built around your product, tested in my kitchen before delivery. Clear steps, cups and grams, written for home cooks.
Recipe + video
I develop the recipe and film it. One creator, from idea to finished video.
Recipe photography
Home-kitchen style photos of the finished dish. I shot every photo in my cookbooks myself.
Sponsored content & food writing
Sponsored blog posts, recipe articles, and newsletter content.
What I cook: pretty much everything, from scratch. Baking and bread, desserts, breakfasts, weeknight dinners, meat and fish, salads and sides, holiday tables, preserves. Sweet and savory, comfort food and something new.
How I film: Canon R50 with an RF 35mm macro lens, or iPhone 17 Pro. My default is a natural, everyday kitchen style that feels real, not staged. Need a specific look, props, or styling? Let’s talk it through for your project.
In person · Central Oregon, Portland & beyond on request
- Cooking classes and workshops: Ukrainian food, pastry, desserts, seasonal topics
- Private classes for parties and team-building
- Ukrainian dinners at your home (6+ guests, best value for 10–12)
- Private chef and pastry chef services
- Desserts for cafés and small businesses
Oregon Food Handlers Certificate #1gihja-k31g39g
My cookbooks
Savory Bread and Baking Cookbook — out now on Amazon. My sourdough book is coming later this year. More about my books on the Books & Systems page.
“Instructions are very clear… The accompanying pictures make these recipes very tempting.” — Amazon reviewer
Ready to Collaborate?
Let’s make something together.
Tell me about your product and what you need. I reply within 24 hours.
hello@halyna.us (brand collaborations only)
For everything else: contact@halyna.us
WORKING OUTSIDE FOOD? Social media strategy, content systems, ads, product and brand shoots — that side of my work lives at QF Creative.