Indian rice salad with chicken

I'm happy. The weather in Ireland is stunning. Another weekend is coming and we have  (again) high temperature warning! For you not familiar with Irish summer and Irish weather I will only say that usually we see here strong wind warning or maybe downpours warning. Everybody says it's summer when the temperature reaches 16ºC and …

Polish potato pancakes (placki ziemniaczane)

Before I will show you more photos from Italy (it takes ages to decide which ones I like most), let's cook something Polish. You know I love potatoes, I could probably survive on a potato diet without any other damage then getting fat. Polish cuisine has plenty to offer when it comes to this humble veggie. So far I only presented to you Lazy dumplings, but it's just a start.

Mazurek – Easter tart with chocolate and prunes

There is still an Easter recipe waiting for you, even though Easter seem to be so far away. This year like the year before I won't tell you too much about Polish Easter traditions, although I feel I should, as there are so many and they are so different. Maybe next year I will be a …

Butternut squash and feta tart

That were a few busy weeks. We hosted Tomek's brother and his wife. It meant a lot of sightseeing. I will post photos later on. We used this long weekend to rest and catch up with simple things like petting the cats, shopping, reading books and watching movies. We ate simple food - roasted chicken on …

Guinness bundt cake

I'm good at judging people. Usually I can tell if somebody is good or bad, usually I get it right. People say that Internet is a place created for cheaters, people who love to create themselves. Well I think I can judge people by their blogs as well. All bloggers I have meet so far …

Two banana breads

Do you feel sometimes like you need a break from your usual routine? I've stopped baking bread. I don't always have a lunch, I don't check all the newsletters I signed up to. I don't visit Twitter, I rarely read blogs I follow, almost don't leave comments. Instead I post too many cats photos to …

Chrusty, faworki, angel wings with beer

There are absolute values you need to follow. I'm still not convinced by Pancake Tuesday, I don't mind changing Thursday to Tuesday, but why pancakes, when you can make doughnuts or faworki? So I'm still Fat Thursday girl, even though this year we celebrated it on Sunday, as it was just easier to find a little …

Isaura – Polish cheesecake chocolate cake

I always wonder what should I talk with you about. The weather? The cats? Life philosophy? The cats are sleeping, the weather is awful and I wish I could follow this philosophy. Well I can, but I just don't know the answer to the question yet or maybe I'm just a little bit too scare to …

Crunchy fried Christmas Eve pierogi with dried mushrooms

January goes so fast. I must admit it is not my favourite month, well whole winter is not my favourite season. Maybe one day I will be able to check if I can live without it, but in the meantime I just can try to survive it. I think about long summer days, even if they are …

My favourite sourdough bread

As I promised in the previous post it's time to catch up with bread recipes. I started bread baking a few years back in Poland, probably there is something in my genes as both my parents worked in a bakery. I love the taste and smell of a freshly baked bread. At first, I baked with …