Leczo / Lecsó / Pepper and courgette stew

I could smell autumn in the air, and this year I felt excited. Like in days when I was still going to school and autumn meant new notebooks, pens, books and finally having my social life back. Summer has never been my season. Although there were years when it was charming with its lunches in the …

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Barley and yoghurt soup

Everyday rituals - you come back from work, you are hungry, you grab whatever it's easiest. In my case it is usually a sandwich. I love bread and making a sandwich is an easiest way of feeding myself or anybody else, but let's be real, it's not always the best way. I know we can pack the sandwich …

Silesian dumplings (kluski śląskie)

I don't share Polish food here as often as I should probably. You probably had forgotten I was even Polish. I do believe that Polish food is definitely worth spreading, but I'm always so eager to try new recipes that I keep forgetting about those staples. When it comes to potatoes I don't think Irish are the kings (sorry …

Delicious vegan pate and gravy

I was wondering how to start this year. A cake against all diets? Herring as a counterbalance to all the sweets we ate? But I decided to go with a good to you vegan pate. I have a problem with veggies in the winter, as I found fresh vegetable hard to eat, it's cold and …

Leek and white cabbage with coconut milk and the ugly word diet

I've been avoid a word diet for a long time. I find it ugly at least in todays meaning, but the origin is much more aligned with my beliefs Diet - Middle English diete, from Anglo-French, from Latin diaeta, from Greek diaita, literally, manner of living, from diaitasthai to lead one's life Merriam-Webster dictionary I feel …

Sour cucumber soup

  Let's talk about Polish soups. There are many - a vegetable soup, tomato soup with rice or pasta, wild mushroom soup, pea soup, beetroot soup known as borscht, cabbage soup, sour rye soup, sorrel soup and many more. There is one thing that makes them different from an average Irish soup - chunks! All of them …

Green onion salad

Polish cuisine isn't overly complicated, I think... Therefore I often end up with something that is barely a recipe, like this green onion salad. We have a special word for salads made from raw fruits and veggies - surówka, that's just to make up for it's simplicity I guess. It's a type of salad that is …

Polish pate – pasztet

  I sometimes struggle with translations. Wikipedia says pasztet = pate, but I don't trust it, I'm almost sure I've seen more appropriate name somewhere. For a moment I will assume it's correct, but do tell me if you know a proper name. Whenever I tell somebody what I have been cooking, I end up reciting a simplified …

Red coconut curry lentil and sweet potato soup

I've spent this weekend alone with cats, as Tomek was away. I had great plans of catching up with blogs, writing several posts, as I wanted to schedule few posts for time when we will be on our holidays, but anytime I sat down and was supposed to do something I acted like I was …

Russian salad or just a veggie salad

I must confess to something. We've been talking here about Polish flavours like mushroom pierogi, bigos,  etc. And it may seem to you I'm so into those flavours. Well I kind of am, but only a little bit. I told you I love potato based dishes, so most Christmases and Easters I would eat mostly the  only thing that …