Jacket Potato with Cottage Cheese & Smoked Mackerel Paste Traditional Polish recipe for cottage cheese and smoked fish paste… good with baked potatoes or simply on bread.
Brussels Sprouts Polish Way – Boiled with Breadcrumbs Polish brukselka / Brussel sprouts with bread crumbs recipe.
Rice Salad with Pineapple, Red Kidney Beans, Sweet Corn & Raisins INGREDIENTS 2 cups (uncooked) easy cook rice 4 cups of cold water to cook the rice 400g tin of pineapple (drained, chopped) 400g tin of sweet corn (drained) 400g tin of red kidney beans (drained) ½ cup of raisins 1 cup boiling water to rehydrate the raisins 2-3 pieces of fried chicken breast (diced) – […]
Knedle ze Śliwkami / Polish Potato Dumplings with Plums Traditional Polish dumplings with plum filling recipe.
Chłodnik from Scratch – Polish Cold Yogurt Soup with Beets INGREDIENTS bunch of young beets with leaves (about 6 not too small ones) ¼ lemon juice 3 garlic cloves (chopped) or 1 tsp minced garlic 1250 ml / 5 cups of boiling water 1 English cucumber (quartered and sliced or diced) about 10 / 150g radishes (halved and sliced) 4 spring onions – green part […]
Polish Style Young Cabbage with Tomatoes & Dill Traditional Polish recipe with young cabbage, tomatoes and dill…
Simple English Fry Up Breakfast Recently I’m craving English breakfast like never before… I can wake up early in morning even on Sunday to make it for everyone or make it for lunch and today I made it again. INGREDIENTS 6-8 eggs 2 tbs unsalted butter 1 tsp oil for greasing the griddle pan 16-20 cherry tomatoes 16-20 button or […]
Zapiekanka – Polish Street Food – Grilled Sandwich with Cheese & Mushrooms Zapiekanka – Polish street food and other street food ideas from all over the globe.
Lettuce in Creamy Dill & Garlic Sauce INGREDIENTS 2 round lettuces (washed, drained and torn) 300ml soured cream 1 tsp minced garlic 2 tbs chopped dill (fresh or frozen) freshly ground black peppercorns (to taste) fine sea salt (to taste) METHOD On the bottom of salad bowl combine soured cream with seasonings. Add lettuce and mix well. Serve immediately. Make 4 large […]
Caribbean Pineapple & Chicken Kebabs – Sweet, Spicy & Juicy One of the best fast foods you can make, sweet, spicy and juicy at the same time, hard to stop on one.
Polish Oven-Baked Turkey Burgers / Pieczone Kotlety Mielone z Indyka Healthier, lower in fat and calories but extremely yummy oven baked burgers. Perfect for dinner, snack or even packed lunch.
Baked Mackerel in Caribbean Coconut Curry Sauce and Tomatoes Extremely easy Caribbean coconut curry baked fish recipe.
Easter Lemon & Vanilla Cupcakes Easy yet delicious lemon and vanilla cupcakes topped with chocolate Easter eggs.
Happy Easter & Spring! Plus Natural Egg Colourant Ideas. Easter menu and natural way to dye Easter eggs…
Vanilla Fairy Cakes / Cupcakes [adapted from recipe that my 4½ old daughter brought from school] INGREDIENTS for the muffins 2 large or 3 smaller eggs ½ cup golden caster sugar ½ bar unsalted butter – 125g (melted and cooled down) 1½ cup self rising flour for vanilla butter cream ¼ bar unsalted butter – about 70g 2 cups icing […]
Zupa Ogórkowa – Polish Sour Cucumber Soup Traditional Polish soup recipe with sour cucumbers in brine.
Bób – Fava Bean Snack Polish Way Polish way of preparing broad beans as a snack, perfect for snacking while watching movies instead of popcorn.
Chicken de Volaille in Chestnut Mushroom Sauce / Zrazy z Kurczaka Chicken de Volaille / zrazy z kurczaka is a Polish dish often served at wedding and other parties.
Mushroom Stuffed Eggs in Shells / Faszerowane Jajka z Grzybami INGREDIENTS 5 hard boiled eggs, in shells 3-4 medium button mushrooms (diced finely) 1 small onion (diced finely) unsalted butter to fry mushrooms and then to re-fry eggs ½ cup bread crumbs sea salt to taste black peppercorns 1 tbs fresh parsley (chopped) – optional METHOD With a very sharp knife cut hard boiled eggs […]
Tomato & Marjoram Chicken INGREDIENTS chicken pieces for 8 people (about 16 pieces if drumsticks or thighs) 1½ tbs dried marjoram 2 tbs olive oil 2 onions (finely chopped) 2 tsp garlic granules or about 6 garlic gloves (finely chopped) 4 tbs concentrated tomato paste 4 tbs cold water (for method 1) or 2-3 cups of hot water (for […]
Blackcurrant & Apple Pie INGREDIENTS for the filling 1½ kg apples, crunchy and not too sweet apples would be the best (peeled, cored, cubed) 6 tbs blackcurrant jam (I used my mom’s homemade marmalade) 2 tbs vanilla sugar for sweet short crust pastry 2½ cup plain white flour 200g unsalted butter (cold, chopped) ½ cup golden caster sugar 2-3 […]
Roasted Turkey Breast with Rosemary, Thyme & Sage Super easy and delicious boneless turkey recipe for Christmas.
Chatka Puchatka albo Domek Baby Jagi – Pooh House also called Witch House [inspired by my friend Lidka who reminded me of this childhood recipe] INGREDIENTS for the cake bar of unsalted butter – 250g (softened) 500g white curd cheese or hard ricotta (mashed with a fork) few tbs of milk – optionally 1 cup icing sugar 2 tbs vanilla sugar 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder 60 pettit […]
Savoury Biscuits with Rosemary, Thyme & Sage Edible Christmas gift idea – tin of home-made savoury cookies.
Polish Sour Cabbage & Mushroom Croquettes – Krokiety z Kapustą i Grzybami Pancakes Polish way filled with sour cabbage and mushrooms, dipped in egg and breadcrumbs and refried on butter.