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 […]
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.
Happy Easter & Spring! Plus Natural Egg Colourant Ideas. Easter menu and natural way to dye Easter eggs…
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Blueberry & Chocolate Crumb Cheesecake – Sernik Czekoladowy z Jagodami Delicious baked blueberry cheesecake with chocolate crumble crust layer.
Polish Strawberry Cookie Crumb Cheesecake Cheesecake – Polish way with baked cream cheese, strawberries and cookie crumbs.
Sernik Czekoladowy z Kruszonką – Polish Chocolate Crumb Cheesecake Best chocolate cheesecake recipe ever – smooth layer of cheese & crunchy chocolate crumbs…
Greek Style Fish / Ryba po Grecku (Traditional Polish Dish) [recipe inspired by my friend Lidka, who often prepare this dish] INGREDIENTS for the veggies 2 large leeks – 400g (sliced) 4 medium onions – 500g (chopped) unsalted butter or olive oil to fry onions about 10 carrots (1kg) 2 parsnips (500g) ¼ celeriac root (200g) – optional 300g tin of tomato puree 1½ cup […]
International Children’s Day – Dzień Dziecka Info on Children’s Day and some coffee chocolate chunk biscuits.
Green Lentil and Soy Mince Krokiety (Filled Crepes) INGREDIENTS for the pancakes/ crepes 3 cups self raising flour or 3 cups plain flour + 1 tbs baking powder 4 cups milk or a little bit more if pancake mixture is too thick 4 eggs for Green Lentil and Soy Mince filling 75g dry soy mince 1 vegetable cube hot water Cayenne pepper 250g […]
Mother’s Day – Mothering Sunday – Dzień Matki Mother’s Day – dates in different countries, origin and celebrations all over the World.
Pisanki – Traditional Polish Easter Eggs Dyed in Onion Shells Traditional way of dyeing eggs for Easter using onion shells and wax resist.