When it comes to sharing recipes, there are two kinds of people. The first are wonderful creatures, such as Lady Kitchen, who ask “do you want my mother-in-law recipe for hummus?” And, literally a second later, she gives you the recipe, family history and description of possible variations. With joy and beautiful enthusiasm. One … [Read more…]
I greeted New Year with breakfast. I see this as a great omen for the new year. Usually I’m too sleepy to think about food and settle for the overnight porridge or cereal with milk or yogurt. And today I made… scrambled chickpeas. Here follows a moment of mutual incomprehension. It is not a … [Read more…]
For some time (dating as far as visit in Cheder, in Cracow) I had this urge for salad. Not any salad, but superfoods salad I saw in Cheder menu. But for me it is rather a superleftover salad. In restaurant I ordered a fantastic hummus with broad beans, salad would be too much. In … [Read more…]
When I went this morning to the gym, I was struck by strange thought – it’s October and wheather is as in late November. Instead of the golden Polish autumn, we have freezing and frozing drizzle, blustery wind, it’s so cold and the sky is dirty gray. Here and there a tree with still … [Read more…]
September, first month of fall and on farmer market young beans begins to appear. The most popular variety in Poland is the “Giants”. Together with giant beans on Polish tables enters one of the most popular dishes – baked beans. Recipes for this particular dish is as many as the households in which it … [Read more…]
I wanted to start this post with the sensational “I hunted a mammoth!” phrase, but the pictures betrayed me even before you have read the title. But I am very proud of myself, that I was able to buy greem large-sized bean (in polish it’s mammoth beans) on the market. I really like green … [Read more…]
I’m not lazy, I very easily distracted. Seriously. Like, for example, yesterday. I planned some serious kitchen clean up, you know – hide in the cupboards jars that wandered over the counter, rearrange spices, oils and I organize a million little things that accumulate in the great catastrophe. As I decided, and so I … [Read more…]
Green beans are great simply cooked (as most of new and fresh veggies). Everybody knows that. Everyone knows, too, that there is no worse thing than a swollen fiber, which can not always be eliminated during peeling. Fortunately, now is summer and beans are fresh and fibers free. Although you can have bad luck … [Read more…]
When the weather was still nice and warm, every day I went to the farmer market. And there are cool things – radishes, chives, green onions, fresh spinach. Several bunches of spinach, with roots, and every meal is better. Now is cold and raining, then I force myself to do groceries, but this really … [Read more…]
“It was a place where witches met. Tonight a fire gleamed on the very crest of the hill. Dark figures moved in the flickering light. The moon coasted across a lacework of clouds. Finally, a tall, pointy-hatted figure said, ‘You mean everyone brought potato salad?’” (T.Pratchett, Witches Abroad) Yesterday we had the Walpurgis Night, … [Read more…]
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