I really like onions. Red. White. Yellow. And leeks. And green onions. But they have one thing in common – cause extreme tearing. In my case, the feeling is so painful that I simply go blind for a few minutes. Sometimes the reaction is stronger. But nothing helps me. It happens. Such karma 🙂 … [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…]
Today, instead of post about nothing or story without a moral, I will tell you how to make a perfect falafels. Really. Perfect falafel has a soft interior and a very crispy crust. It is not greasy. It’s tasty served cold and hot. Almighty said that this falafels are „meaty”. How to make such … [Read more…]
Yesterday evening I discovered that autumn has arrived completly unnoticed. Although on farmers market reign pumpkins and chanterelles, hundreds of varieties of apples and pears, plums “perfect for the jam”, but the days are sunny and warm (even hot). Although I’m closing the window for the night and I’ve pulled a blanket out of … [Read more…]
We have a season of colds and flu. Cough, runny nose and general fatigue. I myself spent several days in bed complaining of aching joints and sore throat. Milk with honey supposedly cures any cold, but what if we can neither milk nor honey? What can save us when both folk and traditional medicine … [Read more…]
It all started with color. One morning autumn burst red and gold, from day to day removing almost all green. The leaves outside the window sparkled in the sunshine, coffee was steaming with shy mist, and I had whim for a soup. Red and gold, orange and fiery. Autumn, sunny soup. You thought about pumpkin? … [Read more…]
I’ve noticed recently that these introductions are more for me to organize my thoughts, than to tell a story. Anyway… what to talk about, if the most fascinating history past week was the purchase of new books and Sherlock marathon? But my „before noon” trips to the market do not bring nothing new, and, with … [Read more…]
A friend told me that, at her home, hua yuan were the traditional Saturday breakfast. She remeber preparing them together with her mother and that she extremely enjoyed the process of letting the dough rise, waiting and, finally, eating . Hua yuan are steamed “pretzels” made from yeast dough (with the addition of sesame oil) … [Read more…]
In Arabic word hummus literally means chickpeas. And ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna means chickpeas with tahini. So, if you were looking for recipe for hummus, you have it. Chickpeas and tahini. Of course, there will be added spices and lemon juice. And I will add avocado. But base for this food dip is chickpeas and tahini. … [Read more…]
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