If you ask, even if yourself only, what is the most difficult, hard thing to do, most of the answers will sound “beginning.” Just a few months ago, that’s exactly what I would answer. It’s so hard to take this first step, make a decision, reach out and start. Somewhere in the meantime, I … [Read more…]
Autumn is getting colder, even today frozen rain was falling. There is nothing better on days like that than a blanket, a book, a cat and a cup… cup of tea, coffee or soup. Cats purr, a pile of new, unread books is growing. For this we’ll have a delicious soup, potato-onion. Seasoned with … [Read more…]
A few days ago one of my friends put on Facebook an article entitled “10 things that Poles must explain to foreigners.” I looked at with curiosity and it turned out that I never had to explain any of these to anyone 🙂 But I thought more on one of the points – “why … [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…]
I am writing this post curled up in an armchair, under a blanket, with a keyboard on my lap, with a cat hunting lazily on a wire. And I’m balancing a mug full of coffee. And in a sudden flash of understanding I realize that this is a manifestation of my winter. Blanket, cat, cup, … [Read more…]
Autumn is beautiful this year. Probably, in a few days, I’ll regret today’s enthusiasm, but… the sun shines, it’s warm and is not raining, all it makes you want to walk and look. Gray sweater landed in the closet, and I apologized to the cotton blouses. The kind with long sleeves, but light enough to … [Read more…]
In search of new flavors. Or rather, combining unexpected ones. But, really, what may be new in the pizza department? Even the connections, that seem unlikely to us, someone somewhere liked or hated. Spinach with beet, goat cheese with cucumber, avocado with grapes. In this company pizza with new potatoes and goat cheese is nothing … [Read more…]
The last trip to the farmer market brought me a young Polish potatoes – specially selected small specimens called “nuts”. You can peel them quickly, just simply wipe them with a cloth. They taste amazingly alone, only sprinkled with dill, but also they allow for a lot of experiments. Salads, casseroles. And that’s why today … [Read more…]
Today, or the first time this year I was drinking morning tea on the balcony. And though the view is partially on a busy road, I managed to focus sleepy eyes on the park, shining in the morning sun. Later, the weather was worse, heavy rain clouds came and the colder wind blew. There was … [Read more…]
Small balls of onion-potato stuffing wrapped in crisp, flaky pastry. Carb heaven, an explosion of flavor. This is Knish. Knish, unlike most of the dumplings, are open. The dough is formed around the stuffing to prevent real stufing explosion. In Poland and Russia are almost forgotten, in France often can be found under the name … [Read more…]
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