Ok, so Easter is right around the corner and being Polish I know that all the Polish housewives have been busy in the kitchen for the last two weeks. Probably baking babkas, hard boiling eggs, and maybe even painting them I am Polish and I don&#...
I am fortunate to spend this Holiday season with my family in Poland. It has been 16 years since the last Christmas together and a very long time since I experienced the real winter for longer than a week. Although its cold out her...
Have you ever heard about The Anarchist Cookbook? It first came out in 1971, and to this day is one of the most controversial cookbooks ever published. However, it’s not your traditional cookbook — It’s filled with recipes and instructions to manufact...
Ok, so Easter is just two days from now, and being Polish I know that all the Polish housewives have been busy in the kitchen for the last two weekn. Probably baking babkas, hard boiling eggs, and perhaps painting them too I am Polish and I don&...
Much like a painter who just starts to paint and creates a unique piece of art, a good cook can whip up something by just starting to cook. I tend to make the best meals when I look at what’s lying around in my cabinets and refrigerator and just go for...
The Poles relationship with pork chops is like the Americans relationship with steak. Although I love steak, I also love pork. After 25 years of Polish Pork Cuisine, pork has become an integral part of my diet. Sometimes when I get cravi...
As I started exploring my Polish food memories, there was a moment when I realized many Polish dish names have pretty negative associations. Lets take “Mizeria”, a simple dinner side dish, which basically translates to “Misery”. Mizeria consists...
This is the ultimate Polish soup recipe. The soup is called Grochówka which means its made out of dried split pea and few more typical for Polish soup ingredients. If you drive across Poland you will notice roadside stands and
When I was a little girl, I felt in love with the home made treat called kogel-mogel. It was made out of raw egg yolks and white sugar. Sometimes I would have it with a touch of raw cocoa powder
Thanksgiving is a great occasion to introduce this simple yet delicious fall recipe. Three basic ingredients create memorable dish perfect for this holiday or any casual meal. Butternut squash. Cranberries. Orange. Roasted and caramelized. Sweet and so...
Earlier this month I received the unfortunate news that a chef startup that had recruited me back in 2013 is ending its operation in Southern California. Their business idea didnt quite fit the geographically dispersed LA footprint, so they̵...
Growing up in Poland, I fell in love with homemade sour pickles especially ones that were naturally fermented. The pickles sold in America are cucumbers preserved in vinegar. My idea of a pickle is a cucumber that’s been naturally
Sauerkraut is perhaps one of the most controversial culinary ingredients in the entire world. Either you love it or you hate it. I have never seen anything in between. Either you devour it or you don’t even look at it.
What the springtime in Poland tastes like? It tastes like a new vegetable garden. It tastes like tiny, creamy new potatoes boiled with the skin on, tossed in fresh butter or buttermilk and topped with fried, runny yolk egg. It
I am sure youve tried pesto. That old, classic, Italian sauce made out of basil, pine nuts and Parmesan. It was delicious, wasnt it? Some of you probably dont even realize that it can be easily made at home in