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18 December 2015
Polish cabbage rolls with mushrooms and gravy for christmas eve
Continuation of my Polish Christmas preparation! Today "gołąbki" - cabbage rolls! You might have tried traditional cabbage rolls (or made lazy version of (...)
22 May 2015
Cabbage soup - simple and tasty
This type of soup was very popular some years ago as a diet - yes, diet. You were supposed to eat only that soup for a week or so to lose few pounds. Now, I (...)
14 October 2015
Game of Thrones inspired sugar cookies
No matter if you're throwing a themed party or planning a nice movie night with your significant other, it's good to surprise your guests or beloved ones with (...)
25 September 2015
Cebularze - polish onion and poppy seed pie
When I was a kid, you couldn't buy cebularz in my small hometown bakeries, so it was one of these "special" treats we were getting while visiting Wrocław once (...)
25 January 2016
Polish apple pie from my mom's cookbook - classic szarlotka
I love apples! Well, who doesn't? This recipe for a delicious apple pie comes from a family cookbook my mom wrote and gave me when I moved to Greece - I (...)
13 November 2015
Lazy cabbage rolls in tomato sauce
Who doesn't love cabbage rolls? They're delicious and to die for, but there is one problem - they take a lot of time to make. This version of classic Polish (...)
19 May 2015
Greek moussaka with béchamel sauce
If you'd ask me what's an example of a Greek food, moussaka would be one of the top ten on my list. It's one of the most known Greek dishes and really worth (...)
17 August 2015
Polish vegetable salad
The most popular and loved salad in Poland - if you ever will be invited to a house-party, wedding or any event, there is almost 100% certainty that you'll (...)
22 December 2015
Honeypie with walnuts - polish christmas cake
This is my favourite Christmas cake - it smells and tastes like heaven - honey & walnuts combination is simply amazing! It's made with two or more layers of (...)
29 April 2015
Meatballs with egg-lemon sauce (Giouvarlakia)
This is one of my favourites - and one of my discoveries after I came to Greece. I guess in every country you'll find some type of meatballs, I knew for (...)
10 December 2015
Pierogi with sauerkraut and mushrooms
As I mentioned some time ago, pierogi are one of the most popular and characteristic Polish dishes and come in many tastes and variations (like "ruskie" with (...)
8 April 2015
Pierogi with cottage cheese and potato filling
If you'd ask anyone in Poland about the typical Polish food, most likely their answer would be "pierogi ruskie". This is a classic Polish recipe - the name (...)
17 September 2015
Prasorizo - greek leek with rice
Leeks. One of the rather underrated vegetables. We use it to add more taste into a broth, we put it in the salads or as extra-something in our stews and soups, (...)
13 May 2015
Buckwheat with Mushrooms à la Risotto
Buckwheat is a very popular ingredient in Polish cuisine and we use it in many ways - as stuffing, addition to soups, fried as cutlets or we serve it cooked (...)
11 January 2016
Greek bean soup fasolada
Lately it's pretty cold, even in Greece. Days like these I really enjoy food that warms you up! This bean soup (fasolada) is one of such dishes - hearty, spicy (...)
3 March 2016
Greek meatballs with kritharaki in tomato sauce
Past two weeks were extremely busy for me and I didn't even have time to eat properly! What a shame! Today I'm making it up and decided to cook these delicious (...)
23 December 2015
Herring salad recipe for christmas
As you might have noticed, we're eating a lot of fish on Christmas Eve in Poland - it's because traditionally we're not supposed to eat meat that day. And this (...)
10 September 2015
Ptysie with Lemon Cream
This is a dessert of my childhood! We used to buy them in pastry shops on special occasions or as a Sunday treat. Whenever I was passing by the store as a kid (...)
27 May 2015
Coconut panna cotta with strawberry sauce
It's getting slowly hot here in Greece, which means a season for light & fruity desserts has started! This recipe was a complete experiment - I wanted (...)
19 November 2015
Polish fluffy biscuits with marmalade and poppy seeds
Just look at these little cuties! Aren't they adorable? Baletki (which would literally translate to "ballet shoes") are small, fluffy bits of pleasure - they (...)
8 September 2015
Pastitsio with béchamel sauce - Greek pasta casserole
Another culinary discovery from Greece! I'd say pastitsio is a Greek housewives' response to Italian lasagne. This dish is made of layers of pasta, meat sauce (...)
11 December 2015
Borscht with uszka - polish christmas beetroot soup with mini dumplings
I'm continuing my preparation for Christmas Eve dinner. In Poland, we're having a festive dinner on 24th of December - so you may say we start celebrating a (...)
15 June 2015
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
This dish was another culinary experiment - I got these beautiful portobello mushrooms and was wondering what to do with them. I've decided to stuff them with (...)
23 August 2015
Caramel and peanut butter tart
There are moments in life, when the only thing that is missing is a solid dose of chocolate. Make it chocolate & caramel and it's even better. Few days ago I (...)
21 October 2015
Polish steamed dumplings with pork stew and beetroot salad
Sometimes I really miss some Polish dishes and today was one of these days. Pampuchy are a type of yeast based dumplings, that are very popular in Poland. (...)
