19 Oct A colourful pierogi workshop
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Pierogi workshops to raise money for kids in Gaza I've tried raising money for families in Gaza the past few years, but until now my efforts were in vain. Two things changed: my pro-Palestine followers turned up on Instagram in their masses and pierogi workshops. Everyone...
12 Oct Kwaśnica – the lesser known Polish sauerkraut soup
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Kapuśniak versus Kwaśnica If you don't have Polish roots you may have not heard of Kapuśniak or Kwaśnica, so let me give you a short explanation. Kapuśniak is the quintessential Polish sauerkraut soup that is popular all over the country, Kwaśnica is it's hardy and wild...
05 Oct An inauthentic, authentic Rainbow curry
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What is an authentic curry anyway? I wanted to call this an inauthentic curry, so that no-one thinks it's from a particular country or that I'm trying to follow a particular tradition and getting it wrong. Yet in our family, this is a Rainbow curry and...
28 Sep A rainbow ferment to boost your immunity
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Time of year to be fermenting Autumn/Fall is, of course, the traditional time of year to ferment and preserve our food. It's also the time of year when we are in need of an immunity boost, lest the dreaded seasonal cold (or worse still, flu) get...
20 Sep Pea, broccoli and leek stew for healthy guts
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A gut challenge recipe I always feel a bit overwhelmed after the summer holidays with everything that needs to be organised for our family to function properly and healthy guts are on the to-do list. After eating ice-cream and croissants on a daily basis, our guts...
13 Sep Lentil salad that goes with everything and a life update
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Life's what happens when you're busy making other plans I fell out of the rhythm of writing a blog post every week over the summer. The kids were home, we travelled a lot and it seemed like there was always something happening - hospital visits, summer...
23 Aug Broccoli and tahini salad for a late season bbq and perimenopause
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Why for perimenopause? Since I've been premenopausal, I've craved raw broccoli and tahini. This salad is the result, but I do hope it also tastes good to un-perimenopausal people. Broccoli is full of fibre, folate, vitamins C and K, as well as glucosinlates that react with...
12 Aug Elderberry cordial for a tasty immunity boost
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Elderberries everywhere The drought has not been kind to my food forest, yet the elders are thriving and heaving with elderberries. Only the fruit trees and shrubs seem fine, everything else has dried up and wilted away, even though Y promised that he was watering every...
01 Aug The iconic Polish pasta with strawberries
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Makaron z truskawkami made famous Pasta with strawberries is one of those dishes that everyone outside of Easter Europe fails to understand. However, it's become a bit iconic since Iga Swiatek made it famous. saying that it's her absolute favourite dish. Shock and outrage followed this...