19 Jun Asparagus arrancini and shredded carrot with mint and orange
Every few months I pull out a Koan card. This card is something I keep in mind for the coming months and it's always the perfect advice for me. A few months ago, when I was finishing writing my book ("Polska" is now available for pre-order), the...
31 May My book: “Polska”
It is the way of life to always take you by surprise. For many years I felt like I was writing "Polska" only for myself. Then finally it all happened at once – the dreamt-of book deal… and the pregnancy. Two babies had decided to...
30 May My top 3 Polish vegetarian recipes
Polish is not the first cuisine that comes to mind when you utter the word "vegetarian", and yet there are many recipes that are either vegetarian or lend themselves particularly well to being meat-free. Poland, being a Catholic country, has many "fasting" days. In days...
28 May Massive mushrooms stuffed with sundried tomato, pine nuts, basil and cheese
As the climate becomes more Mediterranean so should our diets! I don't mean to trivialise climate change, it's just that in the UK a slight climate change isn't such a terrible thing. Weather has never bean our strong point. So far this year it's been...
14 May Spelt and tahini cookies, sugar-free
Seemingly overnight Spring has brought with it many wonderful things: shiny, new leaves on the trees; showers of cherry blossoms; the first warm rays of sunshine and also, happily, it has also returned to me my love of cooking. Motherhood dimmed my passion for the...
12 May Roasted purple carrot and sage soup, and earth-mothering
I am doing my own brand of earth-mothering right now. Although I can't quite bring myself to use cloth nappies, I am washing my bubba in camomile water and using the most eco friendly, natural products possible. While I'm probably not going to do prolonged...
04 May Quinoa, spinach and almond salad with orange and cinnamon dressing
I spent my pregnancy cooking and eating Polish food: practicing my dumpling making; stuffing my face with caramel and cream and cookie dough; making many, many doughnuts (three times in the space of 2 months) and generally re-working my favourite recipes. The book is coming out...
03 May 4 month sleep regression, a different approach
Ah the dreaded 4 month sleep regression, turning our perfect sleepers into...
21 Apr Simple spinach soup
I always say that in food, as in life, simplicity is a virtue. Simple days, simple pleasures are the best. A baby's laugh, the sun coming out from behind a cloud, a flower in bloom, these are beautiful things we do not need to fight...