02 Oct Lublin, Gryczak and the European Festival of Taste
Posted at 14:50h in Blog
I have fallen in love with Lublin. This city feels like I imagine Poland did before the last World War, when the soul of the country was fractured. It always makes me sad to think how much culturally richer, healthier and more robust Poland would...
13 Aug Poppy seed and chocolate pierogi
Posted at 22:02h in Blog
Making pierogi is considered a chore by some and a therapeutic activity by others. I belong to the latter category as you may have guessed. I love to experiment with both fillings and the dough, but I also love the familiarity of the act itself....
15 Jul My new supper club: A Slavic Tale
Posted at 00:48h in Blog
I was invited to my first supper club by Alissa Timoshkina of KinoVino: an elegant, candlelit affair. I loved the concept of talking to food-loving strangers while tasting a menu that is prepared with thought and love. This pre-empted Alissa asking me to cook for...
24 Jun Botwinka soup and my supper club
Posted at 01:22h in Blog
The entire concept of soup is different in Eastern Europe. People in the UK find it hard to get their heads around the idea of cold soups or fruit soups, yet in the summer in Poland, we use soups to refresh us, or sometimes even...
07 Jun Elderflower, pear and peach yeasty buns
Posted at 00:55h in Blog
I used to think that when I published my own cookbook, life would be easy. I used to think that POLSKA would convince everyone to the merits of Polish and East European food and then the whole world would immediately want to know more. POLSKA...
18 Mar Polish Easter Cakes – Baba, Mazurek
Posted at 15:49h in Features
I have been asked to write about Polish Easter recipes in the run up to Easter. There are many Polish Easter foods: żurek, hams, eggs, salads, but for me a Polish Easter is all about the cakes. There are so many different types of Baba...
02 Feb My top 5 Warsaw restaurants – 2018
Posted at 16:19h in Features
Warsaw restaurants are booming right now and if you head there, you'll be spoilt for choice when it comes to places to eat, which could actually be a problem in itself (a good problem, but a problem nevertheless). If you are only there for a...
28 Jan All about poppy seeds and a healthy, sugar free poppy seed flapjack
Posted at 17:48h in Blog
If you have been here before, thank you for returning - the poppy seeds lured you back in I hope. It turns out I've been pissing off everyone who comes to my site with my huge images that don't load properly and steal data. For...
14 Jan Pearl barley “kaszotto” with red pepper, gherkins and coriander
Posted at 22:45h in Blog
I don't have many regrets in life but there is one thing I regret not putting in my cookbook - Kaszotto. They are really popular in Poland and the perfect thing to cook when you don't have much in the fridge - much like it's...