The best soup for hot days Chłodnik is a cold soup we eat in all the East European countries during the summertime, as it's the most refreshing of soups. Both the fermented beetroot juice (kvass) and the kefir are full of probiotics. The sour kick is...
It's been hot here in the UK and when it's hot, I crave kefir. My mind immediately goes to childhood memories of fresh milk going sour on my Babcia's hot windowsill. We don't do that ritual anymore, but kefir hits that sour, dairy taste spot....
Slaws slaws slaws As a Pole, I feel somewhat of an expert in slaws. On average, I make them twice weekly. This kohlrabi slaw is light and slightly sweet with a refreshing tang from the salty kefir dressing. Perfect for sticking on top of blackened potatoes...
Traditional Polish dinner, but more gutsy I grew up on "placki" (or "latke" as they are otherwise known here). My mama often made savoury ones for dinner, which these are based on. I must admit those were my favourite dinners. You would start off eating them...
Fermented drink of choice Fermented drinks are by far the most refreshing on hot days. Being Polish, I have always loved rye bread kwas, kefir and buttermilk, but I have a new summer favourite, and that's water kefir. When my Babcia was still alive, she would...
Fermented slaw This refreshing spring ferment was made for two reasons. Firstly, I’m scrambling to finish off a project at the moment, while everyone around me coughs and sneezes. I need simple food that will support my immune system, so that I don't get ill. Secondly,...
Back to the Polish shop I've quite a long break from the Polish shop series, focussing on sending you a recipe every week instead. Yet, when I went to the Polish shop the other I noticed quite a few things I hadn't mention in part 1,...
An old babka recipe reinvented I was going to do a completely different post this week, but then we made this dandelion babka. I just had to share it with you now, while the dandelions are perfect. Once they start turning into fluffy balls it's too...
A Slavic Kitchen staple I discovered the recipe for these walnut "bear paw" cakes when writing my latest book, Slavic Kitchen Alchemy, and they have become a staple in our family. I feel like I have eaten them in my childhood, but I can't remember when...