01 Dec What to buy from the Polish shop and what to do with it, part 3
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Polish shop basket...
25 Nov Simple, seasonal: Roasted squash and caramelised leek pasta
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Autumnal home cooking We generally eat pasta about twice a week. Despite my writing mostly about Slavic, East European foods, it's actually pasta that we eat most often. Of course, the Slavs have their own types of pasta, noodles and dumplings, but my pasta isn't always...
18 Nov Homemade cider apple vinegar and it’s uses
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Autumn apples There have been so many apples coming at us this Autumn that I decided to make the ancient remedy that is apple vinegar. I realise that cider apple vinegar has been all the rage in recent years, and you can buy it from the...
07 Nov What to buy from the Polish shop and what to do with it, part 2
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A series on the "Polski sklep" The Polish shop is having it's moment here in the UK, with the Food Programme doing it's first ever "Polish" episode on it. I talked briefly about what I tend to buy when I go to the Polish shop in...
02 Nov A light, fluffy pumpkin pie with a spelt crust
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An American tradition, reimagined My partner is half-American, so at this time of year, he always dreams of pumpkin pie. It's not something I make often, as it wasn't something I was brought up with. It's not part of my tradition at time of year, unlike...
27 Oct A spelt “Quiche du jour”, inspired by Paris
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Salmon, leek and brie quiche with a spelt crust I didn’t expect much from a rushed lunch at a Parisian cafe near the Eiffel Tower. I certainly didn’t expect the best quiche I've ever had. After walking down the Champs Ellises from the Arc de Triompfe,...
18 Oct Radicchio slaw and memories of Treviso
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Radiccios past I discovered radicchio at a little market in Treviso sometime in the early 2000s. A close friend of mine lived there with her Italian boyfriend for a few years and I would visit her at least once a year. At the market, the boyfriend...
13 Oct The Polish Shop: what to buy and what to do with it
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Polski sklep in the UK The Polish shop has piqued some interest of late here in the UK. Polish shops have been around since after the Second World War. When I arrived in Leicester in 1987 there was just one Polish shop, close to the Polish...
06 Oct Spiced pumpkin pierogi at Boston Manor House
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A recipe from a pierogi workshop...
29 Sep Fermented tomato salad
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Not really a recipe but definitely a good idea When I started blogging again, I was worried that I couldn’t commit to a recipe a week, because so much of what I eat is like this. A tomato salad here; some beans and rice there; a...