Uncategorized Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/category/uncategorized/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Mon, 30 Sep 2013 02:02:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 The perfect brunch aka Cooking for Simone part 1 https://zuzazak.com/2013/09/the-perfect-brunch-aka-cooking-for-simone-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-perfect-brunch-aka-cooking-for-simone-part-1 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 02:02:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/09/the-perfect-brunch-aka-cooking-for-simone-part-1/ By coming to Los Angeles I have unintentionally extended my Summer. It’s about 31 degrees C here during the day! I have also made my friend Simone, who moved here a couple of years back, very happy. She’s been a little stressed writing her book,...

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]]> Quinoa salad with gorgonzola and burnt-garlic vinaigrette https://zuzazak.com/2013/08/quinoa-salad-with-gorgonzola-and-burnt-garlic-vinaigrette/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quinoa-salad-with-gorgonzola-and-burnt-garlic-vinaigrette https://zuzazak.com/2013/08/quinoa-salad-with-gorgonzola-and-burnt-garlic-vinaigrette/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:28:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/08/quinoa-salad-with-gorgonzola-and-burnt-garlic-vinaigrette/ I’ve had the strangest few weeks in ways that I can’t even begin to explain. I haven’t been cooking much, as attention has been focused inwards. I think in time I will appreciate that this was an important period for me, my personal development, yet...

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]]> https://zuzazak.com/2013/08/quinoa-salad-with-gorgonzola-and-burnt-garlic-vinaigrette/feed/ 3 Homemade mayonnaise https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/homemade-mayonnaise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=homemade-mayonnaise Mon, 22 Jul 2013 10:05:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/07/homemade-mayonnaise/ I believe that challenges help us evolve. This standpoint informs most of my life decisions, so I never choose people or situations that will make my life easy. I’m not saying that this is always the best approach, it’s just how it is for me,...

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]]> Seafood by the sea, the way it should be https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/seafood-by-the-sea-the-way-it-should-be/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seafood-by-the-sea-the-way-it-should-be Sun, 21 Jul 2013 09:33:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/07/seafood-by-the-sea-the-way-it-should-be/ This is how I like to eat when I am by the sea I really can’t recommend this fish shop on the seafront in Eastbourne enough. I cooked the clams simply, in cider, adding a bit of crushed garlic, seasoning and a bay leaf, and...

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]]> Refreshing bean salad https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/refreshing-bean-salad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=refreshing-bean-salad https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/refreshing-bean-salad/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:39:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/07/refreshing-bean-salad/ Ah those dreamy days…  You know the ones I mean – when it feels like you are receiving a special gift from the universe: the sun is shining, you are in the right place at the right time, old friends reappear as if by magic...

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]]> https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/refreshing-bean-salad/feed/ 1 Malty snickers iced-coffee aka probably the best iced-coffee in the world https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/malty-snickers-iced-coffee-aka-probably-the-best-iced-coffee-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=malty-snickers-iced-coffee-aka-probably-the-best-iced-coffee-in-the-world Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:39:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/07/malty-snickers-iced-coffee-aka-probably-the-best-iced-coffee-in-the-world/ After an impromptu barbeque last week, I found a freezer filled with mini Snickers ice-creams, which inspired me to make this particular iced coffee. I’ve been messing about with various recipes all this week, and finally today, I have arrived at the perfect one which...

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]]> Lazy brunch east-european style: placki with tomato salad https://zuzazak.com/2013/07/lazy-brunch-east-european-style-placki-with-tomato-salad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lazy-brunch-east-european-style-placki-with-tomato-salad Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:09:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/07/lazy-brunch-east-european-style-placki-with-tomato-salad/ So, it’s my first day off in London in a looong time. It’s boiling hot. I slept in deliciously until about 11am, then rolled out of bed and warmed up the placki I made for my friend, Ayesha, yesterday. Ayesha loves potatoes. This morning I...

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]]> Summer spaghetti with cherry tomatoes, basil and crayfish https://zuzazak.com/2013/06/summer-spaghetti-with-cherry-tomatoes-basil-and-crayfish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-spaghetti-with-cherry-tomatoes-basil-and-crayfish Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:37:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/06/summer-spaghetti-with-cherry-tomatoes-basil-and-crayfish/ Life is full of unsung heroes – invisible people that make your life better in small ways and don’t ask for anything in return. And food is the same. Normally, I don’t blog about every little thing that crosses my lips, every ordinary pasta dish...

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]]> Jamaican Summer beer cocktail https://zuzazak.com/2013/06/jamaican-summer-beer-cocktail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamaican-summer-beer-cocktail Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:01:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/06/jamaican-summer-beer-cocktail/ This is the most refreshing cocktail I’ve ever had, perfect for a Summer evening, or even afternoon. It is only beer after all (with the tiniest bit of rum). I adapted the recipe from the one I tried at The Rum Kitchen a few weeks...

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]]> Roast rhubarb and strawberry pancakes https://zuzazak.com/2013/06/roast-rhubarb-and-strawberry-pancakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roast-rhubarb-and-strawberry-pancakes Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:45:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/06/roast-rhubarb-and-strawberry-pancakes/ Pancakes are such a Sunday food. Easy to put together, they’re ideal for a lazy brunch or even supper after a hard day of playing on the banks of the river Thames, looking for hidden treasures as I’ve been doing today (this is not a...

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