cook Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/cook/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:30:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Chicken and vegetable soup with gherkin “croutons” https://zuzazak.com/2015/02/chicken-and-vegetable-soup-with-gherkin-croutons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chicken-and-vegetable-soup-with-gherkin-croutons Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:37:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/02/chicken-and-vegetable-soup-with-gherkin-croutons/ My vegetarianism lasted about 6 weeks. It wasn’t the taste of meat that knocked me off the wagon, it was something much bigger and more exciting – my book-to-be. There is a very good chance that I may get it published soon. The point being...

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]]> A seedy breakfast: sweet and spicy oats https://zuzazak.com/2015/01/a-seedy-breakfast-sweet-and-spicy-oats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-seedy-breakfast-sweet-and-spicy-oats Sat, 24 Jan 2015 22:31:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/01/a-seedy-breakfast-sweet-and-spicy-oats/ Not so very long ago, the phrase “seedy breakfast” would have meant something altogether different. Now it means that my breakfast is full of seeds. And turmeric, and cinnamon, and freshly grated nutmeg… it’s pretty much the best breakfast ever. Inspired by Leo Babauta and...

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]]> Pearl barley, wild mushrooms, blue cheese, gherkins https://zuzazak.com/2015/01/pearl-barley-wild-mushrooms-blue-cheese-gherkins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pearl-barley-wild-mushrooms-blue-cheese-gherkins Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:40:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/01/pearl-barley-wild-mushrooms-blue-cheese-gherkins/ There is nothing more thrilling than the feeling of cultural progress. This was my elated thought as I picked up a packet of fresh wild mushrooms in my local Tesco’s. Yes, the UK is now officially eating wild mushrooms, like the rest of our European...

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]]> An Autumn stew with beans and pumpkin https://zuzazak.com/2014/11/an-autumn-stew-with-beans-and-pumpkin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-autumn-stew-with-beans-and-pumpkin Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:44:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/11/an-autumn-stew-with-beans-and-pumpkin/ I was in Athens the other day visiting my heavily pregnant friend and wanted to make a huge pot of something that we could eat for dinner, then freeze for the busy days ahead. It’s getting a bit chillier, even in Greece, so I was...

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]]> Fancy sweet potato mash for Halloween https://zuzazak.com/2014/10/fancy-sweet-potato-mash-for-halloween/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fancy-sweet-potato-mash-for-halloween Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:45:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/10/fancy-sweet-potato-mash-for-halloween/ As you may have guessed from the name of this blog, I am a fan of mashed potato. I love it for it’s unfussy, simple honesty and rustic charm. I don’t write about it because it’s a sure thing. Everyone knows Mashed Potato. But today,...

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]]> Spicy chorizo and tomato scrambled eggs https://zuzazak.com/2014/10/spicy-chorizo-and-tomato-scrambled-eggs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spicy-chorizo-and-tomato-scrambled-eggs Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:47:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/10/spicy-chorizo-and-tomato-scrambled-eggs/ There are so many things that don’t quite work out in life, and this is okay. There are lessons to be learnt, compromises to be made, battles to be lost as well won, things given up on completely and things deemed worthy of being worked...

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]]> Roasted buckwheat with wild mushrooms and feta for busy days https://zuzazak.com/2014/10/roasted-buckwheat-with-wild-mushrooms-and-feta-for-busy-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roasted-buckwheat-with-wild-mushrooms-and-feta-for-busy-days Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:57:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/10/roasted-buckwheat-with-wild-mushrooms-and-feta-for-busy-days/ As you may or may not have noticed my routine has gone out of the window recently. Flown away to another time and place, one where I didn’t have a full time (if freelance) job and wasn’t working nights and weekends on another creative project...

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]]> Sweet potato quinoa salad https://zuzazak.com/2014/09/sweet-potato-quinoa-salad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sweet-potato-quinoa-salad Sun, 28 Sep 2014 13:27:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/09/sweet-potato-quinoa-salad/ One of things I love about cooking is that paradox of nostalgia and newness. For example, I write this blog whilst munching on a warm, slightly crispy tortilla with Marmite. The reason I eat Marmite on tortillas rather than on toast like normal people, is...

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]]> Grandma’s sorrel and yoghurt soup https://zuzazak.com/2014/08/grandmas-sorrel-and-yoghurt-soup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grandmas-sorrel-and-yoghurt-soup Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:52:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/08/grandmas-sorrel-and-yoghurt-soup/ Whenever I eat sorrel now it reminds me of this lovely day, a couple of years ago, when my grans were still alive. It was just ordinary summer’s day then, mooching about, cooking, sunbathing… yet it will always live on in my memory as something...

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]]> Another Polish dumpling recipe https://zuzazak.com/2014/06/another-polish-dumpling-recipe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-polish-dumpling-recipe Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:33:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/06/another-polish-dumpling-recipe/   Potatoes, rice, pasta, sweet potatoes, new potatoes, rice again… If you would welcome another carb onto your dinner plate, then look no further than these simple dumplings They are called “kluski kładzione”, which translates as “laid dumplings” (more or less) because we “lay” them...

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