healthy Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/healthy/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Sun, 31 Jan 2021 11:05:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 All about poppy seeds and a healthy, sugar free poppy seed flapjack https://zuzazak.com/2018/01/all-about-poppy-seeds-and-a-healthy-sugar-free-poppy-seed-flapjack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-about-poppy-seeds-and-a-healthy-sugar-free-poppy-seed-flapjack Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:48:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1487 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...

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]]> Asparagus arrancini and shredded carrot with mint and orange https://zuzazak.com/2016/06/asparagus-arrancini-and-shredded-carrot-with-mint-and-orange/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=asparagus-arrancini-and-shredded-carrot-with-mint-and-orange Sun, 19 Jun 2016 14:44:11 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1182 Every few months I pull out a Koan card. This card is something I keep in mind for the coming months and it’s always the perfect advice for me. A few months ago, when I was finishing writing my book (“Polska” is now available for pre-order), the...

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]]> A crunchy, citrusy salad with bean sprouts, pears and walnuts https://zuzazak.com/2014/12/a-crunchy-citrusy-salad-with-bean-sprouts-pears-and-walnuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-crunchy-citrusy-salad-with-bean-sprouts-pears-and-walnuts Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:29:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/12/a-crunchy-citrusy-salad-with-bean-sprouts-pears-and-walnuts/ I know – at this time of year you probably all want to eat warm, comfort food and here I am giving you salad. It’s strange, yet this is what I’m craving at the moment – all kinds of salads. My friend David has written...

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]]> Crunchy sweet potato patties aka leftover cuisine https://zuzazak.com/2014/12/crunchy-sweet-potato-patties-aka-leftover-cuisine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crunchy-sweet-potato-patties-aka-leftover-cuisine Wed, 03 Dec 2014 22:08:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/12/crunchy-sweet-potato-patties-aka-leftover-cuisine/ Patties are probably my favourite thing to make from leftover mash. Especially sweet potato mash, as that adds an exotic element to my patty, making me feel like I’m snacking in a tropical country. If I close my eyes I can almost smell coconuts in...

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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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]]> Three grain mango salad and swimming against the tide https://zuzazak.com/2014/07/three-grain-mango-salad-and-swimming-against-the-tide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-grain-mango-salad-and-swimming-against-the-tide Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:57:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/07/three-grain-mango-salad-and-swimming-against-the-tide/ There’s no denying that I’m swimming against the tide here. London is a city where most people work hard and party hard, then when they’ve had enough they settle down and start a family. Which is fantastic if that’s what you actually want. After 8...

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]]> White chia seed and banana cake, a strange method https://zuzazak.com/2014/07/white-chia-seed-and-banana-cake-a-strange-method/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=white-chia-seed-and-banana-cake-a-strange-method Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:59:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/07/white-chia-seed-and-banana-cake-a-strange-method/ I love cooking, as you know, but not having any scales, combined with a preference for healthy, savoury food has meant that I rarely bake. People tell me that baking is therapeutic, I find it powdery and messy. Until recently. You see I’ve found a...

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]]> Black beans with feta on a night in https://zuzazak.com/2014/02/black-beans-with-feta-on-a-night-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-beans-with-feta-on-a-night-in Fri, 28 Feb 2014 20:02:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/02/black-beans-with-feta-on-a-night-in/ I crave simplicity in the midst of chaos. This is especially true of Friday nights when all I want to do is get home as quickly as possible and is stay in, drinking green tea and eating wholesome food. Certainly no alcohol. By no means...

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]]> Warm winter vegetable salad with jerusalem artichoke https://zuzazak.com/2014/01/warm-winter-vegetable-salad-with-jerusalem-artichoke/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=warm-winter-vegetable-salad-with-jerusalem-artichoke Wed, 08 Jan 2014 16:01:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/01/warm-winter-vegetable-salad-with-jerusalem-artichoke/ This warm Winter vegetable salad was inspired by the one I ate on a fun evening out at Bedford&Strand. In actual fact, I can’t remember much about that salad apart from that it was absolutely delicious and that it contained a vegetable that I hadn’t...

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]]> “Superfood” healthy french toast https://zuzazak.com/2013/11/superfood-healthy-french-toast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superfood-healthy-french-toast Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:16:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2013/11/superfood-healthy-french-toast/ There are few foods in this world that are quite as sexy as French toast drizzled in honey. Yet the dangerous voluptuousness of the classic recipe has made it a once-in-a-blue-moon treat. So imagine my glee at discovering that French toast can be made healthy...

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