quinoa Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/quinoa/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:18:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Coconut-quinoa porridge for a comforting breakfast https://zuzazak.com/2026/02/coconut-quinoa-porridge-for-a-comforting-breakfast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coconut-quinoa-porridge-for-a-comforting-breakfast Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:13:30 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=3023 About breakfast In my first cookbook, I boldly stated that breakfast was my favourite meal of the day. I realise that this is still true, eleven years on. Breakfast is the meal that brings me most comfort, especially in the winter time and at times...

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]]> Spicy quinoa and halloumi salad. Thoughts on motherhood and the year ahead. https://zuzazak.com/2016/01/spicy-quinoa-and-halloumi-salad-thoughts-on-motherhood-and-the-year-ahead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spicy-quinoa-and-halloumi-salad-thoughts-on-motherhood-and-the-year-ahead https://zuzazak.com/2016/01/spicy-quinoa-and-halloumi-salad-thoughts-on-motherhood-and-the-year-ahead/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:45:00 +0000 January is always about intention setting for me. By the same token it’s about looking back at the year that’s just been, reflecting on what happened and why. What were the seeds planted and what may be learnt. One very important seed grew into a...

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]]> https://zuzazak.com/2016/01/spicy-quinoa-and-halloumi-salad-thoughts-on-motherhood-and-the-year-ahead/feed/ 1 Red amaranth, enoki mushrooms, cashewnuts and black quinoa on a hot hotday https://zuzazak.com/2015/07/red-amaranth-enoki-mushrooms-cashewnuts-and-black-quinoa-on-a-hot-hotday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=red-amaranth-enoki-mushrooms-cashewnuts-and-black-quinoa-on-a-hot-hotday Sat, 04 Jul 2015 10:14:00 +0000 London is sizzling. No, I don’t mean 23 degrees C going down to 10 at night, I mean a proper heatwave. Though they do say we’ll be going back down to our usual, civilized 23-with-showers in the coming week. Thank god. That’s not an ironic...

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]]> Black quinoa with kale, walnuts, marinated peppers and sweetcorn https://zuzazak.com/2015/04/black-quinoa-with-kale-walnuts-marinated-peppers-and-sweetcorn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-quinoa-with-kale-walnuts-marinated-peppers-and-sweetcorn Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:10:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/04/black-quinoa-with-kale-walnuts-marinated-peppers-and-sweetcorn/ Today’s post was going to be all about patience. About how life is always asking me to be patient and how nothing goes more against my very nature. But then everything happened all at once. Now I’m finding it hard to keep up and I’ve...

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]]> Purple carrot celeriac salad with sprouts and the curse of washing up https://zuzazak.com/2015/03/purple-carrot-celeriac-salad-with-sprouts-and-the-curse-of-washing-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=purple-carrot-celeriac-salad-with-sprouts-and-the-curse-of-washing-up Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:14:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/03/purple-carrot-celeriac-salad-with-sprouts-and-the-curse-of-washing-up/ Washing up feels like my curse. I cook a lot therefore there always seems to be a pile of dirty dishes waiting for me. One day I will have a dishwasher – this is the dream. Until that day comes I am forced to deal...

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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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]]> A rowdy springtime salad https://zuzazak.com/2014/04/a-rowdy-springtime-salad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-rowdy-springtime-salad Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:19:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/04/a-rowdy-springtime-salad/ The sun is shining and London is in a good mood. This is the positive side of living somewhere where the weather in unpredictable – when the sun does come out, the whole city is on a natural high. My friend, Ash, tells me that...

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