snack Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/snack/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:44:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Savoury and Sweet pancake recipes for pancake day https://zuzazak.com/2025/03/savoury-and-sweet-pancake-recipes-for-pancake-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=savoury-and-sweet-pancake-recipes-for-pancake-day Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:37:30 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=2094 Pancake day happens every weekend in our house because East European food is all about pancakes. We have sweet ones and savoury ones, thin pancakes and fat pancakes, pancakes that take ages to make and quick and easy ones. I wanted to share a couple...

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]]> a reflection on life changes over some lazy dumplings https://zuzazak.com/2020/10/a-reflection-on-life-changes-over-some-lazy-dumplings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-reflection-on-life-changes-over-some-lazy-dumplings Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:48:25 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1983 Lazy dumplings have to be the most forgiving dumpling. And dumplings are a pretty forgiving bunch. Today, I first forgot that I separate the eggs and beat the egg whites. The first egg went in whole. Then I forgot about the egg whites altogether. They...

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]]> Spiced pumpkin pierogi https://zuzazak.com/2018/11/spiced-pumpkin-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spiced-pumpkin-pierogi Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:56:05 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1615 The time has come to reflect and review… this year has been all about home for me… and so many things in my life to be grateful for – my daughter, my family, my home, my friendships… in 2018 it became clear to me that...

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]]> Poppy seed and chocolate pierogi https://zuzazak.com/2018/08/poppy-seed-and-chocolate-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poppy-seed-and-chocolate-pierogi Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:02:17 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1590 Making pierogi is considered a chore by some and a therapeutic activity by others. I belong to the latter category as you may have guessed. I love to experiment with both fillings and the dough, but I also love the familiarity of the act itself....

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]]> Elderflower, pear and peach yeasty buns https://zuzazak.com/2018/06/elderflower-pear-and-peach-yeasty-buns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elderflower-pear-and-peach-yeasty-buns Wed, 06 Jun 2018 23:55:51 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1552 I used to think that when I published my own cookbook, life would be easy. I used to think that POLSKA would convince everyone to the merits of Polish and East European food and then the whole world would immediately want to know more. POLSKA...

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]]> 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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]]> Nettles fried in chickpea beer batter https://zuzazak.com/2015/04/nettles-fried-in-chickpea-beer-batter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nettles-fried-in-chickpea-beer-batter Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:51:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2015/04/nettles-fried-in-chickpea-beer-batter/ My garden mystifies me. Everything is in bloom and I don’t know when it happened. Now the weeds are taking over and I’m not sure if I mind. I wish I knew what to do with dandelion, because I’ve heard it’s very beneficial, but I...

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]]> Parsnip fries with turmeric mayo https://zuzazak.com/2014/11/parsnip-fries-with-turmeric-mayo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parsnip-fries-with-turmeric-mayo Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:22:00 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/2014/11/parsnip-fries-with-turmeric-mayo/ The frothy sunsets and mild evenings of early Autumn disappeared overnight. The nip is taking over and we’ll need to start wearing gloves soon. My hands are already permanently cold and turning a tinge of violent. But the multi-coloured leaves and some sunny skies make...

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