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Good recipes, a few stories and the occasional provocation. In the kitchen, what matters is what ends up on the plate.

Category: As simple as it gets

Arab dishes / February 10, 2014

Every word of what follows is true. Show a little appreciation! A guest post by Kaja. “I really didn’t feel like writing…

Polish dishes / February 7, 2014

When I think of primitive cooking, I picture dishes like these Brussels sprouts with ham. I know, I know. For a lot…

Polish dishes / February 4, 2014

I went to the butcher’s today for cold cuts, actually. I looked at the counter and what did I do? I had…

Hungarian dishes / February 1, 2014

What sets this lecsó apart from my yellow pepper lecsó is that it’s not made with yellow peppers (it’s made with red…

Polish dishes / January 19, 2014

I’d had goulash on the brain for a while. I actually wanted to make it yesterday, but a bad case of Saturday…

Polish dishes / January 14, 2014

Yesterday was sheer extravagance (kale, or kale burgers, to be precise). I must tell you, it was only after eating that kale…

Cake / January 9, 2014

Today you won’t be hearing about allies or MI2014. Today I want to tell you how incredibly proud I am of my…

Dessert / January 8, 2014

Today I was supposed to tell you about allies of MI2014, so meet another one. This one’s so sweet that even your…

Polish dishes / January 3, 2014

I ought to say “Welcome to the New Year, all the best!” I ought to. But to say it with pancakes? And…

Poultry / December 23, 2013

I’m leaving Warsaw first thing tomorrow (it was supposed to be today, but work took longer than I could manage) and I’ll…