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Category: Polish dishes

Polish dishes / October 3, 2014

Creamy broccoli soup

Remember my shopping trip to Siewierz? To the best greengrocer’s in the world? I wrote about it in my recipe for spicy…

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Christmas / September 25, 2014

Cabbage rolls with barley

I was in Siewierz yesterday. In Siewierz (in case you don’t know it, it’s a town on the Warsaw–Katowice road), there’s a…

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Polish dishes / September 25, 2014

Lightly fermented dill pickles

Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll keep this short. Here’s a recipe for lightly fermented cucumbers, the finest preserved vegetables of all. Simple and…

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Christmas / September 20, 2014

Pumpkin cheesecake

It had been following me around for ages, yet somehow it always got away. Not that it was stalking me. Though maybe…

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Polish dishes / September 20, 2014

Pumpkin purée

I hereby declare pumpkin season open. The shops aren’t exactly overflowing with pumpkins yet, but they’re starting to come in. So, following…

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Polish dishes / September 18, 2014

Kaja’s pumpkin soup

Kaja wrote this recipe. Yes, Kaja’s making a little comeback. I have to admit the pumpkin soup recipe is fine, but the…

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Christmas / September 14, 2014

Duck legs with figs

Ever fed ducks? Then you know a duck is a smaller sort of chicken. Doesn’t cluck, doesn’t wander about, doesn’t lay eggs.…

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