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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: Quick dishes

Uncategorised / February 16, 2014

You know I’d sooner have kung pao chicken than a dish I spent ages trying to find a category for, apart from…

Chinese dish / February 16, 2014

Kung pao chicken, or gongbao chicken, is my favourite Chinese dish. It brings together the things I like best: heat, sweetness and…

Arab dishes / February 15, 2014

I’ve already made couscous with vegetables on Prymitywna Kuchnia, a slightly fancier version, I think. If couscous can be fancy at all.…

As simple as it gets / February 14, 2014

This shake is a Valentine’s present from my lousy memory. Yes, really. Those strawberries weren’t even for me. On Tuesday I bought…

Polish dishes / February 12, 2014

This dish is the very essence of Prymitywna Kuchnia. It’s as primitive as the headlines on Polish news sites or the bunch…

Polish dishes / February 10, 2014

This soup tastes ridiculously, ridiculously good. I’ve already had two bowls. I’m allowed. It’s my entire lunch today. Of all soups I…

Polish dishes / February 8, 2014

Today I was going to make a classic breaded turkey cutlet. And I did. For Ninka. The plan was to make myself…

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…

Thai dishes / January 30, 2014

Bang on the table… I posted my hummus on the Prymitywna Kuchnia fan page and, as the Polish saying goes, the scissors…

Arab dishes / January 30, 2014

I could get away with hummus for a late breakfast today. I’m preparing for a training session I’m running on Monday, so…