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Category: Soups

Polish dishes / July 9, 2016

Ever since a certain well-known company beginning with K sent me a gift set of its ready-made soups, then took offence when…

Polish dishes / January 31, 2016

I don’t know what to write. I’ve got a little out of the habit, and yet I made myself some soup today,…

Polish dishes / September 25, 2015

I won’t write at length today, because this recipe wouldn’t have appeared so soon if it hadn’t been for one of the…

Polish dishes / May 13, 2015

If this carries on, Prymitywna Kuchnia will have to rename itself Asparagus Kitchen. I’ve gone a bit mad. As I’ve already written,…

Polish dishes / May 4, 2015

I’d been craving courgette for a long time. Over the May holiday weekend, my mum made it her way. Very delicately. I…

Christmas / April 26, 2015

The supermarkets are clearing their warehouses, and I’m clearing my freezer. Sadly, I have to admit that quite a bit had accumulated,…

Christmas / January 22, 2015

For a few days, a bottle of what looked like quite a decent fermented rye starter for żurek had been sitting in…

Christmas / December 8, 2014

I’ve been away from here for ages! I just haven’t had the time. Things piled up and finally overflowed. A truly enormous…

Polish dishes / November 11, 2014

Here’s an idea for using up a pumpkin that happened to end up here and wasn’t exactly rushing into the pot. In…

American dishes / October 28, 2014

Here’s an idea for a very simple, fairly quick pumpkin soup (30 minutes and it’s ready). Uncomplicated, with no need for lots…