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Polish dishes / February 20, 2015

Beef tartare on bread

Today I made steak tartare. It turned out I’d bought a little too little beef fillet (ha, at 115 PLN per kilogram,…

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Christmas / November 27, 2014

Sweet herring

You could be mistaken for thinking Christmas is just around the corner. Mistaken, exactly. Because, my dear friends, Christmas isn’t knocking at…

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Asian dishes / November 11, 2014

Light spring rolls

Kaja sent me this recipe for spring rolls, supposedly as a gift for the approaching anniversary. To be honest, I’d have preferred…

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Christmas / October 26, 2014

Rabbit pâté

When you live in the country, sometimes you can be given a rabbit completely out of the blue. Two rabbits, in fact.…

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Christmas / October 7, 2014

Spreadable liver pâté

Another recipe with fantastic photos. Yes, I know it doesn’t look the part. But it doesn’t have to. Trust me. This isn’t…

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American dishes / September 9, 2014

Roasted pumpkin

Ladies and gentlemen, here’s a very quick and simple recipe whose origin is as simple as… As what, exactly? This recipe for…

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Asian dishes / August 12, 2014

Sushi

Unfortunately I’ve got conjunctivitis and can barely type at the computer. Hence the recipe drought. I’ve also been on holiday in Hungary,…

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French dishes / July 29, 2014

Baby octopus

By a rough count, I spent nearly 5 months in China. That’s quite a stretch, all told. Apart from Poland, of course,…

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