No, Not Sweet Nuts are somewhat underrated in our daily diet. In plant-based cooking, cashews or other seeds are often used as substitutes for yellow or white cheese. But apart from such niche recipes and desserts or cakes, nuts, or other seeds, are rarely seen on our tables. In traditional cuisine (not folk, more like … Read more
Noodles laid are almost the cornerstone of Polish cuccina povera, the cuisine of the poor, the folk cuisine. And like most such dishes, they fell out of favor with the enrichment of society. Funny enough, I used to stumble upon this poor folk dish in fancy vegan restaurants in Warsaw before my departure. The basic … Read more
Some lottery bonus of fate is that I’ve never been a fan of either sweetened carbonated drinks or those awful sweet Mars bars, Twixes, Pigs, or whatever those brown things with corn syrup and additives are called.Similarly, fast food. All those pizzas, hot dogs, burgers. Not even pizza. And I never really understood those fans, … Read more
The kitchen, unlike the dining room or salon, where the gentry discuss wise and important matters, doesn’t occupy much space in culture. The sensation was the English young and angry. A group debuting in the second half of the 20th century, creators practicing “kitchen sink realism.” “Chicken Soup with Barley,” and “Chips with Everything” these … Read more
How to Make a Punk Salad from Leftovers and What’s Left, or 8 Rules of Salad Composition Like the 8 Arms of the Chaos starSalads, salads, salads. Hastur, hastur, hastur.Next to soups and casseroles, they are unrivaled in the world of leftover cuisine.They’re always made differently, as we use whatever we have in the fridge … Read more
The topic of intellectual property isn’t very catchy unless there’s a scandal about plagiarism or the use of someone else’s recipes. From time to time, there are cases of wholesale utilization of other people’s recipes, whether on a blog or in an e-book. And usually, it turns out that the aggrieved parties have no clue … Read more
In the kitchen, we are all dwarves standing on the shoulders of giants. And we are constantly learning from other chefs and guests. That’s why a chef should frequently eat dishes prepared by other chefs, study learned treatises with recipes, and observe how others cook, even on television. In fact, that’s one of the most … Read more
Polish traditional fasting cuisine in a modern edition.Ridiculously simple aquafaba mayonnaise.Mayonnaise is probably one of the most basic Easter products in Poland. Contrary to appearances, it is very easy to make at home. And it can be made from a product that is usually considered waste.Aquafaba, which is the water leftover from cooking legumes or … Read more
Sequel to the Bean Epic. This time it’s Kidney beans from a can.I feel a bit like the guy from that old joke:– Doctor, everyone says I’m abnormal because I really love pancakes.– There’s nothing abnormal about that. I love pancakes too.– Well, then come to my place. I have two closets full of pancakes.Well, … Read more
