Lentils, Sunflower Seeds, and Tomatoes

Continuing the kitchen inventory series: Lentils, sunflower seeds, and tomatoes. Still no onions, but when you live in the forest, going to the store is a whole expedition. INGREDIENTS:– 2 bell peppers of different colors (about 150–200 g)– 100 g sunflower seeds– 50 g red lentils– 30 g olive oil (3 tablespoons)– 30 g hoisin … Read more

Leftover Stuffed Peppers

Stuffed vegetables are my comfort food and a traditional folk Polish dish. Poland and Germany are countries with allotment gardens. Small plots of land, originally on the outskirts of cities and usually belonging to working-class families, were an important supplement to the diets of many households in Poland until the 1990s. INGREDIENTS: – 500 g … Read more

The Most Folksy Onion Soup

I reached for one of my cookbooks, looking for inspiration, and after a few minutes, I came across an onion soup recipe. This reminded me of the first soup I ever cooked as a teenager: onion soup with pieces of bread and grated cheese. Onion soup is a typical poor man’s dish across almost all … Read more

How to Avoid Food Poisoning in Summer and a Bonus Tip on Cleaning Sponges

Summer is a time of increased risk for food poisoning, rapid bacterial growth, and food spoilage. The recent mass poisoning in Poland, where over 100 people were poisoned by meat dumplings — importantly, from an external company — highlights this issue. Why does the risk of poisoning increase in the summer?The primary cause is temperature. The warmer it gets, … Read more

Pasta With Almonds

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

What Do Chefs Eat?

The answer might surprise you. Recently, for several days, I’ve been eating bread with jam. This has been my main meal, which I have around ten o’clock. I wake up around five. By ten, I’ve burned several hundred calories from activity. Two slices with jam. Working in the kitchen contributes to eating disorders. When your … Read more

“Curd-Like” Ice Cream without Curd

Ice cream is chilled fat with sugar and protein. If you want to make good plant-based ice cream, remember these three components. The first records of chilled, icy desserts date back 2,500 years to Persia, where they prepared desserts resembling today’s sorbets. Icy desserts appear in a Roman cookbook from the 1st century and in … Read more

Noodles laid

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

Pesto with wild garlic

The cuisine of northern Germany is not among the most refined in the world. Bratwurst with potato salad and red millet allow for a different perspective on World War II. If you were fed like this every day, you’d also prefer to hop into a tank and invade Poland. And eat Polish dumplings and soups. … Read more