From my childhood, I remember a folk dietary wisdom: “eat breakfast alone, share lunch with family, and give dinner to the enemy.” Many folk sayings are based on a simple methodology of empirical observations and logic. Even if something seems silly at first glance, it may be quite sensible. For example, putting bread crumpled with … Read more
Food is an energy-intensive affair, whether it’s about industrial production and processing or home cooking. Of course, that also includes the intermediary stages, like institutional kitchen gastronomy. It’s worth examining our energy consumption in the kitchen and how we can reduce it. And it’s not just about the kitchen, as there’s already been a lot … Read more
One of a thousand dishes created from leftovers. The recipe, proportions, and ingredients should be seen as a starting point for a refrigerator review. The key elements are primarily protein and umami, two components whose absence in dishes is the main reason for saying ‘I won’t eat without meat.’ If I had a dollar for … Read more
I was inspired by a Christian friend who shared my recipe for a vegetarian dinner he made on a Friday. And I thought it made sense. To share a recipe for a ‘vegetarian dish’ on Fridays. Generally, any 100% plant-based meal is 100% vegetarian. My first suggestion is for vegetarian French toast with leftover toppings. … Read more
For four and a half years, I have been living in Germany. In the forest. A kilometer and a half to the village. 300 meters to the forest reserve, with a drying lake. I have a few dozen kilometers to Hamburg. And for the past two years, I’ve been seeing more and more homeless people … Read more
As several people on Facebook loudly demanded the recipe, here is “Burmese tofu” . There are many versions and recipes for this type of tofu. Here’s the one I’m currently using, although I won’t hide the fact that I’ll be experimenting and searching (that’s why I love cooking – there’s endless room for exploration and … Read more
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported that in September, the average shopping basket price in the UK decreased by 0.1%. This marks the first price drop in two years. Prices of dairy, margarine, and fish have fallen. According to the BRC, this is due to supermarket competition, as they strive to attract customers with … 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
It seems like this passed in Poland without much notice, and I didn’t write about it in August, somehow it escaped my attention, even though it’s a matter that personally concerns me greatly. In early August, Björn Höcke, the leader of the parliamentary group of the AfD in Thuringia in Eastern Germany, an important figure … Read more
I recently wrote quite broadly about food safety in the home kitchen at. The topic is so important and necessary that it’s worth revisiting with additional topics. Plastic bags with drawstrings and Ziplock bags (with a “zipper” closure) are among the best ways to store food. As we know, plastic is harmful, but for many … Read more
