With its crispy freshness, the beginning of October is a slow and fluid passage into the autumn. Long are gone the golden grain fields before harvest, the first trees wave goodbye to their leaves, which burst into flamboyant shades of yellow, orange and red. This soup is a celebration of the late summer’s crops, where […]
As soon as the summer arrives and the sun sets late in the evening, my husband eagerly pulls out the barbeque out of our garage and announces that it is time to start the grilling season. Believe me, he is truly obsessed with his barbecued meats which he demands almost daily! So as an appreciation […]
What makes me passionate about cooking the most is the ability to be creative. You can transform the humblest ingredients you would never think of into some most memorable taste pairings. As I aim to avoid ham and other processed meats, I fully understand how challenging it can be to serve a quick and nutritious […]
When I used to live in Poland, during the early summer days and holidays, before I woke up and the heat had not yet set in, with the crispy freshness of the summer sunrise, my mother would go to the local bakery and bring us some sweet blueberry buns for breakfast. These yeasty, soft rolls […]
Ahead of a busy festive month of December, we are keeping it quiet and cozy these days. The temperature is continually dropping and the winter is arriving so we will definitely enjoy the crispy coldness of the outdoors. Definitely in a typical Swiss way! Today we finally had the first snow of the year! This […]
Leczo is a late summer stew, served with sausages and crusty slice of a sourdough bread to dunk all the juices from slowly cooked vegetables. As the November settles in and the days become shorter and colder, in order to ring back some of the summer flavours’ memories, I created this warming one-pot. The vegetables […]
Continuing with the summer vibe, I came to an idea to put together two things: green salad and fermentation. It may sound odd at first, however, allow yourself to take your taste buds on a delicious journey. Fermentation is a big part of life in Poland. Our palate is trained from the early childhood to […]
It has been a long while since I last posted on this site… The past year has been full of changes for me, with moving into my own house, returning back to work, juggling a household with a demanding toddler… It seemed to me as if I was not able to catch a breath and […]
As I get older, I start to enjoy calmer things in life. Savouring every sip of a strong cup of coffee early in the morning. Taking a walk down a forest path rather than a bustling street of a big city… Recently, especially in the last year due to the pandemic, I have been impatiently […]
Salads… I haven’t fallen in love with them at first sight. I actually couldn’t understand people who devoured them lunch after lunch during my London days… It took me a while to fall in love with them. But then I realised why. It is all about the interplay between varying textures. It is a delicate […]