Katerina, my Greek cuisine teacher, whose fascinating blog Culinary Flavors is a constant source of inspiration, has recently asked me about Polish recipes. I looked through…
Going back from holidays I realised I must hurry with this year’s pickling sessions. Both chilli and sweet peppers are now particularly ripe, they smell…
Even though my “garden” means only a couple of boxes on a small balcony, I regularly find myself suddenly overwhelmed with huge crops of certain…
If you are fond of matcha (Japanese powdered green tea) you have probably tasted Matcha Crème Brûlée, which has become popular worldwide. Green tea’s astringency…
Lecsó is probably – after gulyàs – the second most famous Hungarian dish. It is a kind of light stew prepared with peppers, tomatoes and the…
Tantalising colour, inebriating, strong aroma and unique, sophisticated tart flavour… I was completely taken aback by this new version of my staple yogurt and fruit…
I am in one of my frequent Korean cooking frenzies. Browsing my favourite blogs, looking for new ideas, I have stumbled upon Bibim Guksu, a…
How I wish the strawberry season stretched to the whole year… Even though I’m happy to see cherries, apricots or peaches appear on my market,…
I have recently been lucky to stumble more and more often upon pork tenderloin from high quality farms. I cross my fingers this situation will…
I am often anxious that so called “traditional” recipes I present here might be adulterated or even completely false. Not this time. This time I…