Nourishing and flavourful meals for everyday cooking, from family favourites to wholesome dishes inspired by different cultures and seasonal ingredients.
The Kind of Dinner I Grew Up With If you grew up in Poland, there’s a good chance you’ve eaten this dinner more times than you can count. Two golden-brown kotlety mielone, a generous spoonful of mashed potatoes and a…
Who Doesn’t Love Lasagne? Seriously, who doesn’t love lasagne? I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t. But I have certainly met a few lasagnes I didn’t love. I’ve had lasagne with tomato sauce so acidic it practically made…
Why I Make My Own Chicken Goujons There’s something about a Friday night that calls for crispy chicken, homemade chips and a generous spoonful of garlic sauce. I love that kind of dinner as much as anyone. But when it…
A Little Piece of Poland on a Plate If there’s one dish that truly represents Polish home cooking to me, it has to be pierogi. I grew up eating them, my parents grew up eating them, and so did my…
There are some meals that don’t need much introduction, especially when you’ve grown up eating them. A tender piece of beef, a generous spoonful of homemade gravy, soft Silesian dumplings or potatoes, and a side of warm, sweet-and-savoury beetroot. It’s…
A Dinner I’ve Known Since Childhood Chicken liver with apples and onions is one of those dinners I’ve known for as long as I can remember. I ate it as a child, and I still genuinely look forward to it…
Creamy Salmon Pumpkin Pasta with Coconut Milk This creamy salmon pumpkin pasta is one of my favourite quick weeknight dinners. It’s one of those meals I’ve made so many times that I don’t really measure anything anymore. I just add…
Who doesn’t love a good doner kebab? Especially when it’s wrapped in warm bread, packed with fresh salad and finished with plenty of garlic sauce. Why I Make My Doner Kebab at Home I love a good takeaway, but I…
Some recipes start with a plan. And this chicken potato and spinach bake started with a smell. When I worked as a cook in a nursery in the UK, cheese and onion pie was one of those meals that filled…
I love Saag Paneer curry. Pretty much every kind I’ve tried so far, although there are so many different curries in the world that thankfully, I still have a lot ahead of me. I love how completely different two dishes…
