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The first time when I had German green pea soup was at the Frankfurt Christmas market. Each year at least one vendor is selling traditional German soups. This…
Everything that I want on autumn Sunday morning is a fluffy toast, layered with freshly made plum mousse that melts in one’s mouth. I love putting this extra…
We love our potato dishes in Germany, and we serve them in many different ways. We love our boiled potatoes, jacket potatoes, mash potatoes, potato au gratin. As…
According to Spiegel, Germans eat approximately 800 million Currywurst each year. There is no doubt, that this particular sausage is very popular in Germany. The Currywurst Sauce recipe…
German Schnitzel Gravies – do you actually know that Schnitzel in Germany is served very often with sauces on the side? When you think about Schnitzel the first…
Hand cheese Tatar is one of my favourite recipes! The recipe comes from a book called “Handkäs’ Kompositionen” and I can recommend it to anyone who speaks German…
Croquettes are very popular in Poland and you can find them in every restaurant or takeaway shop that serves polish food. Polish Croquettes are thin, large pancakes filled…
Bigos is one of the most known Polish dishes. It is a stew made with cabbage and meat. My mother always prepared it with white cabbage and sauerkraut,…
Traditional Italian Ragù alla Bolognese was one of the best dishes my mother would cook for us when we were young. That time we knew it as “Spaghetti…
Traditional German Creamy White Asparagus Soup makes a perfect starter for any meal! The soup is exceptionally delicious and has a very light taste. Along with cream blob…
White asparagus salad is extremely delicious! This white asparagus season I wanted to try new white asparagus dish. Every year I enjoy White Asparagus with Boiled Potatoes, Ham and…
When you want to know which white asparagus dish is the most popular in white asparagus season in Germany, that is the one: White Asparagus with Boiled Potatoes,…
Thai coconut sticky rice with mango is the most famous Thai dessert – and for good reason! It’s simple and delicious. It’s ingredients you can find in any…
Traditional Vietnamese Egg Coffee is a drink that you have to try while being in Vietnam. I am sure that it will blow your mind. The combination of…
Ratatouille is one of the most famous French dishes. The stew is made of fresh vegetables: zucchini, aubergine, tomatoes, onions and peppers. The name of the stew comes…
Last year on our holiday which we spent in Alps, we decided to climb the Aggenstein which is the mountain on the German-Austrain border. Like almost every mountain…
I just love cooking with Julia Child! Her book “The Mastery of the French Cooking” is the best cooking book I have ever had. The recipes are very…
There is no better meal to eat in summer than a cold soup! The summers in Poland certainly can get warm and as soon as they did, my…
Spinach gnocchi are the most luxurious gnocchi you can ever make. They don’t only look fantastic – they taste fantastic! The dish comes from Lombardy and Tuscany where…
French cuisine has his own indigenous style. Knowledge of French cooking plays a big role in culinary education and French gastronomy is on the list of the worlds…
Roasted Goose is one of the traditional meals eaten on Christmas Eve in Germany – but not the only one. Some of the families serve merely potato salad…
Bethmännchen is German pastry originated in Frankfurt. Bethmännchen are baked for Christmas, and you can buy them on Frankfurts Christmas Market. The legend says that this cookie was…
I am sure I have mentioned this before – I love Christmas time in Germany! The Christmas markets with mulled wine and all this amazing dishes and sweets!…
This summer we had opportunity to cook Israeli food here in Germany with my friends boyfriend who comes from Isreal. One of them was Traditional Israeli Shakshuka. Cooking…
Last autumn we got an invitation from our friends Steffi and Vicente to eat with them traditional Brazilian Pumpkin with Shrimp – Camarão na Moranga. I was really…
If you are not Polish you are probably wondering what Racuchy are. Racuchy are very similar to American pancakes normally stuffed with apple slices and served with caster…
Last weekend we have closed officially bbq season. It is a sad moment because we really loved all the recipes that we have tried this year. Smoker turned…
Today I wanted to share another significant dining experience: Recipe for traditional Moroccan Chickpea Stew. This dish has become our standard meal that week cook at least every…
I love the fact that Germany has a variety of so many different dishes. When traveling to different parts of this country, we always try the regional food.…
After we came back from Dubai with many spices that we have never tasted before i started searching for some Arabic recipes. I have tried to cook many…
Every year we spend 1 or 2 weeks in the German Alps doing camping. The family of my husband have a big caravan which we can use in…
The first time i have tried Kaiserschmarrn was on my first holiday with my husband. I remember that he invited me to spend holiday together just after one…
Yesterday I have finally got what I was waiting for for the past 3 years: Creme Brûlée from my husband. Crème Brûlée is one of my favorite desserts…
White asparagus is very famous in Germany and Germans love those few months in a year when they can enjoy in almost every restaurant this tasty food. When…
For the past weeks I have been posting bbq side dishes: we had Watermelon Salad and Classic Coleslaw. I guess today is time to create a post about…
Do you remember when I told you about this great Texas BBQ party we have organized in April? There where definitely more highlights then the Watermelon Salad and…
This year I have decided to celebrate my birthday with some of my friends. I don’t do this every year and this time we had definitely something to…
I think there is no country in the world which doesn’t have its own meatball recipe. There are different ways of serving them (with potatoes, with bread roll…
Surprise, surprise! Quiche originated in Germany, altough its considered as a traditional French dish. The version which I am introducing to you comes from Lorraine – a region…
Pan-fried Oscypek is the starter to go for when you are visiting the capital of the Polish mountains – Zakopane. The strong taste of the cheese, fried onions…
Etymology/History Boeuf Bourguignon comes from Burgundy – one of the French regions. Our story After my last visit in Paris I fell in love with French cuisine. Normally…
Lobster tastes amazing and I hope you also agree with that. In the past lobster was a mark of poverty: it was eaten by servatns, lower members of…
Lasagna alla Bolognese comes from Italy, but I guess you already knew that 🙂 Looking at the etymology, most probably the name “lasagna” comes from the Greek word…
For most of the tourists that have visited Frankfurt (especially those from another country) Handkäse mit Musik might be a very mysterious dish. When you see it on…
Spaghetti alla Carbonara is one of well known Italian dishes which was created in the middle of the 20th century in Lazio – Rome. Three stories are explaining…
Etymology / History The word Quibe, or kibbeh comes from Arabic and it means “ball”. Its an appetizer made out of minced meat (lamb or beef), bulgur and…
Thats another dish (out of 12) that we Poles put on the Christmas table. Traditionally we do not eat meat on the Christmas Eve therefore we eat…
Here we would like to introduce you to another very tasty dish – this time from pork. This part of the pork does not have much fat…
I found this recipe in traditional French cookbook. Onion purée comes from Champagne/Paris region. It goas well with any meat dishes and mashed potatoes. I mix sometimes mash…
Every Christmas Eve my mother prepers that soup as a starter. I guess like half of the mothers in Poland:) Just to not confuse you – there is…
Our friend Bardhi prepared for our Christmas dinner a Balkan Salad. The salad was fresh, nutritious and just delicious. Its goes very well as a starter or with…
Pumpkin pie is a traditional dessert, often eaten during the autumn and winter – especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of the biggest producers of pumpkin is North…
Etymology / History Chili con care it is a chili pepper dish made of carne (meat). AND IT IS NOT MEXICAN. Chili con care has his origins in…
Traditional Polish open-faced sandwich is a common Polish fast food that is believed to have been invented in the 1970s Communist Poland. We don’t have any particular story…
The world Spätzle is plural form of “Spatz” which means “sparrow”. The geographic origin of “little sparrows” is not known – the first time they were mentioned in…
Potato pancakes are not only traditional in Poland, but also in Germany, Czech, Slovakia, Ukrain, Balarus, Austria and even Luxembourg. Each of those countries has a different variation…
Potato pancakes in my family were served mostly on Fridays. They are easy to make and taste delicious! Polish serve them with sour cream, so savory. Polish potato…
Coconut rice is a sweet-savory rice served in Colombia to all seafood and fish dishes, including soups. It was very confusing for me (Europeans…) at the beginning, because…
This was the first seafood soup i have tried in my life. While visiting Colombia, my friend Maja who is now on her journey through South America recommended…
I ate this dish for the first time in Germany, and I loved it. Apparently, it is very famous here (if this is not true, please let…
This is another meal that we have tried in Colombia. Our hotel in Cartagena was one in one of the poorest part of the city – La Boquilla.…
As the title of the blog says – this recipe comes from Colombia. I still remember this beautiful, sunny day in Cartagena when we decided to go to…
I have been to Rochester on the business trip last year and I decided to try something American – which was not easy to find. Coming from Poland…
Recently we have been to Colombia which is definitely country worth visiting. Apparently in the best sea food restaurants in Cartagena (just by the sea) we had the…
Doesn’t it look healthy and delicious? The green sauce is one of the most popular dishes from Frankfurt you cannot find in any other state of Germany! Although…
Frankfurt Green Sauce is the most refreshing sauce I know! There is nothing better in the summer than to go to apple wine tavern to eat Green Sauce…
I am promising you – this will be delicious! I have been messing around with fajitas for a while now. To my favorites belong beef, pork, pork and…