Quick and tasty recipes for making dinner the best experience of any day. You will find here recipes with chicken, fish, seafood, pasta and many others.
Crêpe, a flour dish that is made by combining milk with flour, egg, a pinch of salt and sugar. When combined, the ingredients take the form of a pouring batter, which is then fried with a little fat in a hot frying pan. Fried crêpes should be thin, so that they can be filled with…
My holiday on the Adriatic this year was not only about the rest. I also tried to spend this time productively in the kitchen. The dishes that I created for lunches and dinners were based on fish and seafood. In Croatia, because that’s where I spent my vacation, you can buy fresh fish, shrimps, cuttlefish,…
Lazy dumplings, also known in Polish as “lazy pierogis” or simply as “lazy”, are large dumplings made of flour, cottage cheese and eggs. Lazy dumplings are a simple and cheap dish to prepare. They work well when served for dinner and as a dessert. This dish can be served both sweet or savoury. In the…
Buckwheat groats with smoked tofu, chickpeas and tomatoes is a vegan dish, for which I would like to share with you a recipe today. This dish is light, not too heavy on the tummy, which makes it perfect when served during the day, for example as lunch. I serve buckwheat groats with tofu as a…
Bigos is a dish made from cabbage and meat. These are, of course, only the basic ingredients of this dish, apart from those you can also find mushrooms, prunes, onion and spices in this stew. I use a mixture of sauerkraut and raw cabbage in proportions of half and half to prepare the bigos. I…
Pearl barley with forest mushrooms is today’s suggestion from me for a vegetarian dinner. This dish works great when served as part of a main course or on its own. As an addition to the main course, it perfectly complements both meat and fish. The consistency of this mushroom barley is a bit like risotto,…
Cheese roll with chicken and mushrooms is a must-make dish. I made it last week for Grandma’s birthday and served it cold as one of the snacks on the birthday table. There’s no reason to serve it warm as, for example, a dinner dish if you prefer it like that. A nice addition to the…
Polenta is ground corn boiled in water, often served with butter and cheese. This dish comes from Italy but also occurs under other names in different countries. Depending on how finely or coarsely the polenta is ground, this dish may have a creamy or a firmer texture once cooked. Creamy polenta can be served as…
Baked sweet potatoes served with ricotta cheese and natural yoghurt is an idea for a cheap, meatless dinner. After baking, the potatoes are soft on the inside, while on the outside they have a delicious, crispy crust. I start baking sweet potatoes by thoroughly scrubbing their skin under running water. I do this most often…
Cabbage and potato cakes i.e. bubble and squeak cakes is a very simple and cheap-to-prepare dish, that works well when served for dinner. The basis of this dish is boiled potatoes and cabbage combined with and spices. After thorough mixing, a vegetable mass is formed into balls and fried in oil. In England, this dish…
Arancini is a dish originating in Italy, specifically Sicily. The basis of this dish is rice, which is divided into portions after cooking, flattened on the palm, filled with a filling and shaped into balls. A popular filling is meat with tomato sauce, often with an addition of green peas, mozzarella or other cheese, and…
White sausage baked with onion, apple and beer is a dish that works well when served for dinner. After baking, the sausage is juicy inside with a delicate aftertaste of apples, beer and thyme. The sausage skin is slightly browned and crispy. I use raw sausage. I do not scald it or precook it before…