If you try to avoid any dairy intake, these dishes are a must for you to try. All lactose-free, made from plant based substitutes.
During autumn, the variety of available fresh vegetables is definitely limited. Of course, vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers or radish are available in stores, but these come from greenhouse cultivation or are imported, they do not taste as good as those bought in season. When I think of autumn vegetables, I always think of pumpkins,…
Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish that consists of fermented vegetables. The base of kimchi is napa cabbage and white radish, seasoned with gochugaru (powdered chili) or gochujang (chili paste), ginger, green onions and garlic. Some versions of kimchi also contain salty seafood such as dried shrimp. Preparing kimchi is very simple. The vegetables should…
Ice cream is a frozen dessert known by everyone. What is ice cream made of? The basis of any ice cream are mainly dairy products such as milk or cream and also water, often combined with fruit juice or chocolate. Ice cream can be made with: fresh or candied fruit, chocolate, nuts (walnuts, pistachios), vanilla,…
Cocktails are great not only to deal with hunger, but also to cleanse the body. There are a lot of cocktail variations. It all depends on what you fancy and sometimes on what you have in your fridge. For me it was kale 🙂 I also managed to find some bananas and pears. All I…
Properly baked chicken legs are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Very few people are able to resist them if at all. Any type of meat, regardless of its kind, tastes best when marinated beforehand. The marinade can be sweet or spicy. It is important though, to prepare it early enough to…
Lard spread made with fried pork fat or bacon combined with onion is very popular in Poland. Such a lard spread, of course, is not suitable for people who do not eat meat. However, nothing prevents you from making a similar sandwich spread only from vegetables. I used millet, chickpeas and onion to prepare a…
This recipe is for fish baked with rosemary, tomatoes, lemon and onion. The preparation of this dish is very simple, you don’t have to work hard on it. It is important to buy fish that has already been scaled, gutted and cleaned. All that you will have to do is to wash it, dry it…
Vegetable broth is a stock made with water and various vegetables. The vegetables most often used to prepare the broth are: carrot, parsnip, onion, celeriac and leek. These vegetables are usually the basis of the broth, which, depending on the desired flavour, can be enriched with herbs or spicy paprika. Mostly, I use broth as…
Whenever the pumpkin appears in stores, I buy a big quantity of it to make some puree and freeze it. I usually make enough to last a few months. I make various sweet and savoury dishes from it. It works great in donuts, buns, cakes, but also in pasta sauces, soups or as an addition…
A cabbage salad with tomato, cucumber and red onion is perfect for meat dishes. Today I made fried chicken breasts for dinner, served with new potatoes and this cabbage salad. If you have a vegetable slicer, you will prepare this salad in 10 minutes. Without a slicer, it will take a while longer, because the…
Chimichurri is a sauce popular in Argentina and Uruguay, made from parsley, garlic, olive oil, oregano and red wine vinegar. The sauce is served fresh as an addition to meats and vegetables. The sauce is also great when used as a marinade. The recipe for chimichurri sauce is very simple, the sauce can be made…
Ajvar is a dip made form vegetables, strictly speaking from peppers. There are several versions of ajvar available. The one with tomatoes is called pindjur and the one with eggplant and mustard is malidzano. If you are ever in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina or North Macedonia, be sure to try green pindjur because it is…