These are healthy and not over complicated meat-free dishes for vegetable lovers.
Romesco is a Spanish sauce originating from the region of Catalonia. The base of the sauce is made from tomatoes, peppers and almonds. The sauce is seasoned with olive oil, vinegar and garlic. Romesco sauce is a type of cold sauce, which means that the ingredients are not cooked together, only mixed once they are…
Are you looking for a tested recipe for sauerkraut with beans? If so, then you must try this recipe for cooked sauerkraut with beans. It is one of the obligatory dishes on Christmas Eve tables in most Polish households. Some people make this type of sauerkraut also with forest mushrooms instead of beans. You can…
Lentil is a plant that has a vast number of nutrients. It is rich in protein, fiber, potassium, magnesium and zinc. Its grains come in several colours: green, red, brown, yellow and black. Most often it is used by vegetarians, but also by people with diabetes. I belong to neither of those groups but despite…
Whenever I am in Zakopane, I always buy grilled oscypek cheese served with cranberries. I really like this combination of lightly smoked cheese and sweet fruits. The other day I fancied oscypek served this way but unfortunately I was not able to buy this cheese anywhere. I decided to replace it with mozzarella and baked…
Brussels sprouts, or mini cabbage, is a biennial vegetable that has been grown in Europe since the 16th century. Brussels sprouts are a great source of vitamins. It contains more vitamin C than an orange and has very few calories. I don’t remember too many dishes with Brussels sprouts from my childhood. My mother did…
Sauerkraut is prepared from finely shredded cabbage salted with a generous amount of salt and then left to ferment. I have to tell you that I’ve tried sauerkraut in several countries and it tasted completely different in each one of them. At home, from sauerkraut I make stew, salads, soups, dumplings, patties, croquettes, savoury pastry…
Gnocchi is an Italian pasta that can be prepared from potatoes, cheese, semolina, wheat flour, corn flour or eggs. Often, gnocchi also has an addition of herbs or vegetables. Gnocchi is usually served with a sauce or drizzled with melted butter. I have to tell you that gnocchi made from flour and ricotta cheese is…
You don’t necessarily need a large amount of sophisticated ingredients to prepare a tasty salad. Sometimes, simple, quite common products are enough to make a flavoursome salad. Such an uncomplicated but delicious salad is the potato and onion salad. This salad is perfect especially when you don’t have too many products at hand. In most…
Broccoli is a vegetable from the cabbage family, as is cauliflower. In my kitchen, I mostly use broccoli for making soups. From time to time, I also add it as an addition to various dinner dishes. When I do so, it is either boiled in water or baked in the oven. Broccoli soup made only…
Pumpkin buns that are fluffy and soft on the inside made with a combination of pumpkin purée and flour. As I have already mentioned several times on this blog, in the autumn, when there is an abundance of pumpkin, I buy a lot of it and make purée, which I freeze. Purée works great in…
There are many recipes for pierogi dough. They are very similar to each other, often they differ only in small details, which usually concern the amount of ingredients used. The basis of any pierogi dough is flour, water and a little grease. Butter or any type of oil can be used as grease. It is…
Broccoli is one of those vegetables that can be found in soups, casseroles or salads. It is often the main ingredient, but often it is an garnish. Served as a side dish, broccoli can be baked, cooked or mashed. The broccoli purée, for which the recipe I wish to share with you today, can be…