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Back to the Table

Some things you never really leave behind

There are things in life that will somehow always come back to you. A song you once listened to on repeat, photograph you once kept in your wallet, food you cooked non stop and loved it or, in my case, this little corner of the internet.

For long time, this space was the place where I could let my creativity loose, experiment with food, take photos and share it all with you. But at some point life got busy, priorities shifted, this blog got quieter and eventually went silent. My kitchen was still busy, good food was still on the table and the camera still in my hand.

I’ve been thinking how much I used to love creating things. It made me happy.

So maybe that’s enough reason to begin again?

I don’t have a big plan of what things will look like here or how often they will appear on this blog. What I have is appetite for delicious food, bigger appreciation for good wine, camera that needs to be used and most importantly, finding joy in simply creating things.

There will be recipes, of course. But perhaps also stories, discoveries, favourite places, bottles worth opening and all the things that make life around the table so wonderful.

I am happy to be here again.

Welcome back to my kitchen!

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Slow braised beef cheeks ragu

Beef cheeks ragu

When the weather doesn’t encourage you to venture outside of the warmth of your home, when all you want to do is to wrap up in the blanket and have a lazy day, this ragu is your best friend. Beef cheeks are cheaper cut, which transforms to buttery melt in the mouth, falling apart meat when cooked slowly on low heat. Pair them with tagliatelle or pappardelle, glass of red wine, and you have beautiful dinner that will leave you feeling warm and satisfied. If the food could give you a hug, this ragu would definitely be able to do it.

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Pasta Puttanesca aka The Hungover Cure

Pasta Puttanesca

I am getting old. Why do I know it? One night out ends up as few days recovery time. Some people can’t even look at food after having one too many. I am totally opposite and I could ‘eat a horse’ (please don’t be alarmed, this is just the way we say it in Poland when we are really hungry ;-)). I usually crave comforting, belly warming food, that will make me feel better.

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“Crack Pie”

Crack Pie

I’ve been watching Chef’s Table with a friend of mine (quite a foodie too), and we went drooling when we saw what Christina Tosi is baking… I couldn’t get over the genius behind cereal milk panna cotta, compost cookies or birthday truffles. There was one treat that got our attention and curiosity even more – a crack pie. Impossible to resist sweet, sugary, oat cookie based pie. I knew I had to try making it.

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Sweet omelette

I will be honest with you. Life has been very hectic for the past three months. I couldn’t find space or motivation to cook properly and adjust the way I cook to suit just me and my daughter. I missed photography and I missed the creative part of me. But thanks to good friend (yes Ewelina, that’s all thanks to you!) I got a kick in the arse and suddenly I woke up with the energy to do things I really love doing.

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Japanese milk buns

Japanese milk buns
Japanese milk buns

I came across Donal Skeehan on Polish telly the other day. He was visiting Japan and talked about Japanese milk breads. I was mesmerised when he was baking them in the programme. They looked somewhat between brioche and Polish sweet buns. There is one very interesting part to it though – thangzhong. It is like a roux but instead of butter, we use milk or water. This paste makes buns fluffy and light.

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