Tag: food

Polish Chocolate Cheesecake, Izaura

My mum's specialty, Izaura or baked cheesecake with chocolate. Life doesn't get much better than that.

Morning Pancakes

A well known-classic. Great start of the day for sweet breakfast lovers.

Peanut Butter and Oat Cookies

Dark chocolate and peanut butter indulgence. These flourless cookies can be enjoyed guilt-free!

Honey and Custard Layer Cake (Królewicz)

Królewicz, what literally translates as 'the prince' is one of these highly addictive layer cakes, you just can't get enough of. From Poland with love, quite literally!

Growing Cress (rzeżucha)

Growing your own herbs doesn't necessarily require a lot of effort. Try cress, super healthy bit of spring in your kitchen!

Polish Easter Eggs (Pisanki)

Have you ever tried natural dye for your Easter eggs? Try this Polish method, to give your eggs a deep maroon or a vivid blue hue.

Potato and Cottage Cheese Dumplings (Pierogi Ruskie)

There are many kinds of pierogi in Poland, ranging from savoury to sweet and fruity. And everyone seems to have their favourite. The version below is called 'Russian pierogi' (pierogi ruskie) in Polish, and they are one of the most popular ones here.

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Sushi train: the adventures of くら寿司

since the exams and writing end-of-the-semester reports took up all my free time, I had no other choice than introduce some Japanese food which is not made by me. Kura Sushi is a chain sushi restaurant, train-sushi, actually. One of the most popular in Japan. For ¥100 you can have two pieces of sushi. Maybe it's not ...

Yaki Udon (midnight snack)

An example of the infamous student cooking. From the time I was a student in Japan.