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The Lonely Winter Brussels Sprouts Soup. It’s “lonely”, but you don’t have to eat it alone

December 22, 2016 by Food Polka

I am fortunate to spend this Holiday season with my family in Poland. It has been 16 years since the last Christmas together and a very long time since I experienced the “real” winter for longer than a week. Although it’s cold out here, I am still super excited because the trip triggers so many culinary memories. Winters in Northern Europe offer very limited variety of local produce but Brussels Sprouts are in season now. So, here is my sentimental winter tale about this “little” vegetable. I grew […]

Categories: Christmas, Communism, Cooking Classes, Dill, Dinner, Editorial, Food Art, Food Photography, Food Styling, Herbs, Lunch, organic, Pearl Barley, Polish Cuisine, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Resourceful Cooking, Soup, Tomatoes, Vegetables • Tags: brussels sprouts, brussels sprouts soup, creative food stylist los angeles, culinary productions, culinary writing, Dill, food photographer, food photographer la, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food polka, food styling los angeles, food stylist los angeles, foodpolka, marta fowlie, polish cooking, published by Marta Fowlie, winter soups

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Split pea soup inspired by Polish military field kitchens

December 29, 2015 by Food Polka

This is the ultimate Polish soup recipe. The soup is called “Grochówka” which means it’s made out of dried split pea and few more typical for Polish soups ingredients. If you drive across Poland you will notice roadside stands and food shacks in the woods inviting you to have a bowl of the “Grochówka Wojskowa” or “Grochówka Polowa” which translates into the “Military Split Pea Soup”. Stop by and you will most likely end up with something really tasty. Something […]

Categories: Carrots, Christmas, Communism, Culinary Writing, Dinner, Food Photography, Garlic, Green Pea, Herbs, Lunch, Marjoram, Polish Cuisine, Pork, Potatoes, Privet Chef Events, Published by Marta Fowlie, Resourceful Cooking, Smoked Bacon • Tags: creative food, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist los angeles, fusion food, green pea soup, grochówka po polsku, grochówka polowa, intuitarian, marta smolczewska, military split pea soup, polish soup, polish split pea soup, published by Marta Fowlie, resourceful cooking, sauce, soup, sustainable cooking

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Holiday Eggnog Martini just like grandma used to make

December 25, 2015 by Food Polka

When I was a little girl, I felt in love with the home made treat called kogel-mogel. It was made out of raw egg yolks and white sugar. Sometimes I would have it with a touch of raw cocoa powder or lemon juice. At times of my childhood in communistic Poland, when sweets were rationed and for most of the time not available at all, this treat meant to me a lot. Particularly, because I could make it at home […]

Categories: California Cuisine, Christmas, Cocktail, Dessert, Diary Product, Dinner, Eggs, Eggs, Food Photography, Food Styling, Holidays, Lemon, Liquors, Maple Syrup, Polish Cuisine, Privet Chef Events, Published by Marta Fowlie, Published by Marta Fowlie, Soy milk, Vegeterian, Vodka • Tags: adwokat, ajerkoniak, art director, boże narodzenie w polsce, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, diet cocktail, diet eggnog, eggnog, eggnog martini, eggnog with vodka, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy cocktail, holiday cocktail, kogel mogel, light eggnog, personal chef LA, polish christmas drinks, polish christmas food, polish martini, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, refreshement, wódka z jajkiem, winter cocktail

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Get ready for Mad Men’s final season with these modern cookies

March 31, 2015 by Food Polka

The last season of Mad Men starts this Sunday, and well… Not sure about you, but I am definitely going to shed a tear (or two) and need some serious comfort food to get me out of this funk. And no, the average potato chip just is not going to cut it. I will be keeping mid-century mod alive by baking some yummy shortbread cookies. If you aren’t too bummed to invite some friends over, throw a party and watch the final season […]

Categories: American Cuisine, Apetizer, Breakfast, Butter, Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Dark Chocolate, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Holidays, Lunch, Oat flour, Oatmeal, Oranges, Published by Marta Fowlie, Salt, Snack, Tea, Vegeterian, Wheat Flour • Tags: art director, cream cookies, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, mad men dessert, mad men season premiere, midcentury food, midcentury styled cookies, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, tea cookies

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Navels + 81 Fahrenheit = Orange Pancakes and Christmas in SoCal

December 27, 2013 by Food Polka

So, it’s a day after Christmas. While a lot of the world is suffering in the miserable cold, I am hanging out on my terrace drinking coffee, wearing tank top and shorts. Sure I have Jack burrowing into my lap. Sometimes I really can’t believe where I live. Back Warsaw its 38 degrees. Here in Signal Hill it never gets that cold, it never snows. The worse we get is a little rain and a slight chill. And what’s more […]

Categories: American Cuisine, Breakfast, Butter, California Cuisine, Christmas, Communism, Cottage Cheese, Dessert, Eggs, Farmer's Cheese, Flax, Food Styling, Fruits, Grains, Herbs, Holidays, Lunch, Mint, Oatmeal, Oranges, Pancakes, Pancakes, Polish Cuisine, Queso Fresco, Resourceful Cooking, Tarragon, Vegetarian, Yogurt • Tags: art director, breakfast, Christmas, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, holiday, marta fowlie, marta smolczewska, navel, oranges, pancakes, Polish chef, polish christmas story, polish cooking, polish immigrants, published by Marta Fowlie, resourceful cooking, socal

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The Christmas Tale of Food Polka. Oranges and Irony

December 24, 2013 by Food Polka

Yesterday, like every other day, my little Jack Russell – conveniently named Jack – woke me by doing his funny paw dance on my chest.  He lifts them up in this goofy way and lands them on my chest.  It was really cute when he was a puppy and I never trained him not to do it, so now I get woken up every morning to the same thing.  Every morning I also have to find new toys or bones […]

Categories: Christmas, Communism, Fruits, Holidays, Oranges, Vegetarian • Tags: art director, Boże Narodzenie, Christmas, communism, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, jem więc jestem, Komunizm, Kuba, Kubańskie Pomarańcze, marta fowlie, marta smolczewska, navel, oranges, pancake, poland, Polish chef, polish christmas story, polish christmas tale, polish cooking, Polska, polskie historie wigilijne, published by Marta Fowlie

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