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Double Dip allowed. Chocolaty aphrodisiac fruit dessert

February 11, 2015 by Food Polka

Valentine’s Day is a perfect occasion for dipping aphrodisiac fruit in rich, velvety chocolate that itself is an aphrodisiac. Cut aphrodisiac fruits into shapes that only your imagination can deliver. Put them on the skewer. Hold them with your fingertips by the stem. Dip the fruit inside that warm pot, full of velvety, chocolate. Pamper your lip and mouth with it. Let your tongue feel it when it’s still warm. To add more spice to your dessert and make it […]

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Aphrodisiac filled dinner. A Valentine’s Day salmon recipe

February 6, 2015 by Food Polka

Have you ever heard about powerful food ingredients that feed your sex drive? Maybe? Maybe not?! Well, no matter what you know about, Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! Perhaps it is time to take it to the next level. Just think: An intimate, aphrodisiac ingredient-loaded, homemade Valentine’s Day dinner for two. Doesn’t it sound like a seductive enhancement to Valentine’s Day pleasures? The pleasures can start with shopping together, but they will end in the bedroom. Plus, a […]

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Polish cabbage rolls bring love and sexual potency to your life

December 13, 2014 by Food Polka

So you are an immigrant. Perhaps Polish, like myself. You landed in a foreign country. You fell in love with the place, culture, and people. You decided to stay and settle down. You got a job. You made yourself a cozy home. But something is still missing. You can’t put your finger on it. Perhaps it’s that special someone missing in your life? That person you have always dreamed about, but you haven’t had time for? The person you can […]

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Categories: Balsamic Vinegar, Black Pepper, Cabbage, Cabbage Rolls, Dill, Dinner, Garlic, Green Onions, Ground Beef, Ground lamb, Holidays, Lunch, Marjoram, Pearl Barley, Polish Cuisine, Salt, Sauce • Tags: art director, art prints, Carnival, christmas dinner, christmas dish, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, date dinner, food art for sale, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food polka, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, gołąbki, jemwiecjestem.com, Karnawał, marta fowlie, marta smolczewska, match.com, new years date dinner, Polish Carnival, Polish chef, polish cuisine is us, polish date dinner, published by Marta Fowlie, sophisticated polish food

Carnitas a’la Food Polka a.k.a slow roasted pork with lots of marjoram

June 5, 2014 by Food Polka

Being Polish means being in love with pork. It feels like a serious offense or a sin in Poland to refuse to eat pork. Seriously, I have never met a person in Poland, other than my vegetarian friends, who wouldn’t eat that meat. So, after I moved to California I had to find some pork! Although it isn’t America’s meat of choice, it wasn’t hard to find because of the “omnipresent” Mexican cuisine. I was quickly introduced to Carnitas and […]

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I know. It’s cheesy, but I miss Polish farmer’s cheese 🇵🇱

May 18, 2014 by Food Polka

Do you want to know the food products from Poland I miss the most? Polish-style farmer’s cheese. During my childhood, this was my favorite food, and it was relatively easy to get, unlike most other food products. During the 80s, most food items were rationed per person. However, this cheese was never rationed.I would walk into the often bare market and get the whiff of that unique sour smell the cheese produced, especially strong when there was no A/C. I […]

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Oranges + Carrots. A Match Made in Heaven

April 16, 2014 by Food Polka

In December, I mentioned in my Navel Orange Pancakes post, that I always try to use seasonal fruits as creatively as possible for a variety of purposes. I thought that by April Navels would be gone but because of the dry and warm winter we had here in California this year, they are still available. So today, I am going to be using Navel oranges once again, and this time the oranges will be used to make a super aromatic […]

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Categories: Almond Milk, Carrots, Cilantro, Dinner, Fruits, Herbs, Oranges, Resourceful Cooking, Sauce, Soup, Tarragon, Vegetarian • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, fusion food, intuitarian, marta smolczewska, published by Marta Fowlie, resourceful cooking, sauce, soup, sustainable cooking

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Polish White Borscht that was Sold Only at Speakeasy 🥣🥔

March 2, 2014 by Food Polka

Polish white borscht (Biały Barszcz) or “sour soup” as I call it, is one of my favorite Polish soups. I even make it for my friends in California, and some of them have really taken to it. My version is slightly more complex than the ones I remember from Poland. It should be with all the wide variety of ingredients available to me now. The soup is a carb bomb, made with a mix of bread and flour that is […]

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“Just go for it” portabella-spinach Wontons

February 26, 2014 by Food Polka

Much like a painter who starts to paint and creates a unique piece of art, a good cook can whip up something by just starting to cook. I tend to make the best meals when I look at what’s lying around in my cupboards and refrigerator and just go for it. This happens because I have good cooking intuition. For example, yesterday I was feeling super hungry and knew I had to eat before my Pilates class, but I wasn’t […]

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Categories: Almond Milk, Apetizer, Black Pepper, California Cuisine, Chives, Cornstarch, Dinner, Dumplings, Eggs, Flours, Garlic, Green Onions, Herbs, Lunch, Mushroom, Olive Oil, Portobello, Resourceful Cooking, Salt, Spices, Spinach, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Wheat Flour • Tags: art director, asian, cooking for singles, creative cuisine, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, fast food, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, fotografia kulinarna, healthy, marta smolczewska, polish cooking, polish immigrants, published by Marta Fowlie, quick meal idea, resourceful cooking, stylizacja kulinarna, wontons

Chimichurri. The green sauce that even vegetable haters love

January 21, 2014 by Food Polka

Let me set the stage here. You have a party to go to. You are supposed to bring a dish. You can go to your tried and true family recipe, whatever that may be, and people will love it like they always do. However, that dish takes an hour or more to make. You have to run to the store and grab the 10 or so ingredients. You need to spend all morning prepping it and you haven’t even jumped […]