Category Archives: Black Pepper

“Just Go For It” Portobello-Spinach Wontons

March 4, 2016 by Food Polka

Much like a painter who just 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 cabinets and refrigerator and just go for it. This happens because I have good cooking intuition. For example, one day I was feeling very hungry and knew I had to eat before my Pilates class, but […]

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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: asian, cooking for singles, creative cuisine, creative food stylist los angeles, Dumplings, fast food, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist los angeles, fotografia kulinarna, healthy, marta smolczewska, pierogi z grzybami, pierogies, polish cooking, polish immigrants, polish pierogi, portobello mushroom, published by Marta Fowlie, quick meal idea, resourceful cooking, staffed dumplings, stylizacja kulinarna, wontons

Buckwheat Breaded Pork Schnitzel as Guiltless Pleasure

February 25, 2016 by Food Polka

The Pole’s relationship with pork chops is like the American’s relationship with steak. Although I love steak 🥩, I also love pork 🐖. After 25 years of Polish Pork Cuisine, pork has become an integral part of my diet. Sometimes when I get cravings for the old times and Slavic-Germanic culinary tradition, I make a simple pork schnitzel accompanied with potatoes and dill. When the spirit of Californian speaks to me and I want a healthier version, I make a pork schnitzel… breaded in buckwheat flour. So here is a recipe […]

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Categories: Black Pepper, Buckwheat Flour, Culinary Writing, Dinner, Eggs, Food Photography, Food Styling, German Cuisine, Lunch, Marta Fowlie, Marta Smolczewska, Polish Cuisine, Pork, Pork Loin, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Salt, Spices, Vegetables • Tags: breaded pork, buckwheat batter, buckwheat bredding, buckwheat pork, creative food stylist los angeles, dinner meal, dinner meat, egg batter, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist los angeles, German Cuisine, jajka, kotlet schabowy, meat, polish cooking, Polish cuisine, Pork, pork cutlet, pork loin polish style, pork schnitzel, published by Marta Fowlie, schabowy

Lightly Salty, Naturally Fermented Dill Pickles

September 3, 2015 by Food Polka

Growing up in Poland, I fell in love with homemade sour pickles – especially ones that were naturally fermented. The pickles sold in America are cucumbers preserved in vinegar. My idea of a pickle is a cucumber that’s been naturally fermented in a brine solution. The most common place to find them in the U.S. is at Jewish delis or overpriced foodie spots, but these places usually only give you one, or even just half of a pickle, so I’m […]

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Categories: Apetizer, Black Pepper, Cabbage, Cucumbers, Culinary Writing, Dill, Dinner, Editorial, Food Photography, Food Styling, Garlic, German Cuisine, Herbs, Lunch, Pickles, Polish Cuisine, Privet Chef Events, Resourceful Cooking, Salad, Salt, Snack, Spices, Thai Chili, Vegan, Vegeterian, Yellow mustard seeds • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, dill pickles, fermented cucumbers, fermented food, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food polka, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, home fermented cucumbers, home food fermentation, home made pickles, home preserves, jemwiecjestem.com, jewish deli style pickles, marta fowlie, marta smolczewska, personal chef LA, Polish Carnival, Polish chef, Polish cuisine, polish cuisine is us, polish pickles, published by Marta Fowlie, sauerkraut and pickles

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According to Polish Conventional Wisdom Homemade, Veggie Pickles Cure Hangover

March 26, 2015 by Food Polka

How about some good, old, homemade veggie pickles? Just like our grandmas used to make. You can make them at home, pack them in a nice jar, and give them as a gift. They are perfect alone as a snack, appetizer, or an addition to your sandwich or dinner. Polish people say that they are great for hangovers. I think you should test that. Quick Pickled Veggies Shopping List (makes approximately 3/1-pint jars): Now follow these steps: If you want […]

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Categories: Apetizer, Black Pepper, Brown mustard seeds, California Cuisine, Carrots, Cauliflower, Condiments, Coriander, Cumin, Dinner, Food Photography, Food Styling, Lunch, Pickles, Published by Marta Fowlie, Red Onions, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Snack, Spices, Thai Chili, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegeterian, Yellow mustard seeds • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, home made pickles, made pickles, personal chef LA, pickeled vegetables, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, quick pickles, refreshement, vegan snack, Veggie Pickles

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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Categories: Black Pepper, Carnitas, Dinner, Garlic, Herbs, Lunch, Marjoram, Mexican, Polish Cuisine, Pork, Pork Butt Shoulder, Salt, Spices, Vegetables, Wheat Flour • Tags: art director, caraway, Carnitas, Coriander, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, cumin, dinner meal, dinner meat, fall apart pork, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, garlicky meat, marjoram, meat, meat for burritos, meat Mexican, Mexican, Mexican cuisine, Mexican food, Mexican meat stuffing, polish cooking, Polish cuisine, Pork, pork butt shoulder, pork Mexican, published by Marta Fowlie, roasted pork, slow roasted pork, taco meat, taco stuffing, tacos

Polish White Borscht that was Sold Only at Speakeasy

March 2, 2014 by Food Polka

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 called the […]

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Categories: Black Pepper, Breads, Chives, Communism, Cuisine, Dinner, Garlic, Green Onions, Herbs, Lemon, Lunch, Marjoram, Meals, Mushroom, Polish Cuisine, Rye Flour, Salt, Smoked Bacon, Soup, Spices, Vegetables, Wheat Flour, Wheat Flour, Whole-Wheat Bread • Tags: acidic soup, art director, barszcz, barszcz biały, country cooking, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, kuchnia polska w USA, marta smolczewska, polish, Polish chef, polish cooking, Polish cuisine, polish speakeasy, published by Marta Fowlie, soup, sour soup, sourdough bread soup, sourdough soup, speakeasy, zalewajka, żur, żurek

“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 […]