Category Archives: Salt

Go green with your potatoes!

March 24, 2016 by Food Polka

Ok, so Easter is right around the corner and being Polish I know that all the Polish housewives have been busy in the kitchen for the last two weeks. Probably baking babkas, hard boiling eggs, and maybe even painting them… I am Polish and I don’t paint eggs this year but I painted my mashed potatoes green. And painted my potatoes not because it’s Easter time, but because green potatoes are delicious, healthy and they look really cool. I am […]

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“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 […]

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

Pork schnitzel breaded in buckwheat 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 for a […]

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Brownie recipe that I love and so will your loved one

February 9, 2016 by Food Polka

Have you ever thought? Here we go again. Another year, another Valentines Day? Another dilemma! What should I do with her? What should I do for him? Well, I am telling you, I have been there. I have also been there to help others out; as a personal chef. Besides offering a private intimate, sensual Valentine’s Day dinner for your beloved one, I can also offer simple ideas that you can execute on your own. There is a lot truth […]

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Naturally fermented, lightly salty 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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Sophisticated sauerkraut made in the privacy of your own home

July 6, 2015 by Food Polka

Sauerkraut is perhaps one of the most controversial culinary ingredients in the entire world. Either you love it or you hate it. I have never seen anything in between. Either you devour it or you don’t even look at it. That is the bottom line. The “gray zone” starts when it comes to making the kraut sour (btw, kraut is a German word for cabbage). The process of souring it can have many faces. This outwardly “simplistic” vegetable can be […]

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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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According to Polish conventional wisdom homemade, veggie pickles cure hangover. Test it today

March 26, 2015 by Food Polka

How about some good, old, home made veggie pickles? Just like our grandmas used to make. You can make them at home, pack in a nice jar and give 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 hangover. I think you should test that. Quick pickled veggies Shopping List (makes approximately 3/1-pint jars): 1 tsp. coriander seeds 1 tsp. black or […]

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This Carnival treat your date to the sophisticated version of Polish cabbage rolls. This vegetable brings 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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