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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

Some say my food pics make them hungry 😋 so now you can order prints of them and drool 🤤

December 4, 2014 by Food Polka

Some say my food photos make them smile, others say the pics make them drool… Now, I could come over to your place and cook for you. I could even snap a few pics of you enjoying the delicious dishes. Not an option? Many of my readers want me to send them some photographs for their kitchen or to decorate their restaurant. So now you can order prints of them. These pictures look great when displayed on the wall. When enlarged […]

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Categories: Apetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Food Photography, Food Styling, Home Design, Lunch, Meals • Tags: advertising, art director, art prints, christmas gift, cool gift idea, creative director, creative food, creative food stylist los angeles, food art, food art for sale, food artist, food design, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food polka, food posters, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, gift for foodie, los angeles based food stylist, marta fowlie, perfect chrismats gift, photography, posters for sale, pretty food, published by Marta Fowlie

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

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

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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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 […]

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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

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The nostalgic mystery of the Polish cabbage rolls.

January 5, 2014 by Food Polka

I’ve been living in California for 13 years now, and I can honestly say I never really encountered homesickness. When you move to a new country you’re so excited at first. You take every opportunity to experience a new culture, environment, and people. For some, that initial excitement might die down and they might start to miss their homeland. This usually results in two things happening: they eventually wait out that feeling and come to accept the new country as […]