Category Archives: Carrots

This dark, green soup made out of California weed might surprise you

March 12, 2017 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 […]

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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 […]

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The springtime dinner ala Food Polka

June 10, 2015 by Food Polka

What the springtime in Poland tastes like? It tastes like a new vegetable garden. It tastes like tiny, creamy new potatoes boiled with the skin on, tossed in fresh butter or buttermilk, and topped with fried, runny yolk egg. It tastes like fresh, chopped dill. It tastes like miniature, pale but the sweetest baby carrots and fresh green peas. This is the only time of the year when you can get all these flavors and combine them into one dinner […]

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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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When life gives you carrots you make carrot chips

February 24, 2015 by Food Polka

So, I open up the fridge. I look inside. I see carrots. A large bag of beautiful, organic carrots of many colors. They look like a million bucks but they only cost $2. What do you do when life gives you carrots? You make this ∇ Roasted Carrot Snack Shopping List: ½ lb medium size carrots of many colors (you can buy a big bag of mixed, organic carrots for $2) 1 tsp ground sumac 1 tsp ground coriander 1/2 […]

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Oranges and carrots. A match made in heaven

April 16, 2014 by Food Polka

In December, I mentioned in my Navel Orange Pankaces post, that I always try to use seasonal fruits as creatively as possible for a variety of purposes. I thought that by April Navels will be gone but because of the dry and warm winter we had here in California this year, they are actually 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 […]