Category Archives: Vegetarian

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

March 12, 2017 by Food Polka

Categories: California Cuisine, Carrots, Cooking Classes, Culinary Writing, Cumin, Diary Product, Dinner, Editorial, Eggs, entrepreneur, farmers market, food agency, Food Art, food marketing, Food Photography, food photography, Food Styling, Herbs, Lunch, Marta Fowlie, Marta Smolczewska, organic, Privet Chef Events, produce, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Resourceful Cooking, sorrel, Soup, Soy milk, Vegetables, Vegetarian • Tags: california, comfort food, cooking for singles, creative cuisine, creative direction, creative food stylist los angeles, culinary content producer, culinary productions, culinary writing, easter, easter meal, edible flowers, edible pepper tree, fast food, food blog, food blogger, food photographer la, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food polka, food styling los angeles, food styling services, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, foraging, free food, green food, healthy, healthy potatoes, marta fowlie, marta smolczewska, personal chef los angeles, polish cooking, polish immigrants, privet chef los angeles, published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, resourceful cooking, sorrel, sour grass, spring meal, superfood, vegan comfort food, vegan mashed potatoes, wild herbs, wild sorrel, wood sorrel

A Hollywood celebrity mom makes these pancakes for her children

April 17, 2016 by Food Polka

I have been working on culinary video productions with Hollywood celebrities who enjoy cooking. Last week I was introduced to a well known actress and mom who is particularly passionate about good healthy food and cooking for her children. I can’t mention her name at this moment but after spending the entire day with her on set, I got to enjoy and respect her culinary spirit and knowledge. She created her own recipes, knew how to work through culinary problems, […]

Categories: American Cuisine, Breakfast, Butter, California Cuisine, celebrity cooking show, creative direction, Culinary Writing, Dessert, Eggs, Eggs, Flours, Food Photography, Food Styling, Fruits, Grains, Kitchen Organization, Lunch, Maple Syrup, Pancakes, Pancakes, Published by Marta Fowlie, Resourceful Cooking, Spelt Flour, Vegetarian, Vegeterian • Tags: actress chef, breakfast, breakfast idea, celebrity chef, celebrity cooking show, celebrity food, celebrity food stylist, celebrity mom, celebrity mom recipe, celebrity recipe, cooking mom, cooking show, creative direction, creative food stylist los angeles, creative idea, culinary inspiration, culinary productions, entrepreneur, farmers market, food advertising, food agency, food animation, food concept, food creative direction, food design, food marketing, food network, food photo, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food polka, food studio, food styling, food styling los angeles, food stylist los angeles, food visuals, foodie, foodie network, foodie photo, foodie photos, foodporn, groceries, los angeles celebrity chef, marta fowlie, marta smolczewska, oranges, organic, pancakes, produce, published by Marta Fowlie, resourceful cooking, socal, stop motion food

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 […]

Categories: California Cuisine, Cooking Classes, Culinary Writing, Dinner, Food Art, Food Photography, Food Styling, Garlic, Herbs, Lunch, Marta Fowlie, Marta Smolczewska, Olive Oil, Privet Chef Events, Recipe Development, Resourceful Cooking, Salt, Soy milk, Spinach, Vegetables, Vegetarian • Tags: comfort food, cooking for singles, creative cuisine, creative food stylist los angeles, culinary productions, easter, easter meal, edible flowers, edible pepper tree, fast food, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food polka, food styling los angeles, food styling services, food stylist los angeles, foraging, garlic flowers, green food, healthy, healthy potatoes, marta smolczewska, mashed potatoes, pepper tree bloosom, personal chef long beach, personal chef los angeles, polish cooking, polish easter, polish immigrants, privet chef los angeles, published by Marta Fowlie, quick meal idea, resourceful cooking, side dish, sorrel, spinach and potatoes, vegan comfort food, vegan mashed potatoes, wild garlic, wild sorrel, wold herbs, wood sorrel

“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

Nothing speaks Thanksgiving louder than this delicious threesome

November 24, 2015 by Food Polka

This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. This time I won’t be cooking. I am going to celebrate. With my good friends. In the restaurant. And I will not eat turkey because I don’t like it. I’ll enjoy a juicy, bloody prime rib with horseradish. That said I have been “entertaining” the idea of Thanksgiving menu in my kitchen for the last month. How? Just by playing with different pumpkins, squashes, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cranberries, oranges… So to keep up with […]

Categories: American Cuisine, Balsamic Vinegar, Butternut Squash, Cranberries, Dinner, Food Photography, Food Styling, Fruits, Honey, Lunch, Oranges, Privet Chef Events, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Resourceful Cooking, Thankgiving, Vegetarian, Vegeterian • Tags: art director, buttenut squash, cranberries, 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, healthy thanksgiving recipe, intuitarian, marta smolczewska, orange, presonal chef los angeles long beach, privet chef los angeles, published by Marta Fowlie, resourceful cooking, sauce, soup, sustainable cooking, thanksgiving recipe

The springtime dinner a’la 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 pea. This is the only time of the year when you can get all these flavors and combine them into one dinner […]

Categories: Breakfast, Butter, Carrots, Communism, Culinary Writing, Dill, Dinner, Eggs, Food Photography, Food Styling, Green Pea, Lunch, Marta Fowlie, Marta Smolczewska, Polish Cuisine, Potatoes, Published by Marta Fowlie, Vegetarian, Vegeterian, Yogurt • Tags: art director, baby potatoes recipe, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy breakfast, kuchnia polska w USA, memory of communism in poland, personal chef LA, polisg spiring dinner, polish food, polish immigrants, Polish immigrants in US, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, springtime dinner

Tomatillo, Jelapeno, Lime, Cilantro make a god damn good preserve

May 30, 2015 by Food Polka

Last March my mother reminded about my grandma’s 90th birthday in April. She thought that maybe I should think about sending her a special card or a little gift. So, since I am the biggest fan of hand made gifts, I decided to make something special for her. And… since I am into food I instantly thought that maybe I could make a really cool preserve that could be put in a jar and shipped to Poland. I don’t think […]

Categories: American Cuisine, Breakfast, California Cuisine, Cilantro, Condiments, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Honey, Jelapeno, Lime, Published by Marta Fowlie, Sauce, Snack, Tomatillos, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegeterian • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, easy breakfast, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, hand made gift, healthy breakfast, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, socal preserve, souther california flavors

The prefect soft boiled egg breakfast memory

May 22, 2015 by Food Polka

When I was a little kid, growing up in Poland we didn’t have cheerios for breakfast. Corn flakes were hardly ever available. We usually ate open face sandwiches of some kind. Sometimes we had oatmeal or semolina with hot milk, which I hated. Eggs were on the menu as well. Usually scrambled or soft boiled. The soft boiled egg is the most sentimental memory of my childhood breakfast. Perhaps because its eating involved using a special, little egg holder cup. […]

Categories: Breakfast, Butter, Communism, Culinary Writing, Eggs, Food Photography, Food Styling, Marta Fowlie, Marta Smolczewska, Polish Cuisine, Published by Marta Fowlie, Vegetarian, Vegeterian • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, easy breakfast, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy breakfast, kuchnia polska w USA, memorial day, memory of communism in poland, personal chef LA, polish immigrants, Polish immigrants in US, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, quick breakfast, soft boiled egg

Pomegrante chocolates for Happy Mother’s Day and any other occasion

May 10, 2015 by Food Polka

Dark chocolate is full of sophisticated flavor. Personally, the darker the better. I love dark chocolate with a cocoa content of over 70% combined with fresh fruits. They bring its taste to a completely new level. I particularly love dark chocolate with pomegranate. The unforgettable sensation of juicy, refreshing, sweet and sour pomegranate seeds bursting in the middle of bittersweet, dense chocolate is my favorite. These two different flavors and textures are a sweet craving revelation. When we add some fresh, […]

Categories: Chocolate, Coffee, Culinary Writing, Dark Chocolate, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Marta Fowlie, Marta Smolczewska, Mother's Day, Pomegranate, Privet Chef Events, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Spices, Vegetarian • Tags: aphrodisiac food, aphrodisiac ingredients based dessert, art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, cute dessert idea, cute gift idea, edible gift, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food styling, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, mother's day, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie