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Perfect Buttery Popcorn form Scratch

Our favourite, buttery popcorn… made from scratch.

Balsamic Feta Salad with Onions

INGREDIENTS ½ lettuce (teared) or some salad leaves ½ English cucumber (cut in 4 lenghtwise, then sliced) ½ sweet pointed pepper or bell pepper (diced) ½-¼ red onion (finely chopped) ½ bar of feta or salad cheese – 100g (cubed) 2 tbs olive oil 1 tbs balsamic vinegar freshly cracked black pepper – to taste […]

Polish Oven-Baked Turkey Burgers / Pieczone Kotlety Mielone z Indyka

Healthier, lower in fat and calories but extremely yummy oven baked burgers. Perfect for dinner, snack or even packed lunch.

Bób – Fava Bean Snack Polish Way

Polish way of preparing broad beans as a snack, perfect for snacking while watching movies instead of popcorn.

Jacket Potatoes with Cream Cheese, Mushrooms & Parsley

INGREDIENTS 4-6 large baking potatoes (about 1½ kg) 200g plain cream cheese + few tbs of milk or cream 300g button mushrooms (diced) 2 onions (diced) 2 tbs unsalted butter sea salt black pepper handful fresh chopped parsley or chive METHOD Make cross cuts on the top of each potato and bake in 200°C (392°F) […]

Lunchbox # 62 – Heart Shaped Cranberry Cheese Sandwich & Steamed Snap Peas

Lunchbox # 62 (for 4 year old girl) two heart shaped sandwiches made of wholemeal toasted bread, butter and cranberry Stilton Babybel Cheddar cheese cherry tomatoes red seedless grapes snap peas (steamed) natural strawberry & vanilla tea with a little bit of sugar, in a bottle (not pictured) large paper napkin (not pictured) wipe wrapped […]

Simple Tomato Soup

INGREDIENTS 2½ litres of boiling water 700-800g of quality tomato puree (two cup size tins) 2 onions (chopped coarsely) 4 carrots (sliced coarsely) 1 parsnip (sliced coarsely) 4 tbs olive oil – optional 1 cup of double cream ½ cup fresh or frozen dill (chopped) sea salt – to taste black peppercorns EQUIPMENT large pot […]

Lunchbox # 51 – Bread Roll with Cheese, Strawberries, Melon Balls and Blueberries

Lunchbox # 51 (for 4 year old girl) sandwich made of white bread roll, red Leicester cheese and mixed lettuce leaves (wrapped in strawberry jelly lace to keep everything together) kabanosy pieces (thin, dry sausages from Poland) mini box of raisins cantaloupe melon balls with leaf shaped food pick blueberries mixed dried fruits: bananas, coconut […]

Lunchbox # 50 – Wholemeal Bread Rolls with Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon

Lunchbox # 50 (for my husband) 2 wholemeal bread rolls made of  cream cheese with herbs, smoked salmon and mixed lettuce leaves blueberries 2 strawberries mixed dried fruits & nuts: hazelnuts, almonds, raisins, coconut shavings, ginger, mango, pineapple, papaya, bananas etc. I borrowed one of my daughter’s lunchboxes but my husband refused to take it […]

Salad with Black Eye Beans, Roasted Peppers, Potatoes, Avocados, Feta and Coriander

INGREDIENTS 750g salad potatoes 250g dried black eyed beans enough water to cover the beans 1 tbs garlic powder sea salt (I used Maldon sea salt flakes) 2 medium avocados – about 350g (ripe, peeled and cubed, I used haas / hass avocados) 2-3 red bell peppers (roasted, cubed) 25g butter or some olive oil […]

Lunchbox # 44 – Milk Brioche Roll with Strawberry Lace, Cheese Strings & Poppy Seed Crackers

Lunchbox # 44 (for 4 year old girl)

Lunchbox # 43 – Milk Brioche Roll, Berries, Bread Sticks & Cream Cheese Dip

Lunchbox # 43 (for 4 year old girl)

Lunchbox # 42 – Cheese Flowers, Cucumber Apples & Pears and Pretzels

Lunchbox # 42 (for 4 year old girl)

Puff Pastries with Tuna, Corn, Mushrooms & Zucchini

INGREDIENTS 500g uncooked chilled puff pastry square 200g mozzarella for pizza (grated) 1 courgette / zucchini (sliced) – can be skipped or replaced with more mushrooms 1 tbs olive oil to fry courgette 8 medium button mushrooms (sliced) 1 tbs unsalted butter to fry mushrooms sea salt ½ tsp garlic granules small 200g tin of […]

Lunchbox # 41 – Pasta Salad, Clementine and Carrot, Date & Cinnamon Bread Muffin

Lunchbox # 41 (for 4 year old girl)

Lunchbox # 40 – Mild Cheddar & Beetroot Salad Sandwich, Tortellini and Clementine

Lunchbox # 40 (for 4 year old girl)

Warm Brussels Sprout, Carrot, Pasta and Smoked Mackerel Salad

Quick pasta salad with Brussel sprouts and mackerel.

30 Minute Yellow Lentil & Roasted Pepper Soup

INGREDIENTS 500g dry yellow or red split lentils (soaked for 10 minutes and rinsed) 2500 ml boiling water or a little bit more 4  vegetable or chicken cubes (10g each) 3-4 red bell peppers 1 tbs garlic granules or few garlic cloves 1 tbs dried oregano smoked bacon slices or chopped kabanosy (Polish slim dry […]

Lunchbox # 36 – Pasta with Stir-fried Veggies and Turkey, Melon Balls and Squirrel Biscuit

Lunchbox # 36 (for 4 year old girl)

Carrot & Onion Couscous

Lunchbox # 35 – Turkey & Cheese Sandwich, Carrot Sticks and Plum Tomato Caterpillar

Lunchbox # 35 (for 4 year old girl)

Homemade Purple Grape Jelly

Lunchbox # 30 – Ham & Leaf Sandwich, Grapes, Cheese & Crackers

Lunchbox # 30 (for 4 year old girl)

Warm Pasta Salad with Baby Leaves, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Cracked Pepper and Parmesan

Greek Style Scrambled Eggs with Feta & Thyme

Norwegian Gravlax / Gravlaks

[Inspired by “The Best of Norwegian Traditional Cuisine” by Ingrid Espelid Hovig that my friend Rigmor gave ages ago to my sister Jola, and now almost 15 years later my husband used it to prepare this dish.] INGREDIENTS about 400g boneless salmon with skin (cut into two even pieces) 2 tbs sea salt 1 tbs […]

Tomato Couscous & Mackerel Salad with Dwarf Beans and Pointed Peppers

Quick couscous and smoked mackerel salad recipe.

Greek Style Fish / Ryba po Grecku (Traditional Polish Dish)

[recipe inspired by my friend Lidka, who often prepare this dish] INGREDIENTS for the veggies 2 large leeks – 400g (sliced) 4 medium onions – 500g (chopped) unsalted butter or olive oil to fry onions about 10 carrots (1kg) 2 parsnips (500g) ¼ celeriac root (200g) – optional 300g tin of tomato puree 1½ cup […]

Warm Couscous, Roasted Potato and Smoked Mackerel Salad

Not so quick but easy and delicious warm couscous salad with smoked mackerel.

Veggie Tortilla Chips and Chilli and Fresh Ginger Salsa from Abel & Cole

Contain of our Abel & Cole box.

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