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French Crepes with Orange-flavored brandy liqueur (Grand  Marnier)

French Crepes with Orange-flavored brandy liqueur (Grand Marnier)

Extremely spectacular desert! After sprinkling the Crepe (still on the pan!) with some sugar and almond powder, you will pour over it some orange-flavored brandy liqueur and set it on fire! It will caramelize the sugar very quickly. These kind of crepes you can get easily on Parisian 

Fried Apples

Fried Apples

Fried apples are one of my mom’s specialties. They are soft and sweet inside and crispy outside. I love them with melted butter and sprinkled with cinnamon. It’s a perfect way to celebrate a weekend morning! [facebooklike] For 2-3 portions: ♥  2-3 apples ♥  200g 

Green Asparagus with Olive Oil, Garlic & Parmesan

Green Asparagus with Olive Oil, Garlic & Parmesan

Fresh green asparagus is one of the reasons why I can’t wait for the end of the winter! Asparagus with garlic and Parmesan cheese is a simple, classical recipe. PLEASE visit our Facebook page and LIKE us to stay in touch! (Please LEAVE A COMMENT if you feel like   ) For 2 

Cabbage rolls with beef and tomato sauce (pl. Gołąbki, fr. Chou farci)

Cabbage rolls with beef and tomato sauce (pl. Gołąbki, fr. Chou farci)

And here is another tasty souvenir from my childhood in Poland! In Polish, Gołąbki means “pigeons”. These are cooked Cabbage rolls filled with beef and rice. They go the best with a tomato sauce. Even though it might seems difficult to do it for the first time it is 

Puff Pastry with vegetables in curry and hot chili

Puff Pastry with vegetables in curry and hot chili

We tried similar little puff pastries in Sri Lanka. If you like curry and spicy food you should definitely try it! My westernized version is served with light yogurt dip with garlic, soy sauce and pepper. It add even more flavor to the dish (but also helps to deal with the spiciness). [facebooklike] to 

Puff pastry is easy! Step by step.

Puff pastry is easy! Step by step.

It took me quite a while before I got a courage to look up a recipe for the Puff Pastry. I was sure it has to be difficult to create such a light, layered pastry. I was really surprised when I realised how easy it actually is! 

Walnuts cake with ricotta, mascarpone and pears.

Walnuts cake with ricotta, mascarpone and pears.

Most probably France is a country the most famous for it’s cheese. Everybody knows french Camembert, Brie, Roquefort… We shouldn’t though forget that Italy also has its famous cheese such us delicious Mascarpone and Ricotta. I found recently, in one of Polish cooking magazines, a recipe 

The Amazing Sri Lanka

The Amazing Sri Lanka

In the beginning of 2013, me and my boyfriend, we spent a wonderful two weeks traveling around Sri Lanka. Few words of introductions. My grandfather, during his school years, got to know this country still under the name of Ceylon. The current name is in use only 

Rocket salad with blue cheese, pears and sesame seeds

Rocket salad with blue cheese, pears and sesame seeds

Even though it is rather a French dish I got this recipe from Poland from my mum! While the combination of blue cheese with pears is an obvious one, the special part of this dish is the addition of roasted sesame seeds. All that goes 

Salad with goat cheese, walnuts and bacon

Salad with goat cheese, walnuts and bacon

You might mistakenly think that having a salad means not eating much at all. If so, here I will surprise you! This salad is made with the creamy & salty goat cheese and served with still warm fried bacon and walnuts. It takes only few