Spicy Korean Gochujang Chicken Stir Fry — Sticky, Sweet, and Fiery
The day I discovered gochujang, my spice cabinet filed a noise complaint. Gochujang (go-choo-JAHNG) is Korean red chilli paste, and it changed my cooking life more than any single ingredient since smoked paprika. It’s sweet, spicy, funky, and deeply savoury all...
Crack Green Beans — Sweet, Salty, and Stupidly Addictive
My kids don’t eat vegetables. Except these. They call them “the green candy things.” I’ll take the win. Crack green beans earned their name because they’re addictive. Genuinely, embarrassingly addictive. The combination of crispy bacon,...
Spicy Wonton Soup — Chilli Oil, Dumplings, 20 Minutes
Americans have chicken soup for sick days. I have spicy wonton soup. And rosol. Honestly, I have a lot of soups for sick days — my babcia’s influence runs deep and her answer to everything was broth. But spicy wonton soup is my non-Polish sick day soup, and it...
Cottage Cheese Protein Pancakes — Fluffy, High-Protein, No Powder Needed
Polish people have been putting twarog in everything for centuries. America just discovered cottage cheese and thinks it’s new. I love this country, but sometimes the lack of dairy history awareness is staggering. Cottage cheese pancakes are trending everywhere...
Slow Cooker Birria Tacos — Tender, Saucy, Worth the Hype
The first time I dipped a birria taco in that consomé, I understood what people mean by “spiritual experience.” The crispy tortilla, the tender shredded beef, the melted cheese, and then that dip into the rich, deeply spiced, ruby-red consomé — it’s...
Bigos — Poland’s Legendary Hunter’s Stew (Better on Day Three)
Bigos is the dish that gets better every single time you reheat it. Day one? Good. Day two? Great. Day three? You’ll understand why Poles have been making this for five hundred years. Bigos (pronounced “BEE-gohs”) is Poland’s legendary...
10 Authentic Mexican Recipes to Make at Home
Mexican food has become a permanent fixture in our weekly rotation — and I say that as a Polish woman who grew up on pierogi and bigos. The flavours are bold, the techniques are approachable, and the ingredient overlap with Polish cooking is surprisingly deep: both...
Crockpot Pulled Pork — Set It, Forget It, Feed Everyone
I put this in the crockpot at 8am and my house smells like heaven by noon. By the time dinner rolls around, the pork is so tender it literally falls apart when you look at it. If you’ve never made pulled pork at home, this is your sign. It’s the easiest...