Salad with chicken, celeriac and leek is a tasty salad that is perfect for both weekends and holidays. Most of the ingredients used in this salad only need to be cut or poured from a jar. The only ingredient that needs to be fried is the chicken breast. I flavour the salad to taste with…
Celeriac is a root vegetable whose leaves and root are both edible. Its leaves perfectly emphasize the taste of soups and will be a perfect decoration for many dishes. Celeriac can also be cooked, baked, blanched or eaten row. It has a slightly nutty, delicate taste, which works well in salads, slaws, soups, casseroles and…
Chicken salad with kidney beans and celeriac is a dish I prepared last weekend for my father-in-law’s name day. As my family does not like mayonnaise, whenever I make salads for them, I season it yoghurt or cream, which is also how I seasoned this salad. The base of the salad is cooked chicken meat,…
Venison, i.e. meat from game animals such as deer, roe deer, wild boar or hare. This meat requires appropriate veterinary examination before it is released for consumption. The taste of venison is a bit like beef, but it is more intense. Venison can be used to prepare sausages, it is perfect when cooked as a…
Butter bean soup is one of those traditional soups that my mother often made at home. The basis of the bean soup are dry beans, which are soaked in water for several hours before cooking to help them cook faster. Root vegetables such as celery, carrots and parsnip are added to the beans. This soup…
Sorrel is a plant with green, slightly sour-tasting leaves. This plant is rich in vitamins, contains a large amount of fibre and proteins. It is perfect for soups, casseroles, egg dishes and salads. I mostly use sorrel in soups. I make soups with both meat and vegetable stock, it all depends on whether I have…
In Poland, dishes like borscht or chlodnik are known to everyone. These are mainly made from young beetroot roots but what do we do about the leaves? Can you make anything with beetroot leaves? They are edible and some people add them to the beetroot soup. However, soup is not the only kind of dish…
In recent years, beef cheeks meat has gained quite a lot of popularity. It is no surprise anymore that this meat, next to other cuts of beef such as steak or sirloin, reigns in the menu of many restaurants. Properly prepared beef cheeks are extremely tasty and also cheap. The most delicious beef cheeks are…
Ukrainian borscht is a vegetable soup made from beetroot. It is normally prepared only from vegetables but meat can also be added to it. Apart from carrots and parsnip, borscht also contains beans, cabbage, and some people also add dry forest mushrooms. The borscht is typically served with sour cream and freshly hopped dill. Find…
This is another recipe of mine for vegetable tartare. I prepared it from celeriac root but I also added tofu cheese, pesto, pine nuts and roasted onion to it. I chose not to serve the tartare with egg yolk, instead I used green pesto, which made the tartare completely vegan. Find me on Instagram: mecooksblog and Facebook: MeCooksblog…
When I make meat for dinner, I usually serve it with potatoes, rice or groats and with some kind of a salad. Mostly I make salad from carrots, beetroots, celeriac, cabbage, leek and kohlrabi. These are just some examples of vegetables that can be used when making salads. Celeriac is quite a versatile vegetable. In…
Roasted celeriac puree is a dish that can easily replace the best mashed potatoes. It works great as an addition to meat as well as vegetable dishes. This puree is extremely creamy and its delicate flavour is enhanced by juicy pomegranate seeds. Find me on Instagram: mecooksblog and Facebook: MeCooksblog Ingredients for celeriac puree. 900 g celeriac puree…