England has greeted us with (surprisingly) sunny weather. but even though it was sunny, it was still chilly. forget tropical sun, time to get used to winter again. the weather instantly put me in the mood for cinnamon. nothing better on a chilly or rainy day than the smell of freshly baked cinnamon swirls. wish i…
Category: perfect for winter
49 Gingerbread cookies with cinnamon buttercream
Christmas is coming, so are the cravings. When I think Christmas, I think cinnamon, ginger, cloves, oranges, and more cinnamon. I made gingerbread cookies (recipe soon) but they need time to soften so I had to find something in between. This recipe is a perfect compromise between gingerbread and cinnamon, absolutely stunning cookies to put…
34 Mulled wine
Autumn has officially started. Driving home from work, after 11pm, optimised temperature just above 7 degrees. You can feel it in the air, the winter is coming. Sharp, chilly air, leaving a cloud of steam when you breathe. What’s the best solution for cold autumn nights? Mulled wine, of course. Takes few minutes to make…
4 Korean Chicken stew: 닭볶음탕
it’s been a while since we cooked something, i know. but like i mentioned in the last post - exams and writing final reports were pretty exhausting. so today, Korean cuisine again. really easy to make and delicious Korean chicken stew, dak bokkeumtang which literally means ‘fried chicken hot pot’. But what’s funny, we don’t fry the…
3 Polish Hunter’s Stew: bigos
It might not look awesome but believe me - tastes great! Bigos is one of the most traditional Polish dishes, sometimes called even Polish national dish. There is no one recipe to make bigos, recipes vary from region to region and from family to family. Traditionally, it supposed to be made within 4 days but…
2 Japanese hot pot: nabe
when it’s really cold outside and not much warmer inside your house, there is one perfect thing which can warm you up. nabe - a Japanese ‘hot pot’ dish. So what do you need to make that heavenly dish? Not much, actually. Nabe is awesome for at least few reasons: it’s easy to make, cheap,…
