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Chix and Chorizo Gulash

Chix and Chorizo Gulash

I think EASY should be my second name… as much as I love cooking, I need things to be easy, because of my short attention span, I get distracted and/or annoyed fast if I don’t get visible results in a short amount of time. That 

Dads Greek Fish

Dads Greek Fish

I was asked nicely today by our friend “Tom” 😀 to post something today. I looked into my stash of pictures and found this awesome meal that I learned to do from my Dad. It’s fish under the blanket of veggies. Even if it’s called 

Unintended diletto

Unintended diletto

104 calzone 104 calzone1

A couple weeks ago Cookies was moaning for pizza, but I just was a little tired of the same old ingredients over and over again. Standing over the cutting board with piece of bacon, onion and cheese I was thinking, what I can do… pizza shitzza… started cutting things and just let it flow, thinking where will I end up… happened it was something similar to real calzone. I actually didn’t aim for it, nor looking for any recipes. Cookies called it that way when I served it.

It happened that my thoughtless cutting and mixing ended up really good. This time just made it smaller, cutting the dough in 4 portions instead of two. Cookies may have nice lunch for tomorrow. He always say that the best dinner is the one that will feed him next day for lunch 😉 He is hardcore on not eating salads and other normal stuff… well don’t get me wrong – I mean it’s normal for me 😛

Today, I prepared different stuffing with ham and mushrooms, and this all ended with aromatic calzone with delicious insides. If you are interested, the recipe for pizza dough you will find here.

100th post –  Mexican pork  with fresh salsa

100th post – Mexican pork with fresh salsa

As the year 2013 ended Cookies was looking at all the stats on Magda Cooks and figured out that this is my 100th post – I honestly didn't know I hit that much, but as it is, lets now go for 200!   As I 

Feast survival snack

Feast survival snack

How was your Christmas? Did you traditionally over ate Mom’s prepared goodies? There is nothing better than my Mom’s pierogi with sour kraut and wild mushrooms… Though this year I can proudly state: I didn’t overeat… probably only cos I caught some nasty virus on 

Sometimes I need old school and homey

Sometimes I need old school and homey

102 pulpetki in dill sauce

Well, we are two different people, who got raised in two different traditions (and cultures) and we like different things. In the beginning I had to make a double effort to feed Cookies the way he got used to (thankfully his Mom liked a lot of polish dishes like bigos (hunter’s stew), pierogi, haluszki, which actually he makes much better than I do etc). For example, when I wanted my favourite sour pickle soup, I was cooking bouillon and dividing into 2 pots and in one making pickle soup for myself and in the other tomato soup for Cookies. Thankfully as the time passed he started eating more and more, of course it works both ways, though I will NEVER EVER NEVER EVER eat cooked peas and corn with ketchup!!!

Thanks to Cookies I started liking mexican food, even lately learned how to eat fajitas without tossing stuffing everywhere 0_o. (Cookies comment: And you have no clue how close to a miracle that, in itself REALLY is!)

So, with this long beginning just wanted to say, that sometimes I feel for something old school, which my Mom cooked when I was a kid. The other day it was little meatballs in dill sauce gravy.

Chix has different parts too, you know?

Chix has different parts too, you know?

Previous Saturday I had  just woken up, when Cookies was going out to work and by his sophisticated goodbye I heard: what are we eating today WOMAN? just lovely, when you wake up groggy after a Friday night marathon of Danny Trejo movies 0_o Unfortunately 

Chix Cookies Way

Chix Cookies Way

I remember when Cookies made this dish first time… it was our 2nd anniversary and he said it will be something special. He didn't let me come to the kitchen and just peek at what are we eating. I only knew it will be chix. 

Cookies in picnic mood…

Cookies in picnic mood…

90 potatoe salad

 

Well, Cookies never was subtle, and this time he used friends on FB to poke me in the eye and make me write another post. And yeah, he succeeded 0_o.

So, couple weeks ago, we were entertaining in the Burrow, yeah since we moved in 2 years ago it was first time! Not counting my Dad, who came couple times for dinner ;-). I think it was 4th of July week or one week later and we invited our 3rd floor, sorry 4TH FLOOR neighbours for some food, beer and fun. This is the time we made the peanut butter chocolates 😉 oh yeah baby!

Since Cookies was in the picnic mood (4th of July) we made baked wings and potato salad + the chocolates and of course beer, chippies and salty snacks etc. Everybody can make good wings… just don’t burn them 0_o. But good potato salad is different thing. It’s all about balance. The perfect combination of ingredients that don’t overwhelm the others… I think we managed 😉 The next day I took leftovers to work and it ROCKED!!

Never Boring Stuffing…

Never Boring Stuffing…

I believe I’ve mentioned a couple times how much I like stuffing meat… Today I wanted to share with you recipe that has neverending possibility to evolve in texture and flavour. And it was my first stuffed meat dish I prepared out of sheer boredom