We all like pikelets with apples. Today it turns out that apple pie is much tastier than traditional cakes. The not-so-sweet pastry covers up the sweet-and-sour apple slices in a thin layer. In this dish there are many more apples than in the pikelets. I think this is the reason why the taste of apples is much stronger.

Have your children got their favourite dishes? Maybe you have perfect children who eat everything you put on the plate, but my children aren’t like that. If I cooked only the dishes they like, I would serve green pea soup or red borscht with meat-stuffed ravioli (in Poland we call them "small ears") and spaghetti for my daughter, and meatballs with buckwheat groats for my son. A varied and balanced diet...

In my family nobody likes Brussels sprouts very much, so I prepare salads with this vegetable when my family eats lunch elsewhere. The salad tastes great as a hot dish but could be served with meat as well. It also tastes good as a cold salad. If we would like the salad to be more filling, we should add some slices of fried sausages or smoked bacon.

Music doesn’t always accompany me during the day, but sometimes I turn on the radio and the music ideally moulds to fit the situation and the lyrics become the background to my conversation. I have special pieces of music which give me energy, inspiration and high spirits. This is the reason why sportsmen listen to music while training.

We can now buy fresh lettuce, coleslaw, olives and tomatoes in every grocery store. Do you remember how it used to be? A few years ago, our mums had to prepare every salad from scratch.
I have some childhood memories of salads that I would like to share with you.