The dough is the secret ingredient of homemade dumplings. Every housewife has her secret recipe which she uses to make a soft and resilient dough. You can prepare the stuffing with everything. Today I have a recipe for my favourite Polish dumplings named "ruskie". The stuffing was made with boiled potatoes, cottage cheese and fried onion.

Until recently ruskie dumplings were brought to us by a friendly lady called Ania. She made a huge amount of dumplings and gave them to her family, neighbours and us. Sometimes she added chopped peppermint for the stuffing. They were great, but we prefer the classical ones without unusual ingredients.

Ingredients
dough
500g of flour
4 tablespoons of oil
250-300 ml of boiling water
a pinch of salt
stuffing
600g of potatoes
200g of cottage cheese
1 onion
1 tablespoon of butter
salt and pepper

There are some products which you can't stop eating. For example, crisps, nuts, small cookies and popcorn at the cinema. It doesn't matter how many you put in the bowl, you have to eat everything. Is it the same for you? On the other hand there are situations when we have to nibble something. It is necessary while reading an exciting book, watching an interesting movie and when meeting your friends.

Today I would like to share with you the recipe for two snacks which are a great alternative to their unhealthy, salty counterparts. They are yummy and easy to prepare. If you would like to make something else, I recommend homemade crisps with kale or finger rolls with French pastry and basil pesto and sesame seeds. In the recipe below I didn't include the amount of ingredients you should use. Use as much as you need to make as many snacks as you think you can eat.

Courgette chips
courgette
flour
vegetable milk
breadcrumbs
parmesan
sesame seeds
thyme
salt and pepper