How to give your friend words of comfort in Polish? Posted by Kasia on May 30, 2013
There are always good and bad times…That’s why we have friends (przyjaciele). There are friends that you have polite chats with, and there are your best friends. They’re the people who root for you, no matter what. You tell them your deepest, darkest secrets, and instead of heading for the door, they stick around and…
Happy Mother’s Day in Poland on May 26th! Posted by Kasia on May 25, 2013
Mothers Day 2013 is celebrated in various dates in over 40 countries all over the word. Mothers Day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancient Greece, where mother’s were perceived as a symbol of fertility and harvest. In the middle of Spring there was a custom to celebrate Mother Nature’s Day. People were…
World’s first life-saving face transplant by Polish doctors! Posted by Kasia on May 24, 2013
Polish doctors have carried out the world’s first life-saving face transplant (przeszczep twarzy), weeks after a 33-year-old man was disfigured by a machine in a workplace accident. It is Poland’s first face transplant and also the first in the world done to save the patient’s life. The man, an employee at a stonemason’s workshop and…
Wave of Chechen immigration into Poland after Boston Marathon tragedy Posted by Kasia on May 16, 2013
We all know what happened on April 15th 2013 in Boston:( Very sad and scary story! It had huge impact on USA and citizens, but it also made some changes in Europe…Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, two brothers with Chechen origins stood behind the bombing. The Boston bombing has triggered a wave of Chechen immigration into…
Have you heard about strawberry soup? If not, read how Poles make it! Posted by Kasia on May 13, 2013
Have you heard about strawberry soup? Yes, strawberry soup (zupa truskawkowa)! It is actually amazing! Very refreshing and tasty. I’ts almost like 3 in one: soup, main course and dessert! Does it have a lot of calories? Probably, but I never counted:) It is usually pretty thick and sometimes it’s called “pasta with strawberries” (makaron…
Kolacja time, a little lighter this time:) Posted by Kasia on May 9, 2013
Well, I already wrote about breakfast (śniadanie) and lunch (obiad). Now it is time for dinner, which is called “kolacja”. Typically kolacja is very light, similar to lunch in USA. Growing up in Poland, we used to have salads (sałatki) or sandwiches (kanapki) for dinner. Sometimes hot dogs (usually without rolls) or naleśniki z serem…
Typical Polish lunch, what’s on the menu “na obiad”? Posted by Kasia on May 8, 2013
It was really hard for me to get used to eating late diner when I moved to USA. That’s of course because Polish lunch is like dinner her…Poles eat big meal between 12-3pm and sandwiches or salads at dinner time (most of the times, with exceptions of course). Typical meals are very hearty and often…