It's Cooking with Magda

Marta’s Meyer Lemon Meringue Tart

March 24, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

This tart strikes a perfect balance between sweet and lemony. Crisp dough, tangy filling and sweet meringue for a perfect bite each time. Today is my sister Marta’s birthday. She enjoys cooking and eating even more than I do. She is a great baker. Since baking requires exact measurements and I prefer a rather free hand when it comes to cooking, I don’t bake too often. (But I must admit that since starting this blog I do pay closer attention […]

Categories: Dessert • Tags: dessert, Easter, light, meringue, Meyer lemons, Mother's Day, tart

Grated carrots and apple salad on a square plate

Carrot And Apple Salad With Lemon-Dill Dressing

March 19, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Quick, easy and very tasty salad to boost your vitamin A intake and give your hair some shine! I have two boys. One of them is a more adventurous eater, who likes asparagus, beans, sashimi and… Nutella. The other one likes carrots and cucumbers. Tomato soup works, too. Both of them really like this salad. It is a salad I grew up eating as well. There were no rainbow carrots back then in Poland but the taste was pretty much […]

Categories: Salads • Tags: apple, carrots, dill, lemon, vitamins

Cauliflower Fritters With Dill And Jalapeno Pepper

March 17, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

These Cauliflower Fritters with Dill and Jalapeno Pepper are delightful. You might discover you actually love cauliflower! Cauliflower is a pretty popular vegetable in our house. I use it almost every week, since all my boys love the cauliflower soup I make or my cauliflower pasta dish with saffron and sunflower seeds. I imagine both recipes will appear on this blog in the near future. These Cauliflower Fritters are so easy to make and so delicious. For some extra kick […]

Categories: Dinner • Tags: cauliflower, coconut oil, dill, fritters, jalapeno

Mushroom And Jalapeno Burgers

March 12, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Delicious, hearty, healthy and full of flavor! My Mushroom And Jalapeno Burgers won’t disappoint. People either love or hate veggie burgers. Those who hate them seem to think that burgers should be made only with meat: beef, pork, turkey or combination. Maybe they had a bad experience when they decided to give a veggie burger a try and happened to try the not-so-healthy version often found in the freezer section. Some of these fake patties are pretty gross! People who […]

Categories: Burgers • Tags: dill, healthy, jalapeno, mushrooms, sriracha, umami, vegetarian, veggie burger

Banana Muffins With Banana Peanut Butter Filling

March 10, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Banana muffins with a surprising filling are perfect for breakfast, with coffee, in a lunchbox or as an after school snack.Do you remember that scene from the “Forrest Gump” movie, where Tom Hanks, while waiting for the bus, picks a chocolate from his box and then takes a bite? And then he says “My mama always said ‘Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.’” Well, these muffins are full of surprises, too! My […]

Categories: Muffins • Tags: banana, flaxseed, muffins, peanut butter, topping

Lemon Pasta With Mushrooms And Asparagus

March 5, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Hearty, full of flavors and quick, this pasta dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner. Sophisticated enough for a date night dinner, too! This is one of my favorite pasta dishes. Mushrooms provide a rich and earthy flavor that’s brightened by asparagus and lemon. And it’s pasta after all! Generous amount of Parmesan cheese or only a little bit won’t hurt either. It only takes about 30 minutes from start to finish to make it. On a busy weeknight I […]

Categories: Pasta • Tags: asparagus, lemon, mushrooms, Parmesan, pasta, umami

Red Cabbage and Jicama Salad with Honey Lime Dressing

March 3, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Do yourself a big favor and boost your immune system with this ultra healthy salad. It tastes so good you will ask for more. I love salads and make them often. It is so easy to put together a quick meal using only few ingredients and pre-made dressing. I hardly ever use store-bought dressings anymore– I like to know exactly what I’m eating. Because most homemade dressings last about a week I usually make extra and keep it in the […]

Categories: Salads • Tags: cumin, healthy, honey, jicama, lime, orange, red cabbage, vitamins

Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Goat Milk Yogurt

February 26, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

My Curried Butternut Squash Soup is a perfect remedy for a gloomy day. It is bright, bold and heartwarming. Everything will seem better. A bowl full of my Curried Butternut Squash Soup on a cold day makes everything better. The beautiful orange color makes the kitchen appear brighter and warmer, the smell of spices is irresistible and once you start eating, the combination of flavors makes it hard to put the spoon down. To make my soup very flavorful I […]

Categories: Soups • Tags: butternut squash, curry, healthy, pepitas, soup, vegetarian

Look No More: Blueberry Muffins with Coconut

February 24, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

One of a kind blueberry muffin: extremely moist, with lots of juicy blueberries, hint of coconut and a wonderful crunch. A must with your morning coffee. A few years ago my son came home from preschool with a mini blueberry muffin that he had helped to bake. The teacher also sent a recipe and a little note encouraging parents to try making the muffins at home. Since then I have been baking them almost weekly. How many muffins would that […]

Categories: Muffins • Tags: blueberries, coconut, flaxseed, muffins

Gorgeous Rainbow Salad with Oranges, Avocado and Ricotta Salata

February 19, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

A very refreshing and healthy salad made with spinach, oranges, avocado and Ricotta Salata. Looks gorgeous, tastes amazing.Oranges, oranges, oranges! Such beauties! I am always amazed seeing the creations of Mother Nature. Hidden below the bright orange skin is variety of even more vivid and rich colors, sweet and tart taste and lots of juice. I spotted these tasties while wandering through my Farmers’ Market on a crisp Sunday morning and I knew right away what I was going to […]

Categories: Salads • Tags: avocado, blood orange, cara cara, dressing, healthy, oranges, salad