Cinnamon Rolls in Poland

Right now I’m wrapping up the home-stay portion of my trip to Poland and I’m staying with a great couple, Eva and Lukasz, that are just a little older than me. They’ve been feeding me typical Polish fare and food that they typically eat (some Hungarian and Italian dishes). Most of it has been delicious and some of it has been completely new.

They both love travel and photography, so we’ve spent some time looking at their photos and talking about they’re trips (Syria, Turkey, Italy), so I was slightly surprised when my description of cinnamon rolls didn’t register at all. I couldn’t explain cinnamon rolls sufficiently for them to actually imagine them properly, so instead, I baked cinnamon rolls for them. They loved them! A lot, so I’m leaving my metric converted recipe behind for their pleasure. [...]

A new breakfast tradition and a trip

About six months ago I started eating oatmeal. I had tried to get myself to eat it in the past, but despite projecting a “comfort food” feeling onto oatmeal the reality always disappointed. Until recently, oatmeal was always gummy and clumpy, but then I started experimenting with Scottish and Irish oats and I realized that they are completely different from rolled or quick oats. I prefer the Scottish oats because they are smaller than Irish oats and I think they cook in about 7 minutes or less – some directions call for over double that. [...]