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Every time I think of Christmas I realize the only one thing that has always mattered to me (and honestly do not think that this will ever change) – is time spent with the people I love. That is all I need. I have often tried to find a reason for being so emotionally attached to my family and over a year ago I jumped to one simple conclusion. I moved out from living with my parents when I was 19 and this is probably the reason why I am so sentimental about where I spend Christmas.

There is something magical about Christmas. It is all around you and you are so tightly wrapped in with it. It is such a nice feeling! And then you slowly realize why it means so much to you. Of course things like decorating the Christmas tree or preparing Christmas meals are important as well but they mean absolutely nothing when people you love are not around you.

I always say that I am totally in love with Polish food, especially when it comes to traditional meals which are prepared once a year for very special occasions (like Christmas for example).  And I must say food may vary depending on which part of Poland you come from. My partner was born in the far west of Poland where people mostly eat fish and meat for Christmas whereas in eastern Poland, where I grew up, we have beetroot soup with a hint of dried porcini mushrooms, pasta topped with poppy seeds, mixed dried fruits and nuts (which is one of my favorite Christmas meal) or baked pasta with sauerkraut and some polish spices. We also have baked dumplings (pierogi) stuffed with buckwheat and curd cheese. I must admit that the beetroot soup I mentioned previously is not one of my favorites but poppy seeds pasta is the meal I enjoy the most .

My Mum inspires me. She always has and she always will. She is amazing and I do hope that one day I will be as good at cooking and baking as she is. My Mum has helped me to understand how important  eating proper food is. She also helped me to discover my real passion for cooking and I owe her a lot . Everyday both my understanding and respect for home made food  grows. As I said I am a traditionalist when it comes to cooking. I like my Mum's recipes but I must admit that I sometimes amend them slightly as I like to follow my own path. Occasionally a small part of me is tempted to try something new but I just simply cannot do that. I cannot imagine preparing foreign Christmas meals. It is not my cup of tea. It is not that I am afraid of trying new things but it just does not go well with my Christmas.


I would like not to repeat myself but because of missing my family so much I could not spend Christmas without them. I cannot imagine myself being somewhere else. It just would not work. If for some reason I could not share these moments with them I probably would be the most unhappy person in the whole world. On the other hand, I would describe myself as quite an active person and generally dislike routine but when it comes to Christmas I don’t want change. That is the way it works the best for me.

I love both giving and receiving Christmas Gifts just like everybody else. Asa blogger I would like to be given the opportunity to write my own cook book. As a private person  I would love to get the Canon camera lens which I cannot stop dreaming of! Or maybe two? Actually no that would be too much happiness to cope with.

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