As I look back on the last week, it’s been more of an international experience than usual.
I spent a day baking with, Prethi, a friend from India. While we baked a cake, Prethi taught me a couple of Indian dishes. You’ll see them popping up on my food blog. I’m feeling brave, I may tackle some on my own now. I am fascinated by Prethi’s explanations of family life and society’s expectations in her homeland.
The next day, was coffee with Yana, an Israeli woman of Russian descent. She is closer in age to our daughters, but we have the best chats. It’s fun to compare our nations and our observations of our host country. You can’t spend time in Poznan without noticing the Polish girls who look like they just stepped off a high fashion runway; we’ve both wondered where they find men who are willing to wait that long for them to get ready.
Over the weekend, I spent an afternoon with our Polish neighbors, Ewa and Norbert, seeing their young daughter’s smile, ear to ear, as she enjoys her new sled, learned two new Polish words, and indulging in some yummy chili infused chocolate over fruit.
Today, I’m winging my way back to the USA – love the Lufthansa wifi! I’m going to lay the groundwork to open a bakery when we return to the states. All I can say, stateside friends and family, is that the pressure is on to be fascinatingly entertaining.
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
Melinda
Bakery wins, huh? 🙂 Exciting!
Lori
We will definitely miss your Poland observations.
Mrs. Munchkin
Oh I am so jealous! With encouragement from others, they have persuaded me to want to open one….just don't think I have the guts. So I stick to home baking and sharing with friends.
Russian women look amazingly fashionable as well. I often wonder how he got her? I thought the men in Poland were very attractive compared to women. But had just come from Russia where they are
Lois B
Lori – I'll be back!
Melinda- we're giving it a shot!
Mrs. Munchkin – in many states, AZ being one of them, it's now legal to seek low risk foods from a home kitchen. That's my plan in the beginning, going the farmers market route, etc.
I think the women in Poznan are the most fashionable I've seen in Poland, but for a small city, it has a
Lois B
Sorry, blasted auto-correct, that should be sell not seek.