Fasolka!

I made Fasolka. (Fasolka po Bretonsku is the correct name but Martin just calls it "Fasolka" and so shall I)

I was inspired when Martin brought this...

sorry, not the best picture 

... home from the store. This is actually a pretty good pre-made Fasolka. We have a "Polish" section at our fancy grocery store down the street and they carry a small selection of some really great products imported directly from Poland. Martin likes to buy as much stuff as budget-ly possible so the store will continue to stock it. This he bought for Friday when we want to avoid eating meat but don't want to have to cook. It is a meatless Fasolka.

Meatless?! Are you insane? This won't do at all. So I googled a good recipe. Couldn't really find one I liked until I checked over at Polish Mama on the Prairie's blog...she had a great one!

So, I whipped some up. Pretty simple really. Well, first I got all the kids in the car to go get the ingredients since I didn't have them all on hand. THEN I whipped some up...

Mmmmm...big ol' pot.

It was a big hit. Martin pronounced it perfectly delicious. High praise, indeed.

Fasolka, without going into too much detail, is actually a dish from Brittany that Poles love. Lima beans, meat, tomato paste, onion, and spices. That's it.  I added a bit more tomato paste than one small can, about a heaping tblsp more. And I didn't use "Marjoram" or "Vegeta" just salt, pepper, paprika, and oregano (which in the wild is called Marjoram). I used extra bacon (because it's delicious) and Polish sausage. I did not use any other ham but I did use Smalec (a tblsp of bacon drippings, just happened to have that lying around  ;) )

The best thing about this dish, it's kid-friendly, all the kids liked it. It's dairy and gluten free for those with sensitivities AND, leave out the meat and you have yourself a wonderful Lenten dish.

I love Fasolka.

Try it, you won't be disappointed!