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Polya Ivanovna
@cookingwithpau.bsky.social
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I cook stuff, eat stuff, and post it 🤟🏻 HAPPILY FAT 🌈 💛🤍💜🖤 Guest on unceded Syilx territory. Advocacy, 2SLGBTQIA+ 🚫 Racists, Bigots, Z*os, Trans/homophobes🚫
MY space=respect. I will ALWAYS be kind, but I won't always be nice.
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Creole style eats from last night.
Piles of herbs and spices, a warm, tingling heat, a briney, citrus pop, and the shell-on prawns (vs crawfish), hold in all of the juices.
Served next to some dirty coconut rice. (I know coconut isnt typically used, but I did what I did and it made me happy) 10/10
May 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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Everyone welcome Gidget back. After a month of sitting on an infertile clutch she's back to her old shenanigans.
May 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Made a special post-Mother's Day brunch for my amazing kiddo 🫶🏻
May 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Throwback to stage 2 of the renos. Updated photos to come.
May 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Jamaican Easter. Jamaican roasted lamb with @cityeatsca all purpose and jerk seasonings, and all kinds of spices and aromatics marinated for 48h. Spicy Red Label lamb gravy, steam cabbage, rice an peas and "yellow bean casserole" in a creamy morel, chantrelle mushroom & thyme sauce & crispy onions.
May 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Throwback to the amazing fondue, catered in part by my talented niblet. Traditional Swiss, a Garlic, pilsner & aged cheddar, and milk chocolate (not pictured)
May 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Repurposed leftovers. Crispy coconut rice cakes seasoned with furikake, miso ponzu salmon, spicy prawns, yuzu aioli, and garlic chili crisp. Side of garlic sesame edamame, and pickled ginger.
May 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Local miso ponzu & ginger Pacific salmon with roasted sesame & Jamaican fish seasoned prawns, coconut rice, and garlic edamame. Topped with whole salted duck egg, pickled ginger, furikake, kewpie and a ponzu sauce.
May 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Gidget was feeling left out.
Everyone say hello to this spoiled octokitty.
March 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Wild mushroom ravioli with crimini, porcini, black garlic, shallots, and a lobster mushroom stock cream sauce. Made with the niblet.
March 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Vietnamese pandan coconut honeycomb cake.
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A ring shaped cake, make in a bundt pan. A crispy caramelized crust hides a bright green, shiny, chewy, coconut pandan cake.
March 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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A fun spin on Eggs benny.
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A light blue shallow bowl, with a crispy, smoked garlic halloumi seared with spicy honey powder coated panako, topped with local poached eggs,in a roasted lemon, smoked paprika hollandaise-style sauce over the dish, and gently drizled in the bottom of the dish, along with powdered smoke. Finished with a dash of oregano and spicy dried chilis.
March 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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I just found out the proper name for doggo zoomies is Frenetic Random Activity Periods, or FRAPS.

I don’t know how to live with this knowledge.
March 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
March 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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I love a messy, lived in, auntie's basement in the 70s vibe. How about you? Living for the vibe we are creating. Work in progress. Finishing the other half this week.
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Photo of half of an apartment livingroom, taken from the dining room. Bright orange shag rug, 1969 cream velvet structured armchair, Two tiered teak telephone table with a mini 70s tv/radio combo, and books about wild foraging. Brass floor lamp with greenish-blue bulb and lampshade with delicate brassy threads. Nextxt to it, is a teal sectional couch with 2 giant mustard yellow pillows, 2 velour burgundy square throw pillows and 2 pillows of the faces of the cats that reside there. There is a 4 canvas art installation of abstract vinyls and record players by a Japanese artist. There is a piece titled "man cat in New york", with a burnt orange gradient, a man with a cat head, aviators, headphones around his shoulders in an olive green hoodie walking slouched over. Hanging above is a mobile with a piece of "found" trinkets from every stop on a drive across Canada and back, tied to a piece of Pacific coast drift wood, like beaded wind chimes. There is a ceramic honey mushroom also hanging with it to represent the survival of my people in a new land. There is a dark blue fuzzy cat tree that looks out of place but is loved by the cats. Finally there is a vintage 50s dark bkue and brass steamer trunk with the most serendipitously fascinating story I've ever heard, topped with a vintage Russian book of fairytales, a green retro radio and vinyl coasters. It is night. The room is dimly lit by the lamp in the corner. All that's missing is smoke machine to replicate the actual 70s basement vibe.
March 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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The noble sandwich. Inspired by (📷 app) @amandosanj , who had it at a Palestinian eatery. If heaven was a sandwich, it would be this. I'm posting in solidarity, to celebrate Palestinian culture, joy, passion, perseverance, and incredible food.
From 🏞 to 🌊 🍉 will be 🕊
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A somewhat dull looking sandwich, cut at an angle. But the bread is thick, crusty, toasted local sourdough, filled with thick, white, labneh style tzatziki (the OG uses hummus), tabbouleh with parsley, added quinoa, sprouted lentils and zata'ar. Sprinkled with toasted pine nuts. Sitting on a butcher board with a black cooktop in the background. There is a slice of vegetarian "bacon" added on the left half, which is not part of the traditional recipe. For the full story behind this sandwich, check out @amandosanj on the camera app where she shows her version that inspired mine. Those who joined in and made the sandwich on IG tagged Aman, creating a joyful wave of delicious food, sharing of Palestinian culture and good food.
March 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Spicy Pasta al Forno
A super easy and delicious dish that can be made with local products.
Do we hasthag here?
Their @ on the 📷 app:
@okanaganpastacompany @perseval_young_cheese @gratecheesery @italian_meat_master @carnistkelowna @thehalalbutcherco
@homesteadhag
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Spicy vegetarian pasta al forno with thick, tubular rigatoni. A rich, robust sauce with heirloom tomatoes, fresh garlic, black garlic, shallots, basil, orange bell pepper, spinach, cordycep & morel stock and PLENTY of chili flakes. Topped with fresh mozza and house ricotta. Broiled until melty
March 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Hey Bluesky! I'm Polya. My bio says it all. I am all about food, music, cats and spoods. Passionate about building community, providing care and support, and just being an all-around nerdy kinda guy. Come on over, stay a while. Will be posting regularly soon 🤟🏻
*Fat, non-melanated femme presenting human, with long, curly blonde hair, thick back and white cat eye glasses, septum and double nostril piercings, making a scrunched up face*
March 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM