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Olga Mecking

Olga Mecking

The Guardian

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The recipe for a centuries-old Easter baba made with 96 eggs

The baba is often served at Easter in Poland, with the most extraordinary version – the muslin baba – made from a rich dough of flour, yeast,...

21.04.2025 100

BBC

Olga Mecking

From ‘gestation’ to ‘gentle’: across Europe, why do we talk about parenting in English?

For me, becoming a mother was an experience as disorienting and confusing as moving to a new country. I had to learn new behaviours and customs as...

07.01.2025 9

The Guardian

Olga Mecking

I’m from Poland. Why does Europe still make me feel like a second-class citizen?

I have always thought of myself as the very model of a model European. Both sets of my grandparents were diplomats who lived and worked all over...

13.08.2024 40

The Guardian

Olga Mecking