RECIPES
Before Christmas
Christmas wishes from Basia, plus last-minute ideas for sweet homemade gifts: little packages filled with a mix of cookies, truffles and jam.
Fish Soup Two Ways
This soup is perfect on a cold fall or winter day. It warms you up beautifully and lifts your mood.
Herring Under a Featherbed, Layered Herring Salad
This is one of my favorite herring salads. A perfect addition to the holiday menu, but great for any other herring occasion.
Carp with Garlic and Wine
Whole carp stuffed with parsley and garlic and baked in dry white wine: an easy Polish Christmas Eve dish that needs very little work.
Zucchini Pancakes with Salmon
Simple, quick and tasty zucchini and potato pancakes served with cold-smoked salmon and a zesty lime crème fraîche sauce.
Pierogi with Sauerkraut and Mushrooms, Filling Recipe
Pierogi with sauerkraut and mushrooms are one of the most important dishes on every Christmas Eve table. Here's how they're made in my home.
Mandarin, Apple and Banana Marmalade
A simple mandarin, apple and banana marmalade that smells like Christmas and makes a lovely sweet gift in a jar.
Christmas Eve Dried Fruit Compote
Traditional Polish Christmas Eve compote made from dried plums, figs, apples, pears and peaches, with lemon juice and a little sugar. Serve it lukewarm.
Uszka (Polish Mushroom Dumplings)
Uszka, tiny Polish dumplings filled with dried porcini and button mushrooms, are the must-have addition to barszcz on Christmas Eve.
Christmas Eve Red Barszcz (Polish Beet Soup)
Red barszcz with uszka is the most important Christmas Eve dish. When the barszcz is ready, we sit down at the Christmas Eve table and feast.
Cannelloni with Spinach and Cheese Filling
My favorite cannelloni, stuffed with spinach, capers and gouda and baked in a homemade tomato sauce. A treat for all the pasta lovers out there!
Beet Salad by M. Kuroń
This salad is perfect for Christmas Eve, the other holiday days, and any other occasion. It's a great side dish for fish.