RECIPES
No-Bake Name Day Cake
A no-bake name day cake layered with tea cookies, pudding cream, currant preserves, fudge, salty crackers and whipped cream. Even better the next day!
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!
Lemon Soufflé
A lemon soufflé from a Jamie Oliver recipe: custardy on the bottom, fluffy cake on top, and super easy to make.
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.
Spaghetti Bolognese
My easy spaghetti Bolognese with carrot and a splash of cream: a tried-and-true weeknight dinner the kids love, made with pantry staples.
Pork Loin Stuffed with Plums or Apricots
This pork loin is a perfect dish for the holiday table. It is also very good cold as an appetizer.
Almond Paste
Easy homemade almond paste made with ground almonds, powdered sugar and egg white. Perfect for gingerbread slices and other baked treats.
Carp with Mushrooms
A classic Polish holiday fish dish: carp slices soaked in milk, quickly pan-fried and simmered with sautéed mushrooms and parsley.
Foil-Baked Salmon with Zucchini
Easy salmon steaks baked in foil with diced zucchini, lemon and fresh dill. A simple, quick and tasty fish dinner.
Sernik Wiedeński (Viennese Cheesecake)
Easy Viennese cheesecake (sernik wiedeński) from my family recipes: delicate, melt-in-your-mouth and perfect for holiday baking.