My Mom always had some favorite “go-to” recipes that found themselves on the table at many family get-togethers or community events. She concentrated on foods […]
Month: March 2019
Potato Pampushki – Cheese Stuffed Potato Cakes
Pampushki are starchy bites usually served with soup, such as borscht. Much of the time, pampushki are yeast rolls, usually drizzled with butter and garlic. […]
Pagach (aka “Pierogi Pizza”)
Pagach is made of a filling of mashed potatoes and encased in a bread-like dough (some cooks use cabbage or sauerkraut instead of potatoes as […]
Kolacz Slaski – Sweet Cheese Bread
Served around the Christmas and Easter holidays, this “cake” is a yeast-raised coffee cake similar to babka but made in a round pan without a central […]
Easy Homemade Farmer’s Cheese
Farmer’s cheese is a fresh or un-aged cheese. It is also known as dry curd cheese or peasant cheese. This type of cheese is used […]
Italian Easter Pie (Pizza Rustica)
Lent, the season preceding Easter, is a time of penance and abstinence; in Italian households this pie, stuffed full of cheese, meats, and eggs is […]