Babka is a sweet, leavened bread created from a rich dough made for Easter Sunday throughout Slavic cuisines including Ukrainian and Polish. Traditionally the practice of […]
Breads, Quickbreads & Muffins
Bobalky
A traditional food on the Christmas eve meal table in many Slovak families are little pieces of sweet bread known as bobaľky (bo-ball-kee). Boblaky is often […]
Not Your Typical Fruit Cake
I inherited a cookbook from my Nana (grandmother) that she purchased from a co-worker at the garment factory where they both worked in the late […]
Mom’s Ham Salad
This ham salad was guaranteed to make an appearance in Mom’s kitchen twice a year; after Christmas and after Easter — the two times a […]
Italian Easter Bread (Pane di Pasqua)
Bread has incredible significance in many cultures on Easter tables; on the Italian Easter table, bread has a religious significance — Christ is often referred to […]
Pagach (aka “Pierogi Pizza”)
Pagach is made of mashed potatoes and dough (some cooks use cabbage or sauerkraut instead of potatoes). It originated as a Lenten dish in Slavic […]