I had a request for this recipe by one of our friends of A Coalcracker in The Kitchen’s Facebook page. I promised her that I […]
Eastern European
Fresh Kielbasa
The Coal Region and kielbasa go hand-in-hand. Their connection to Poland and the immigrants who came to Northeast Pennsylvania is strong. We have contests for […]
Homemade Pot Cheese
Pot cheese is very east to make and is a consistency between cottage cheese and the firmer farmer’s cheese. You only need 3 ingredients and […]
Easy Pierogi Casserole
“Tis the season for potlucks and picnics and being the good Coal Cracker that I am, pierogi are always at the top of my list, […]
Homemade Liverwurst (Leberwurst)
If you like liverwurst, you might enjoy making your own at home (you know exactly what – and how much of it – goes into […]
Sauerkraut Salad
As we start in to cook-out season here in the Coal Region, the requisite potato and macaroni salads show up. As much as I am […]
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 mashed potatoes and dough (sometimes with cabbage or sauerkraut instead of potatoes). It originated as a Lenten dish in Slavic regions. […]
Kolacz Slaski – Sweet Cheese Bread
Kołacz (from Polish: Koło: “disk”, “circle”, “wheel”) is a traditional Polish pastry, originally a wedding cake (Kolacz Weslney) dating to the start of the 13th […]
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 […]