I adore halupki, (AKA golumpki, blind pigeons, stuffed cabbage, etc.) but I do not always have time to core, cook, and prep whole cabbage leaves […]
Eastern European
Old-Fashioned Potato Soup
This Potato Soup was my Dad’s favorite. Growing up in a large family through the Great Depression, he learned to love simple foods. Even in […]
One Rise Nut Rolls (and Poppy Seed)
Nut rolls are popular throughout Eastern Europe. Nut rolls are an essential part of Christmas celebrations across Pennsylvania (and other “Rust Belt” areas), especially areas where […]
Coal Region Bleenies
Bleenies (not blinis…BLEENIES!!) Potato pancakes (a.k.a. latkes or whatever you know them as…) in the Schuylkill County area of the Coal Region are known as […]
Sauerkraut Relish
4th of July is cook-out time in the coal region. Here is a relish that fits right in to the Coal Region/Pennsylvania Dutch influence of […]
5 Ingredient Kolacky Cookies
These tender, flaky kolacky cookies are my weakness. They go by a few names depending on where someone is from (kolaczki, kolachy, kolacky) and can […]