During cook-out season here in the Coal Region, the requisite potato and macaroni salads show up. As much as I am fan of both of […]
Eastern European
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 […]
Cwikla (Red Beet Horseradish)
Grated horseradish with beets is known as cwikla (CHEEK-wah) in Polish. Horseradish root is native to the warmer areas of Eastern Europe and it appears in […]