Treasured Polish Recipes For Americans

This classic cookbook makes the rich, unique flavors of authentic Polish cuisine accessible to home chef everywhere. For generations, Treasured Polish Recipes for Americans has been the go-to resource for traditional Polish home cooking. Offering more than just recipes, it takes the reader on a tour of Polish culinary customs, dishes, and traditions. It also gives advice on foundational cooking techniques, ingredients, and sauces enabling you to master and improvise your own Polish-style dishes. Author Marie Sokolowshi shares old family recipes for Polish Kiełbasa, Kapusta Świeża na Kwaśno (sweet sour cabbage), Kapusta Czarwona (red cabbage), Śledzie Marynowane (pickled herring), Czarnina (duck soup) with Kluski, and nearly a dozen varieties of Pierogi and Pączki (fried donuts with filling). With almost 500 recipes, every meal and practically every dish is covered, including a multi-course Christmas dinner. Accented with Polish folk art, this timeless cookbook offers a charming and satisfying experience for both your stomach and spirit.

Much time and effort has been spent in research and study of old Polish cookbooks and in collecting recipes from good Polish cooks in America. First published in United States in 1948, it was the first complete book of Polish cookery in the English language. It contains brief stories of Polish festivities and customs such as Christmas Eve (Wigilia), Harvest Festival (Dożynki) and others.

Readers say it best: "A great assortment of recipes from my Polish heritage and new ones to try" & "Recipes easy to follow, ingredients readily available" Polish cuisine is hearty and filling, and it is is not all meat and potatoes. This truly authentic cookbook makes a fantastic addition to any kitchen. Organized by course, this cookbook features 120 recipes, including beet soup, cucumber salad, potato pancakes, Hunter’s Stew, pork and rice stuffed cabbage leaves, traditional “babka” cake, and of course, pierogies! With easy-to-follow instructions for simple as well as more intricate dishes, a section on traditional holiday meals, estimated cooking times, and suggestions for healthy ingredient substitutions, this cookbook will teach anyone how to cook delicious Polish food.

In 1945 Polish meat products were standardized, using traditional time-proven recipes. This edition contains carefully compiled government recipes that were used by Polish meat plants between 1950-1990.

A collection of traditional Polish recipes written for the modern home cook. Each of the 54 recipes includes a color photo. Recipe sections include Soups, Breads, Pierogi, Main dishes, Side dishes, Deserts, and Beverages. Perfect binding.

Poland's best-selling cookbook adapted for American kitchens. Includes recipes for mushroom-barley soup, cucumber salad, bigos, cheese pierogi, and almond babka.