Tag: Polish

“Forest Moss” Cake with Cream – Leśny Mech

“Forest Moss” Cake with Cream – Leśny Mech

Green cake with a secret ingredient that will bring a little of the outside to your table. This is a perfect sweet treat to make between April and September. For the show-stopping looks, I highly recommend it for Easter, or summer dinner parties. The cake 

Polish Herring Salad with Olives

Polish Herring Salad with Olives

Today I have another recipe for you to try with herring. This time with olives, mushrooms, herbs and olive oil. With the right ingredients and a quick chopping hand, this dish will be completed in no time. In Polish homes, herring is a much-loved fish 

Chrzanowa (Horseradish Soup)

Chrzanowa (Horseradish Soup)

Delicious and completely out of the box soup proposition for Easter or any other spring day. Horseradish gives this dish a panging and spicy flavour that is not overpowering thanks to eggs, sausage and potatoes. Another polish dish with traditional flavours and ingredients. This recipe 

Eggs in Tartar Sauce

Eggs in Tartar Sauce

Easter staple recipe. Hard-boiled eggs in creamy tartar sauce is a delicious side for Ester breakfast or lunch. Perfect with roasted ham, fresh bread or by its own – it’s that good! This is one of those dishes that I prepare only for Easter, making 

Kokosanki – Coconut Macaroons

Kokosanki – Coconut Macaroons

If you enjoy coconut flavoured or coconut-based sweet treats this is a recipe for you to try. Small, crunchy on the outside but airy and soft on the inside cookies which will definitely hit a sweet spot. These sweet treats are easy to make and 

Potato Pancakes (Polish Hash Browns)

Potato Pancakes (Polish Hash Browns)

Super traditional and easy recipe for the best potato pancakes. Crispy edges, soft in the middle that just sounds already perfect but add to the mix the smell of warm garlic and dollop of sour cream. Now that’s perfection! One of my favourite cheap eats 

“Goose Feet” Cookies with Curd Cheese

“Goose Feet” Cookies with Curd Cheese

Delicious little cookies made with curd cheese aka Twaróg, with an interesting name. With their flaky texture, they really remind of French pastry but also reminds me of polish crapes stuffed with curd cheese, always take me back home. I believe the name just comes 

Herring Salad with Peas and Apple

Herring Salad with Peas and Apple

If you never had this salad let me tell you it’s definitely something else and out of the box. It’s salty but creamy with a bit of spice and sweetness. We have different textures and flavours that are just blending quite beautifully. Preserved herring in 

Christmas Poppy Seed Cheesecake

Christmas Poppy Seed Cheesecake

Two most popular Polish Christmas cakes in one, Makowiec (poppy seed cake) and baked Cheesecake, known as Sernik. The sweet and crispy pastry on the bottom with a layer of poppy seed paste mixed with candied fruits, and a beautiful thick layer of soft cheese. 

Traditional Polish Vegetable Salad

Traditional Polish Vegetable Salad

One of the most traditional polish salads, a classic for every holiday celebration but I always remember it as a salad for Christmas morning breakfasts with the sides of fresh bread, cured meats and good quality cheeses. Steamed potatoes and carrots accompanied by hardboiled eggs,