I have been to quite a number of Polish festivals and other events in the United States over the years and there is one dish that is consistently served to guests: pierogi. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines pierogi as: “a case of dough filled with a typically savory filling (as of meat, cheese, or vegetables) and cooked […]
Homemade Farmer’s Cheese (pot cheese, twaróg, ser biały, quark, творог, tvorog)
Farmer’s cheese, or “pot cheese,” is a staple in the Polish kitchen, not to mention the kitchen of other cultures, like German, Russian, and Ukrainian. A common fresh cheese sold in American supermarkets that comes close to it in terms of being a staple in the dairy aisle is cottage cheese. But it is definitely […]
Ukrainian Honey Cake or Polish Honey Cake? [Medivnyk or Miodownik?]
A while back, I shared my family’s Polish plain honey cake recipe. It’s a delicious yet simple honey cake that I serve each year for Christmas and New Year’s. It seems to be atypical as far as honey cake recipes go because there are no spices added to it. More recently, I’ve found that a […]