These beef cutlets are a good example of a typical Polish main dish. The cutlets are wonderfully flavorful and tender. In fact, they are still tasty at room temperature. Just cut into slices and use instead of deli meats for sandwiches. At Polish catered events, you will likely see large platters of cold meats and […]
Labor Day 2018: Grilled Ground Beef Cutlets
Happy Labor Day! I hope this day that essentially marks the end of summer break will last forever and ever!! This past summer seemed way too short, but we made sure to squeeze in our annual summer vacation. Part of our vacation was spent hiking in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia, which, by the […]
Use Your Dutch Oven! Braised Beef for Dinner
It may appear from the other posts on this site that we only eat cake, cookies, and chocolates, but in reality, we do in fact eat 3 regular square meals a day. Most of the time, we need to make quick meals, so the grill is our friend. On occasion, when I have more time […]
Hussar-Style Beef in Mushroom Wine Sauce (Poland)
My daughter had an interesting history project learning about the Polish hussars. They were an elite regimen in the Polish cavalry in the Crown Kingdom of Poland between the 16th and 18th centuries. It was actually exiled Hungarians who introduced hussar horsemen to the Polish military. At first, the regiments were small and only made up […]
Beef Hot Pot (German – Westphalia)
According to food writer, Horst Scharfenberg in his classic cookbook, The Cuisines of Germany, the Beef Hot Pot, or “Pfeffer-Potthast,” is a traditional dish from Westphalia in Germany. It hails back a few centuries ago–to the thirteenth century, but who’s counting. “Potthast” means flesh pot. The English meaning kind of puts the dish in a […]