Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
9 recipes
Bramboráky
Crispy Czech potato pancakes with garlic and marjoram, fried in oil until golden brown.
Buchty with Plum Jam
Fluffy yeast buns baked snugly side by side, filled with juicy homemade plum jam and a hint of rum — a beloved Czech pastry to enjoy with coffee.
Potato Dumplings
Traditional Czech dumplings made from grated boiled potatoes, flour and semolina — a light, fluffy side dish that soaks up meat gravy beautifully.
Bread Dumplings
Fluffy Czech dumplings made from yeast dough with cubes of stale white bread — boiled as a roll in salted water, sliced, and traditionally served as a side dish for sauces like beef tenderloin sauce or goulash.
Poppy Seed Kolaches
Fluffy yeasted kolache buns with a dimpled center filled with delicate poppy seed filling, lemon zest, and berry jam, topped with blanched almonds — a traditional Czech pastry for a festive table or Sunday coffee.
Kulajda
Kulajda is a creamy South Bohemian soup with mushrooms, potatoes and dill on a roux base, given a gentle tang with vinegar and topped with a poached egg.
Czech-style Vegetable Soup with Dumplings
A hearty Czech vegetable soup made with root vegetables — carrots, celeriac and parsley root — with tender homemade noodle-dumplings from an egg-and-flour batter, a simple and warming homemade lunch.
Fried Cheese
Crispy golden breading with gooey melted cheese inside — a beloved Czech street-food snack, served hot with tangy tartar sauce and fried potatoes.
Czech-style apple strudel
A crisp puff pastry roll with a juicy filling of apples, raisins and walnuts, seasoned with cinnamon — a classic Czech dessert served warm, dusted with powdered sugar.