Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
11 recipes
Bigos
A rich, thick stew of sauerkraut and fresh cabbage, pork, smoked sausage, dried mushrooms and prunes — a classic Polish dish that tastes even better the next day.
Gzik with Potatoes
Warm potatoes in their skins with cool creamy gzik, crisp radish, and fresh herbs — a simple Poznań classic.
Sauerkraut with Peas
A hearty Polish Christmas stew of soft sauerkraut, well-cooked peas, and golden onion.
Silesian Kluski
Traditional Silesian potato and starch dumplings — light balls with a signature dimple in the middle, boiled in water and served with butter or a hearty meat gravy.
Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)
Classic Polish mizeria — crisp, thinly sliced cucumbers in a cool sour cream dressing with dill.
Polish Sour Cucumber Soup
A hearty Polish soup made with sour pickles, potatoes and carrots in a chicken or vegetable broth, finished with sour cream — pleasantly tangy and fragrant with fresh dill.
Herring in Sour Cream with Apple and Onion
A classic Polish cold appetizer: tender salted herring in thick sour cream with crunchy onion and tart apple.
Pyzy with Meat
Juicy pyzy made from potato dough filled with boiled meat and fried onions — a traditional Polish dish served with cracklings, fried onions, or sour cream.
Polish cwikla with horseradish
A sweet-and-spicy Polish relish made from tender beets, fresh horseradish and apple, that pairs wonderfully with meat dishes.
Polish Sernik
A delicate Polish cheesecake made with twice-sieved curd cheese, vanilla and juicy raisins.
Lithuanian Cold Borsch (Šaltibarščiai)
A refreshing cold beet soup made with kefir, crisp cucumber, fresh herbs and egg, served with warm potatoes on the side.