Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
24 recipes
Gzik with Potatoes
Warm potatoes in their skins with cool creamy gzik, crisp radish, and fresh herbs — a simple Poznań classic.
Polish-Style Baguette Bake
A crusty baguette topped with sautéed mushrooms, melted gouda and ketchup — a classic Polish street food snack.
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.
Plum Dumplings
Delicate Polish potato dumplings with whole juicy plums inside, golden buttery crumb topping, sugar and cinnamon.
Kopytka
Fluffy homemade potato kopytka made according to a traditional Polish recipe, served with melted butter and crispy toasted breadcrumbs.
Sauerkraut and Mushroom Crepe Croquettes
Thin golden crepes filled with a rich sauerkraut and wild mushroom filling, fried until crisp.
Lazanki with Cabbage
A classic Polish Christmas Eve dish: tender lazanki pasta, braised sauerkraut and fragrant dried porcini mushrooms with caraway seeds.
Mizeria (Polish Cucumber Salad)
Classic Polish mizeria — crisp, thinly sliced cucumbers in a cool sour cream dressing with dill.
Cheese Naleśniki
Thin Polish naleśniki with a tender, sweet farmer's cheese filling, browned in butter.
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.
Szczecin-style paprikash
A piquant Polish fish paste made with smoked mackerel, fluffy rice and tender vegetables in a tomato base.
Blueberry Pierogi
Tender boiled pierogi with a juicy blueberry filling, served with cool sour cream — a beloved summer dessert of Polish cuisine.
Ruthenian Pierogi
Tender Ruthenian pierogi filled with a potato-and-cheese filling and fried onion — a beloved dish of Galician-Polish cuisine, served hot with sour cream or melted butter.
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 Poppy Seed Roll (Makowiec)
A fluffy yeasted roll with a dense poppy seed filling, raisins, walnuts, and a delicate lemon glaze.
Polish Potato Pancakes with Mushroom Sauce
Crispy golden potato pancakes with a delicate creamy mushroom sauce — a Polish home classic for a hearty dinner.
Rachukhi with Apples
Fluffy Polish-style yeast fritters with juicy apples, a golden crust and a dusting of powdered sugar.
Fish à la Grecque
Golden fillets of white fish topped with a delicate sweet-and-sour vegetable sauce — a traditional Polish festive dish, served either warm or chilled.
Leek and Egg Salad
A delicate Polish salad with mild leek, hard-boiled eggs, sweet corn and crisp apple in a mayonnaise dressing.
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.
Polish Apple Szarlotka
Classic Polish szarlotka combines crumbly buttery pastry with a thick, fragrant apple filling and a golden crumb topping.