Family Recipes
Simple, delicious dishes for everyday family meals
16 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.
Cheese Naleśniki
Thin Polish naleśniki with a tender, sweet farmer's cheese filling, browned in butter.
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 Poppy Seed Roll (Makowiec)
A fluffy yeasted roll with a dense poppy seed filling, raisins, walnuts, and a delicate lemon glaze.
Polish Doughnuts
Fluffy Polish doughnuts with a golden crust, a fragrant fruit filling, and a light cloud of powdered sugar.
Rachukhi with Apples
Fluffy Polish-style yeast fritters with juicy apples, a golden crust and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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.