In my family, Kolacky – Polish cookies, are a Christmas tradition. It wouldn’t be Christmas without them. For more than 15 years my sister has been entrusted with the family duty of making these cookies for our Christmas Eve dessert. She’s perfected the … Continue reading
Have a garden brimming with cucumbers? This is a delicious way to eat up numerous cucumbers at one meal. This is a family recipe passed on from my grandmother to my mother. It was a salad that was present at most family parties and holidays. … Continue reading
Do you have a garden full of cucumbers? A patch of dill flowering? This recipe for my grandmother’s Polish Garlic Dill Pickles is the solution for that bounty. Do you have a shady yard that produces next to zero, like me? I found … Continue reading
When ever my Polish-American mother visits or we visit her, my family orders up a pot of Borscht, beet soup. It’s become a tradition and this past week for our Christmas visit it was the first item on the menu. I always … Continue reading