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Polish gourmet traditions are as old as Polish culture, which has written history over a thousand years. And here is the definitive Polish cookbook, "THE ART OF POLISH COOKING," containing 500 authentic recipes which reflect the proud traditions of this ancient country. This cookbook is complete with recipes for hors d'oeuvres, soups, entrees, vegetables, pastries, desserts, and beverages. Special holiday menus are also presented, along with charming descriptions of traditional Polish feasts and celebrations.

Polish cooking is characterized by herbs like dill, caraway seed, and green parsley. Sour cream is another essential ingredient. Author Alina Zeranska provides easy-to-follow recipes for favorites like Cabbage Rolls, Chicken in Dill Sauce, Meat Pierogis, and Fruit Mazurka. Mrs. Zeranska has translated these Polish recipes perfectly using exact American measurements.

This is truly an authentic book of Polish cuisine for family use and elegant entertaining in the old world tradition. ... Read more

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Polish Cookbook
Excellent cookbook.highly recommend for everyone.this book is an extra treat for people who want to extend their Polish Heritage

An excellent Polish cookbook
"The Art of Polish Cooking" is an excellent Polish cookbook. There are, about, 500 very good recipes for almost any occasion. Also on the plus side, there is a good section on Polish customs and favorite menuses for various occasions.Also, there are many good recipes for cake and other desserts.

However, there are only a few recipes for bread.There are no photos and not enough drawings of finished dishes.

On the whole, I think this Polish cookbook is very good to excellent and offers many recipes for a reasonable price.However, there is a need to supplement this book with another that covers the areas missing in this one.

jill
This cookbook is a classic and presents straight forward recipes that are as close to the foods made by my Polish in-laws as you can get. I actually bought a copy of this book thirty years ago. My recent purchase was for my son and was not a disappointment.

My childhood remembered
This book provides recipes that are all wonderful, traditional, and simple.It provides a wonderful set of menus for holidays and other meals that bring me back to being a kid in Poland.No matter how many differentfoods I try and love, I always come back to wanting Polish foods that wereprepared for me as a child by my mother, aunts, and grandmother. ... Read more

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For more than 20 years, Polish Cooking has given readers a taste of genuine Polish cuisine. Now, updated and revised with new information and twenty new recipes, including such favorites as Apple Pancakes, Mushroom Croquettes, and Lazy Noodles, it continues to provide a sampling of Polish dishes that have survived over the last ten centuries.

Polish-born Marianna Olszewska Heberle reveals a rich variety of over 200 authentic recipes in this outstanding cookbook rivaling the best European cuisines. Easy-to-follow instructions make it simple to prepare such traditional Polish favorites as Poppy Seed Pierogies, Stuffed Cabbage, Hunter's Stew, Warsaw Herring, and many more.

Plus readers will learn about holiday traditions and the proud culinary heritage of this fascinating country with Polish Cooking. ... Read more

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thought I was in Poland
excellent layout. Easy to follow directions. well written makes it easy to be polish cook and a darn good one!thank you

First Timer
Made my first-ever stuffed cabbage leaves from this book (but added lamb, as the beef-only sounded so blan.)Got a thumbs up from my Polish relatives -- so much so, they asked me to make more at Easter.Who knew?

They have some variations on same receipe which is nice to try difference.The instructions are not crystal clear and require a few re-reads to get right.Completely agree that photos would be nice . . .maybe in the next addition? ... Read more

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From its rolling lowlands and meandering rivers to its lofty peaks and extensive lake region, Poland is a land where good food and warm hospitality is at the heart of everyday life. ... Read more

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Excellent and easy
The book is easy to follow and the recipes are excellent.The introduction into Polish food and culture is informative and a great touch!I would highly recommend this book to all those interested in Polish cooking and to those who just love great food.

A refreshing take on Polish cuisine
This book offers a spectacular introduction for the uninitiated, and a refreshing look at the classic dishes for those who are familiar with the cuisine of Poland.Author Ewa Michalik doesn't try to overwhelm with the sheer number of recipes.Quite the opposite--she selects some signature dishes and some lesser known ones, creatively updates most of them, and complements each one with page-sized photograph.With slightly more than 60 recipes, this book is perfect for the beginner who is curious about Polish cooking.At the same time, the quality of the recipes will appeal to the more experienced reader.Finally, the beautiful presentation makes The Food and Cooking of Poland as much a feast for the eyes as for the palate. ... Read more

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This book is a comprehensive and fascinating collection of recipes that have been gathered from this region, which stretches from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black SEa in the south. ... Read more

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Great book!
I bought this book because I was tired of going to my mom when I felt like authenic Eastern European food. This book is wonderful. The pictures are large and really show how great the food looks. The only drawback are the number of pages. Every recipe has a little background on the dish and to which country it originates from (Poland, Russia or the Ukraine). The ingredients are easy to find in the store and do not require specialty stores. I highly recommend this book! ... Read more

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Poland, like France, is a country where people really know food. One can stop at a wayside inn in the country or at a modest restaurant in a working-class city neighborhood and be served a meal worth remembering. Good food is a tradition.

Polish Cookery is an American adaptation of Uniwersalna Ksiazka Kucharska (The Universal Cookbook), long the most famous standard cookbook in Poland. All weights and measures have been converted to American usage, and suitable substitutions are provided for hard-to-get ingredients. The recipes range from the familiar to the exotic and include soups like Polish Mushroom and Barley Soup, Fresh Cabbage Soup, many variations of Barszcz, the famous Polish beet soup, and Sorrel Soup with Sour Cream.

The Poles are very fond of pates, dumplings, and meat pastries. In Polish Cookery, you'll find recipes for Meat Patties, Potato Croquettes, Venison Pastry, Partridge Pie, Game Pate, many variations on the celebrated Pierogi, or dough pockets, and Buckwheat Cakes.

Authentic entrees include Loin of Venison, Roast Wild Goose, Smothered Pike, Turkey in Madeira Sauce. Chicken Casserole with Currants, Smothered Duck in Caper Sauce, Hussar Pot Roast, Tenderloin Smothered in Sour Cream, and perhaps Poland's most famous dish, Bigos, or Hunter's Stew.

To round out the Polish meal, there are recipes for Mashed Turnips and Potatoes, Split Pea Fritters, Stuffed Kohlrabi, Fried Carrots, Mushroom Ramekins, and Pearl Barley with Dried Mushrooms.

Finally Polish Cookery offers such dessert treats as Almond Torte, Cracow Torte, Spice Cake, and Almond Babka.

Polish cuisine evolved over centuries, a combination of East and West, aristocratic hauteur and peasant fare. It is a rich culinary heritage that is faithfully represented here in Polish Cookery. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

polish cookery
Hi: well when i got the book and looked at the recipes there were none that my mother ever cooked,it must be a book for the upper class people,and im very disappointed in the book.Also i cant find a recipe on cabbage pie,which is a favorite of Polish people.

Good reference for homemade Polish food
Having grown up eating potatoes, kielbasa and sourkraut there are tons of recipes in this book that tailor to everyone's taste.There is a bigos recipe for each type of meat and they're all pretty accurate. It's tough to write a book on things your Mom or Grandmom makes without measuring so I think the authors have done a good job.

Jeden, dwa, trzy - Dobra!
I learned to make Pierogies (and the very few words in this review title) at my Mother's and Grandmother's knees. The first time I made pierogies by myself for a family gathering, my Mom said: "Now I can die in peace; one of my children learned the recipe."; but I am truly a novice at Polish cooking. I loved the opening information about cooking in general and tips for a newby like me. That alone was worth the price of the book.

I wanted a book to explore cooking that fed my ancestors and this book offers so much; I will enter retirement with pleasure just so I can try cooking these recipes!

Well worth the cost for anyone who wants to explore the savory side of our heritage!

A good cookbook for Polish food
"Polish Cookery" is a good cookbook for Polish food.

It does have some drawbacks.There are no photos.The number of cakes is limited. There do not seem to be any breads.There do not seem to be any sections devoted to holiday food for Christmas or Easter.Also, I am not totally satisfied with the clarity of some of the directions or with the lack of coverage of the multiple variations possible with some dishes.

However, there is a good and diverse collection of recipes.

I would supplement this cookbook with one or two other Polish cookbooks that would cover the areas that are lacking in this one.

Polish cook book
Very happy with the book and the condition, thank you.
Now if I can just the wife to use it. ... Read more

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Now updated with a new chapter on Lighter Polish Fare! First published in 1983, this classic resource for Polish cuisine has been a favorite with home chefs for many years. This new edition includes a chapter on Light Polish Fare with ingenious tips for reducing fat, calories and cholesterol, without compromising the flavor of fine Polish cuisine. Fragrant herbal rubs and vinegars add panache without calories. Alternatives and conversion tables for butter, sour cream and milk will help readers lighten other recipes as well.

In an easy-to-use menu format, the author arranges complementary and harmonious foods together--all organized in seasonal cycles. Spring menus include "Braised Spring Lamb with Cabbage," "Baby Carrots Polonaise," and "Wild Strawberries with Sour Cream." Cool and light summer menus make the most of fresh fruits and vegetables: "Frosty Artichoke Salad," "Fresh Peas with Dill Butter," and "Chilled Blueberry Soup." Autumn recipes include "Polish Sausage simmered in Wine," "Apple Raisin Cake," and "Hunter's Stew." The winter chapter highlights plentiful offerings such as "Roast Duck Served with Red Cabbage," "Smoked Salmon Omelets" and "Christmas Eve Bread." ... Read more

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Just not right
This book is OK but NOT Great.Coming from a Polish background, there were several recipes that I was looking for and was disappointed that they weren't in this book.It's really hard to purchase cookbooks online, as you can't check out the directory beforehand, to be sure that it's what you're looking for.

Best of Polish Cooking
I purchased this publication from a heritage/historical society. There are some great recipes in it that were lost when Busha died. Now my aunts and cousins can again create some of our families favorites.

Decent Polish Recipes with a chapter on light Polish food
"The Best of Polish Cooking, Expanded Edition" offers many decent Polish recipes, with a chapter on light Polish food.The organization of the book is, both, good and a challenge.I think that American cooks who would like a change from the same old fare will like this book.However, some Polish-Americans, decended from peasants, miners, and laborers, may not like this book as much as most Americans.Normally, bread, other baked goods, and desserts would be presented in a separate chapter and there would be an emphasis on very traditional foods for Christmas and for Easter.Also, I was puzzled by odd, high society, Dinner menues for Christmas Eve and for Easter.I, also, was puzzled by a full chapter on Vodka while beer, which is even more essential at a Polish table, is almost totally neglected.

While the recipes presented are good food, I think Polish-Americans will want to buy one or more cookbooks that have a clearer presentation of Polish traditions and customs for holidays as well as clear recipes and instructions for the usual, highly traditional, Polish dishes (For example, one form of pierogi is given, with an unusual recipe. But, a half-dozen other types of pierogi are not even mentioned.)Further, I found the index to be confusing, using non-traditional names for some dishes.Finally, some of the recipes have woefully inadequate directions for the cook who is inexperienced with some of these dishes.

Pyszny! (Outstandingly Delicious)
One distinctive feature of this cookbook is the grouping of foods relative to the four seasons of the year. Also, the name of every dish is written out in Polish along with a full English-language translation.

This book traces the history of some of the Polish dishes. One also learns that the culinary customs of the Polish nobility had been influenced by those of the nobility of France, Czechoslovakia, Saxony, Hungary, and Italy.

There is discussion of an elaborate, multi-course Easter dinner for ten people. And, besides the more common Polish dishes, West provides details on the preparation of the roast suckling pig.

Offers a cornucopia of seasonal delights
Now in an revised and expanded edition, Karen West's The Best Of Polish Cooking continues to offer the kitchen cook a wealth of authentic, traditional Polish cuisine in an easy-to-use menu format bringing complementary dishes together for memorable dining. From Freshly Baked Potato Bread, Braised Spring Lamb with Cabbage, and Polish Sausage Simmered in Wine, to Tangy Apple and Leek Salad, Eggplant Crisps, and Tangerine Vodka, The Best Of Polish Cooking offers a cornucopia of seasonal delights spanning the entire the year. ... Read more

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A perennial bestseller, Polish Heritage Cookery is the most extensive and varied Polish cookbook ever published. More than 2,200 recipes use easily available American ingredients and measurements. Modern Polish cuisine is a blend of hearty peasant dishes and more elegant gourmet fare, incorporating a broad cross-section of cultural influences. The book includes numerous cultural notes, historical accounts of Polish culinary traditions, and descriptive line drawings. Its expanded edition includes information on Polish products available in the United States, such as plum butter, honey mushrooms (opie´nka), and kielbasa, and their culinary uses.Complete with full color photographs. ... Read more

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Babcia's Bible
If you ever wanted to know where Babcia learned to cook - this is it!Every conceivable Polish recipe can be found on these pages, provided with loving detail and insider tips.Mr Strybel makes it his business to ensure you get the "feel" of Polish cooking, not just the bare bones..He provides a very useful intro describing what makes Polish cooking unique, what kept it relatively unknown and unappreciated, what gives it its national flavour and even why Poles use the ingredients they do - fascinating insights, not just for Poles.
There are just enough photos and step-by-step illustrations to make things easy and inspiring, and whole sections are devoted to making your own produce, such as dairy products and meat products not readily available outside Europe.This is an immense help to Westerners who don't even seem to have access to natural, raw milk these days - Mr Strybel has some interesting things to say about health benefits and modern nutrition here! Though probably not his intent, Mr Strybel makes some of the most compelling arguments for a return to "slow" food I have ever read.
Although ingredients aren't listed at the beginning of recipes (to save space) it really isn't that much of a big deal - after all, when you're cooking you probably have to read through the recipe a few times anyway to get the feel for the job, thus familiarising yourself with what's required.Instead, Mr Strybel has provided an excellent index, in both Polish and English, making recipes easy to find, even by ingredient, which I think is far more useful than listed ingredients.
What I loved most about this book, however, is Mr Strybel's courage to present Polish cooking unashamedly as it is - a relatively unknown (he explains why this is so) culinary tradition, which once sampled cannot be forgotten - the kind of home-cooking that will always be chosen and enjoyed far more than any haute cuisine can be because it feeds the soul as well as the body.It's simple and stodgy cuisine, right? Wrong! This prejudice Mr Strybel blows completely out of the water by reminding us that peasant fare mixed with royal culinary tradition gives you dishes such as slow-roasted duck with wild mushrooms and juniper berries - it ain't all cabbage, folks..not that there's anything wrong with cabbage if you know how to cook it.
For the health conscious, on the face of it, Polish cooking is high fat, high everything cooking, but as Mr Strybel points out - well, you'll just have to read what he has to say about all that!
It's been said before but I'll say it again - this is the definitive Babcia's bible!Whether you're Polish or not, you'll be amazed at the breadth and depth of this book - I know I was and I've been cooking Polish food all my life.Thank you Mr Strybel :)

Excellent Book, I keep reading it! A must have for all
A wonderful Cookbook. I have never seen so many variations of dishes. My goodness I have to try that Blueberry Soup! This book will get used often. My husbands all Polish, but his family never cooked with sure variation like in here. I will surely recommend this book for his relatives or anyone. I find that many recipes are similar to the German style cooking that I grew up with. I can't wait to make the Bobka- I never knew there were so many
A must buy book

A comprehensive collection of Polish Cooking
"Polish Heritage Cookery" is a comprehensive collection of Polish cooking.

If you are cooking for a Polish-American family, this book will be a help in finding new dishes as well as a reference for the traditional dishes that people of Polish heritage have in their souls.

I recommend this book for anyone who wants to cook Polish dishes more often than, just, for the major holidays.

A highly respected book for Polish cuisine
My wife's a Pole, and os I bought this for her despite the fact that I've never had a Polish dish I've liked.But if you thought Polish food was nothing but sausages, cabbage, and mixing nasty fish into your otherwise fine patatoes (as I did) then prepare to expand your definition of what Polish food is all about! There's some really good food in here.

A few people have cited problems with the directions, which are presented in paragraph form without the typical list of ingredients needed followed by a numerically ordered process.You will need to adjust, but the recipes are short and simple.Few recipes are longer than this review that you're reading right now.Just read the recipe first, make sure you have all the items you need.It's not so hard!

I also like how the titles of each dish are in English AND Polish, though I'll never, ever be able to say those strange Eastern European words.

The book is well organized too. The large section concerning the many Polish ways of preparing rabbit however, will probably never be exhausted by most Americans, as few grocers supply the meat.

Polish Heritage Cookery
Did not like set out of book. Would prefer ingredients at the top then the recipe underneath. Hard to find ingredients. ... Read more

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Most books on sausage making are filled with unknown quality recipes, this book is different. It contains carefully compiled government recipes that were used by Polish meat plants between 1950-1990. Those recipes were not written by restaurant cooks or college students running web sites, but by the best professionals in the meat science industry the country had. The recipes presented in this book come from those government manuals and they were never published before. These are recipes and production processes of the authentic products that were made by Polish meat plants and sold to the public. Most of those sausages are still made and sold in Poland. The unique strength of the book lies in those detailed instructions and after reading the book the readers will understand how to make all types of sausages, select the best meats and apply cures, smoke products with cold or hot smoke, and create their own recipes without adding chemicals. ... Read more

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Great Book
Very well written and a very good guide for anyone that wants to cure meat or make sausage the authentic way.

A course in sausage making.
What separates this book from others is that it covers all types of meat products and sausages.
You have blood sausages, head cheeses and meat jellies, liver sausages, Kosher sausages, hams, jerky, and meat jellies, liver sausages, bacon, salami and other products. Not just the recipes
but the manufacturing process as well. All backed up with the governnment standarts and plenty of fotos and drawings.
Strong emphasis is placed on safety, I have especially linked the explanation of behavior of bacteria. The first part of the book deals with meat science but it is written insuch a simple and logical manner that it was a breeze.
The book is huge and at this price is a steal.

real deal
Very detailed, informative book on making sausage.Have not ever made any before, and still havent used my new 'sausage' making machine (COSTCO) but this is definately the book I will be using.
(I ordered 2 other books, as well- the Aidell sausage recipes are also exceptional- especially for those (like me) wanting to make chicken sausage. BUT for Polish style... this is the book.

True Sausages - No Fillers or Extenders
This book contains recipes for true homemade sausages that contain only the Meat,Fat & Spices (sometime Cure) with No fillers, extenders, chemicals, or Junk meat products that are added commercially by the manufacturers of sausage products - The added fillers Etc. are added only to extend shelf life, increase weight,(Less Meat) and use up scrap products that you would not eat or use in your home except (Pigs ears-feet and other Ethnic dishes)They are added to increase the manufactures profits

Great Read
The historical facts in this book made it more than a cook book.This was a good purchase, interesting and helpful. ... Read more

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Introduces the land, culture, and cuisine of Poland and includes recipes for soups, salads, main dishes, and side dishes. Includes material on healthy, low-fat, vegetarian cooking, and holidays and festivals. ... Read more

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WAY OVER RATED!!
Was very dissappointed ... there were hardly any recipes in the book which is what I was looking for and wanted one for a gift and feel it is now a "throw away"!I did get excellent shipping service but that is the only good thing about this purchase.

Cooking the Polish Way
This cookbook is mainly for young people or beginner cooks, to try the basic recipes and learn a little about the culture and customs of Poland.The recipes are varied enough and I think it's worth a look!

Not what I expected.
This book is very small, and only contains 18 recipes.There are 72 pages, and half of them are about Poland, and it's culture.If you are looking for a book with a variety of polish recipes, to have a wonderful collection to choose from, this is not the book.There is 1 recipe per page, and some of the recipes are very basic, such as steamed vegetable with sauce, and noodles with poopyseeds on top.It is not worth what I paid. ... Read more

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Here are nearly 100 recipes for such classic Polish favorites as "Beer Soup with Sour Cream and Cottage Cheese," "Roast Beef Roll with Mushrooms," "Roast Pork with Caraway Polish Style," and "Old Polish Royal Mazurek." Short essays also cover subjects like Polish hospitality, holiday traditions, even the exalted status of the mushroom. The recipes are traditional family fare. ... Read more

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EXCELLENT!!
GREAT SERVICE.GREAT PRODUCT.WILL DEFINITELY DO BUSINESS WITH THEM AGAIN.EXCELLENT, AS PROMISED.

A good place to start learning about Polish food and customs
"Old Polish Traditions" is a good place to start learning about Polish food and customs.

The book has good, short, sections devoted to Polish customs and traditions. And, it has good recipes for a number of Polish foods, especially finer food.This is not a long book and there are many, many, Polish food recipes.However, it is a good place to start learning.

Read through the book and its recipes.Start with something simple, such as a mushroom soup.However, many of these recipes can be difficult and/or time-consuming.For instance, Bigos is a hunters stew, usually started with saurkraut and two or more types of meat and is rarely ready to eat in less than three days.Some of the recipes can be daunting, such as stuffed roast pig. Some of the dishes take time, labor, and much practice to achieve really good results.Paczki (doughnuts) and Pierogi are among this class.Some of the Polish dishes are not simple.For instance, I can make a white borsht in less than two hours, but a proper and better tasting white borsht takes four hours of work, spread over three or four days.

So, for a while, stick to the easiest recipes.If you like some of those, perhaps you should buy a cookbook with more Polish recipes to continue building your skills.Then, come back and start working on some of the more difficult recipes.

Simple recipes include: Dry-Roasted Buckwheat, Barley soup (Krupnik), Roast Beef Roll with Mushrooms, red-beet salad with horseradish, and date mazurek.

A bit of everything, but some things missing
This is a great cookbook for people who hate cooking but love history or for those that love cooking and know it by heart.
The history secsions of the book are wounderfull and insightfull on how is was back then, and from all that I have read about it, there are a few flaws here and there (not the best historical research or translations of it).

For the cooking, very good for those that acutally do eat lots of fat. If you are trying to cut down on fats in your diet, this book is not for you.At times reciepes them selves were confusing, and not much variation of things that you can add with a dish (one example pierogi). A great deal of dishes from the Easter and Christmass sections that are missing, and that are also traditions.
Also not a book for those who do not eat pork or drink alcohol, althou there are substitues for both, if you dont know of them then the book is useless.
Knowing some of the cooking from experience, this is pretty good overview of BASICS of Polish traditions and cooking.

Authentic Polish Cooking!..........
This cookbook is a true tribute to Polish cooking, presenting the culinary history of Poland, Polish cooking-related legends and a variety of tasty recipes. There are literally dozens of recipes celebrating the diversity of cabbage, kasha and mushrooms in Polish cooking. The cookbook also has recipes organized around the holidays, with chapters entitled "Christmas" and "Easter". Each is filled with delectable dishes ranging from appetizers to main courses to desserts.

Hubby and I had a party making pierogi..........every variety presented in this cookbook: potato, sauerkraut, cheese, meat, kasha, and even fruit! Also delicious was the Cabbage with Mushrooms and Nut Croquettes. Great for dessert is the Old Polish Royal Mazurek. In short, this cookbook is really helping me get in touch with my Polish roots!

I do have a few criticisms though. For one, I have found errors in some recipes. Secondly, ingredients required for a given dish are not clearly laid out before each recipe, making it inconvenient because one must read through the whole recipe when making a shopping list. Also, sometimes instructions are vague. I've made one recipe that instructed cooks to "bake in a hot oven until done". Thus, beginners might have a tough time with this cookbook.

Overall, I recommend this cookbook to seasoned cooks who are eager to learn about Polish cooking. Newcomers to the kitchen should probably use a different cookbook.

A truly unique look at fabulous Polish food
Not many people realize how *fine* is Polish cooking - and how sophisticated are traditional Polish dishes. This book dispels many myths - for example, it is NOT the kielbasa, cabbage rolls and pierogi what is thebest and most celebrated food in Poland.

This is more than a cookbook -it is a wonderful history book filled with an amazing mix of culinary factswritten in very entertaining style. Authors Maria Lemnis and Henry Vitryare very well known Polish food columnists (as celebrated as Julia Child isin the US). They are brilliant writers who understand Polish food betterthan any other cook book writer.

It is a pure delight. Definitely thebest book on Polish food in English language. Written for people who canappreciate a good story, fine writing and good food. It has not as manyrecipes as other cookbooks mentioned here, perhaps 50 recipes or so. But itis the quality of recipes that counts.

This book should be staple inevery household aspiring to cook a Polish dish now and then - itiscarefully edited and illustrated and makes also a PERFECT gift! ... Read more

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The ultimate chocolate cookbook is back--completely updated, with a new look and a new title. A special treat for some, a passion for others, chocolate gets the royal treatment in this phenomenal cookbook that features over 200 heavenly, delicious desserts. Winner in the Best Dessert & Baking category of the International Association of Cooking Professionals/Seagram Cookbook Award. Over 100 full-color photographs. ... Read more

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Very authentic yet easy Polish cooking
My parents (who emigrated from Poland) consider this the most authentic Polish cookbook they have come across. Many of the recipes in here are very similar to ones that my family uses. If you're from the north of Poland, near the Baltic coast, you'll probably feel the same. Many other Polish cookbooks use versions of recipes that are more authentic to other parts of Poland, which doesn't always taste right to us. But when my mother visits and doesn't have her recipe for something, she will often use this book instead. The recipes have also been "Americanized" somewhat to make finding ingredients easier (compared to the "truly" authentic recipes in other books), or leverage equipment found in most American kitchens. However, there are still some esoteric directions or ingredients which is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. BTW, another reviewer had trouble finding "instant flour". This is easily dissolving flour such as Wondra.

Polish Cooking 2005 edition
Don't be fooled into buying this book, if you loved the older version with all the great pictures.There are no pictures in this one, unlike the older 1991 version. The book is also smaller making it difficult to keep it open when looking at a recipe.

The recipies are mostly the same, though. Too bad the author was convinced to go with a more unfriendly cookbook style than the wonderful earlier versions of this book.

Every Recipe Delicious
I bought this book ten years ago when I needed to make a dessert for a Russian club event (figuring nobody would notice if I substituted one Slavic culture for another).I have never been disappointed.Every recipe I've tried from it has been relatively easy to make and incredibly, incredibly delicious.Be warned, there's nothing quick in this book - if you're a slow cook like me, plan on a couple of hours for a main course - but the results are very worth it.We particularly enjoy the Vienna pork rolls (not sure how a recipe named after an Austrian city is Polish, but who am I to question?) and "carrots in sauce."

Excellent book
I am not from Poland, my husband is. He enjoys the recipes from this cookbook. The directions are very easy to follow. There are many photographs depicting how to create the dishes.I highly recommend thisbook- even if the ingredients are hard to find or a bit confusing (As theabove reviewer noted).

Excellent book
I am not from Poland, my husband is. He enjoys the recipes from this cookbook. The directions are very easy to follow. There are many photographs depicting how to create the dishes.I highly recommend thisbook- even if the ingredients are hard to find or a bit confusing (As theabove reviewer noted). ... Read more

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Polish Jewish cooking
If you think old world cooking from Eastern Europe's Jewish community has vanished, think again, and order Cooking the Polish-Jewish Way. This little volume, which appears translated from Polish to English, is a gem. Not only are the recipes great to read, but they are also very good and accurate, giving that old world, lost flavour to the food you remember from your youth. The recipes accurately strike the balance between Polish regional and Jewish cuisine, and NOT American-style. If you're pining for the old recipes that got lost years ago, you will find most of them here. Also - I don't know what actors they used to pose for the pictures, but they are precious.

Roots Edible
An invaluable recipe/cookbook for the descendants of Polish Jews and Christians. Prepared (no pun intended) in the early 1960s, during the era of good feeling, the text is touchingly adorned with cast photographs (are those beards for real!?). The recipes are masterfuilly simple (love that home-made raison wine), in contrast to those Byzantine convolutions
found in the recipe-books of the French this or that, perhaps a reflection of what? By the way, to paraphrase a late cookbook author/actor of Italian descent, this is not what my ancestors ate in the old country: This is what the aristocracy and gentry ate; and, if great grandmother were lucky one evening, perhaps she would have been allowed a few leftovers. Thank the Lord for America! ... Read more

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cook book
Outstanding High quality, good useful pictures and good step by step instructions.Who ever wrote this book gives a lot of thought to their food and that gives us a lot of food for thought.Pol Cook

A very good, illustrated, Polish cookbook
"Polish Cooking" by Rose Cantrell, copywrite 1978, 80 pp., and 130 recipes, is a very good, illustrated, basic Polish cookbook.It does ignore the holiday cooking, and skips some of the best known Polish dishes.But, any cook can produce many excellent Polish dinners and some parties from the recipes given.I think this would be a good cookbook to give to an American cook who wants to cook some different dishes.I found the color photos of finished dishes to be very helpful for presentation hints.

I recommend this book. ... Read more

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A compilation of the highlights of Polish-American culture, aswell as historical and cultural facts about Poland. Includes recipes,bios of famous Poles and Polish-Americans, sites of Polish heritage inthe U.S., and "how-tos" on traditional Polish folk arts.

Used as a premium for National Public Television in 2002. ... Read more

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--A reference book for Americans of Polish ancestry--
I took a chance of purchasing this book through the mail,hungry for information about anything to do with being Polish.It was a very nice surprise.It's written for the American of Polish descent and is filled with a lot of interesting data. Growing up in Virginia, my family were a long way away from any Polish American districts, and this book highlights the sense of ethnic community that I wanted to experience.

POLISH TOUCHES is a quickway to get the feeling of Polish culture.Starting with a brief history of Poland, the book covers early immigration, Our Lady of Czestochowa, Polish folk arts, traditions, music, Polish heroes, achievements of American Poles, cooking, recipes and other general information. In fact, I was amazed to learn that Chicago has "more than 100,000 Polish immigrants," who arrived in the 1980's. We're told that "Chicago also has approximately 40 blocks of Polish-American businesses."

Being a history buff, I was pleased to find two of my favorite American Revolutionary War heroes mentioned. Brigadier General Count Kazimierz (Casimir) Pulaski was a cavalry and guerrilla warfare expert. His corps, the Pulaski Legion included Light Horse Harry Lee, the father of General Robert E. Lee. Pulaski was wounded in the Battle of Savannahand died aboard the Wasp, an American ship. He was thirty-one years old.

The other short, but concise biography is of Brigadier General Tadeusz Kosciuszko, a brillant military engineer and an aide to George Washington.He's known for his engineering feats which include the fortifications at West Point.Washington presented his own sword to Kosciuszko, who was also awarded American citizenship.

A book that provides what it offers, a touch of Poland. ... Read more

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Cook Book
I ordered this cookbook for someone else because I had one and she really wanted one also.Not only did you have it in stock, but it coast less than the one I had originally purchased.The delivery time was very good too.

Awesome Recipes!
I bought this book at a reduced price from a book store.My absolute favorite recipe in this book is the one for apple pancakes.While there is some food history listed here, the standout for this book is the step-by-step instructions with photographs.This cookbook can be enjoyed by everyone from the novice to the professional. ... Read more

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From top-selling author Sophie Hodorowicz Knab comes a new book that combines recipes for favorite Polish foods with the history and cultural traditions that created them. Arranged according to the cycle of seasons, this cookbook explores life in the Polish countryside through the year. The Polish Country Kitchen Cookbook gives its readers priceless historical information such as the type of utensils used in Poland at the turn of the century, the meaning behind the Pascal butter lamb, and many other insightful answers to common questions asked by descendants of Polish immigrants.

The over 100 easy-to-follow recipes are all adapted for the modern North American kitchen. Lovely illustrations and pearls of practical wisdom ("Household Hints") from the old Polish kitchen marvelously complement this book. ... Read more

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EXCELLENT book, but wrong price!
This book is a excellent resource of Polish recipes and customs....it is wonderful to find a book with such detail when many of my Busia's recipes call for a "little of this" and "add a handful of that".The book was shipped in a timely manner and in excellent condition for a used book.HOWEVER, I paid $40.00 for this book and when I opened the front cover, on the sleeve the list price was $29.95.I wonder why International Books felt the need to increase the price from $29 to $40 for a USED book?....Hmmmmm....I think I'll avoid buying books from International books from now on....

A very fine cookbook
This great cookbook not only gives you great recipes, but also some history too. I bought this cookbook and tried several of the recipes which are close to those made by my Babcia and Pra Babcia. When my parents visited once, I showed them this cookbook and within ten minutes my Father had ordered one for himself.

Now, everyone's family does things a little differently & we remember those small nuances. This cookbook will get you on the right track regardless, and all you might need to do is tweak here and there based on your family's traditions.

Proud to be Polish.

An excellent resource for Polish food history, tradition, and recipes
"The Polish Country Kitchen Cookbook" is an excellent reaouce for Polish food history, tradition, and recipes.There are many photos,drawings, and illustrated techniques.There are over 100 recipes.While this may sound like a small number of recipes, the illustrations and text detailing the food preparation and the photos and drawings showing finished dishes make this book very helpful in preparing traditional Polish dishes, as they are supposed to be prepared,

The author starts with details of the Polish country Kitchen and proceeds to traditions and food preparation for the four seasons, including the various holidays.

This book is a wonderful place for Americans of some Polish heritage to get a sampling, a taste, of that heritage.Here are the traditions and foods of the Polish peasants and common laborers, who made up a large portion of the Polish immigrants to America.

If you are from a different Slavic heritage than the Polish, this is still a fine book to have because of the illustrations and explanations of cooking techniques that are common to most of the Slavic cultures.

Definitely, a five star cookbook.

Recipes for favorite Polish foods
This new Polish cookbook blends recipes for favorite Polish foods with the history and culture which created them, using a seasonal arrangement to explore Polish life and how food traditions evolved. Recipes have been adapted for American kitchens but retain their authentic roots, while plenty of Polish cultural insights make for inviting leisure browsing by more than just the cook. ... Read more

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Polish Holiday Cookery acquaints readers with traditional Polish foods associated with various occasions and furnishes countless cooking tips and serving suggestions. This "instruction manual for the culturally aware Polish American" offers more than 400 recipes, along with a lexicon of basic foods and culinary concepts, ingredients and procedures, and sample menus. The clearly-written recipes facilitate the preparation of the dishes and their incorporation in the Polish-American mainstream culture.

Polish Holiday Cookery covers holidays such as Christmas and Easter, as well as celebrations year-round. Ideas for banquets, picnics, dinners, and family favorites abound throughout, ensuring that cooks have a selection of dishes for any occasion. ... Read more

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An excellent cookbook for Polish Holiday food
"Polish Holiday Cookery" is an excellent cookbook for Polish Holiday food.Whether you are an American cook searching for some new dishes or a Polish-American cook who wants to connect to your Polish heritage, this book is for you.

I have two (minor) quibbles.1. The Polish-American cook will want to find another book to give more information on Polish traditions and customs for the major holidays. 2. There are no photos of the final dishes.

If you are new to Polish food, try the Clear Beet Soup, Easy, or the Sauerkraut Soup, Fast-Day, or Honey-Spice Hearts, as a start. There are many easy dishes presented.However, some of the dishes are not easy and may take quite some time (days) to prepare properly.If you have never had the dish before, try to find an experienced Polish-American cook for advice on achieving the best results.Also, there are internet sites that are very helpful on some signature dishes.

I recommend this book.

Great cook book!!
If anyone is at all seriously interested in Polish/Eastern European cooking, then this is your book. Rob Strybel is also known as "the Polish chef" because of his profound knowledge of Polish cuisine and cultural history. This book is not just another cookbook about regional foods but it is an insight to a great cultural Polish heritage throughout European history. One can experience the influence of various countries such as Germany, Italy, Russia and France on Polish cuisine just by reading this fascinating book, this is not simply a compilation of recipes but rather an historical summary of Polish society seen through the eyes of an accomplished chef.. ... Read more

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Poland, Russia and the Ukraine are countries famous for their inventive use of simple, fresh ingredients. This book is a comprehensive and fascinating collection of recipes that have been gathered from this region, which stretches from the Baltic Sea in ... Read more

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An Excelent cookbook for Polish, Ukraine, and Russian dishes
This is an excellent cookbook for Polish,, Ukrainian, and Russian dishes.There are plenty of color photos and clear recipes.This book would make a good present for someone who is interested in Eastern European cooking.
While the book is somewhat short, having only 70 recipes, the recipes are very good and they are of somewhat higher quality than the normal peasant fare that most Slavic-American families use from the turn of the twentieth century.I would also recommend "Cookin Russian in America" as well as a good, standard, Polish cookbook.

overall worth it.
It has some very good recipes, ranging from easy for a beginner to eastern european cooking to more complicated dishes that can please even the pickiest of palets.The varietys of foods from breads and soups to desserts and main courses were delightful.Other than being a thin paperback I was overall impressed and have actually mentioned it to many friends and associates. ... Read more