Polish potato pancakes Placki ziemiaczane

Polish potato pancakes aka Placki ziemniaczane

Polish potato pancakes, known as placki ziemniaczane in Poland, are filling, comforting and delicious. They are simple to make, budget-friendly and are perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Everyone has their favourite…

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Polish Potato casserole Kartoflak

Polish potato casserole – Kartoflak

Polish potato casserole aka Kartoflak, is a savoury baked dish made of grated potatoes, onions and smoked bacon. With a food prices at all time high, this dish is very…

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Bigos Polish Hunter's Stew

Bigos – Polish Hunter’s Stew

Bigos aka Polish Hunter’s Stew, next to pierogies, is the best known and the most popular Polish dish. Made by generations of Polish grandmas, it’s as traditional as you can…

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Polish crepes Naleśniki

Polish crepes – Naleśniki

When I was growing up, my Mom used to make Polish crepes – Naleśniki every Sunday for breakfast. It was a treat for all of us. Mama knows how much…

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mushroom sauce

Mama’s Barbara Delicious Mushroom Sauce

Mushrooms are very important in Polish cuisine. We use them in soups, hunter’s stew aka bigos (see Mama’s recipe), polish dumplings (pierogi) and many, many other dishes. Poland is the…

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Mama’s Barbara Famous Recipes

Polish Cuisine – Mama’s Barbara recipes

I am Polish and I love Polish cuisine. Like most married man, I have two Mothers. My real Mama (Barbara) and my Mama-in law (Maria). They are both wonderful woman…

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