Polish Pickle Soup {Zupa ogórkowa}
A kitchen table covered with picking jars, lined up evenly like soldiers at morning formation. They are partially filled with pickles....
Polish Tomato Soup {Zupa Pomidorowa}
My mom often made tomato soup on Mondays. If you read my chicken soup {rosół} post, you know that we always ate rosół on Sundays,...
Fish Stew {Zupa Rybna}
Cool fall weather is coming, and that means hot stews. One comes to mind. Fish stew. I grew up relatively close to the coast of the...
White Barszcz {Biały Barszcz}
The star of my Easter table, sour rye soup. Barszcz biały is smoky, garlicy and tiny bit sour in taste. In my home, its served first,...
White Barszcz Starter {Zakwas na Barszcz Biały}
If we want to be ready to cook white barszcz - barszcz biały this Easter, we better prep the starter now. It’s a flavorful, a bit sour...
Chicken Soup {Rosół}
In my home growing up and to this day, chicken soup is served every Sunday. No deviation from it… ever. Every weekend we had chicken...
Beef Stew Soup {Zupa Gulaszowa}
Even though spring comes in March, we don’t normally see spring weather in Poland until late April. This makes me think of steaming soups...
Sauerkraut Soup {Kapuśniak)
Busy Chef’s Sauerkraut Soup - Kapuśniak na Szybko My kitchen is here!!! It was a long transition from the hot and tropical Hawaii to...
Beet Soup {Barszcz}
Beet soup (barszcz) is normally served as the opening act of the Christmas Eve dinner in my home. Traditionally, its a meatless dish, ...