Best Plum Loaf

Welcome to the warm and comforting world of Plum Loaf Cake, where the tart sweetness of ripe plums meets the soft, buttery crumb of a perfectly baked loaf. Whether you're enjoying it with your morning...

Apple Fritter Loaf

Apple Fritter Loaf is beyond moist and oh so good! A delicious twist on the classic apple fritter, transforming it into a soft and moist loaf that's perfect for any occasion. This cake is loaded with...

Cherry on Top Mini Bites

Cherry on Top Mini Bites - Super easy recipe for a quick bite involving seasonal fruit. In this case, cherries on the bed of freshly whipped cream with a touch of liqueur. A crunch from puff pastry...

Chocolate Chip Mallet Cookies

Mallet Cookies with Chocolate Chip - An unconventional way of making a design on a cookie – yes, using a mallet! It’s a simple but delicious cookie with an intricate design that is always being asked...

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Decadent Chocolate Crinkle Cookies - One bite and you will be in love! Gooey and flavorful with a nice crunch is the best way to describe these cookies. A coat of icing sugar gives a unique look and...

Raspberry Puff Pastry Bites

Raspberry Puff Pastry Bites - It’s a delicate desert with puff pastry serving as a base. A freshly whipped mascarpone cream is piped on top and raspberry placed in the center before topping each puff...

Strawberry Mousse

Side of Flavor Strawberry Mousse - So so easy to make and delicious! A refreshing combination of strawberry mousse with mango jello is a quick desert that can impress! A chocolate shaving on top...

Hazelnut and Chocolate Cookies

Hazelnut and Chocolate Cookies - Transporting to the childhood with these beyond delicious cookies featuring nuts and chocolate. With a little bit added liqueur to the batter, a half of hazelnut...

Simple Variations Cookies

Simple Variations Cookies - I simply love these cookies! They are fun to make and eat, with a variety of flavors and creative designs. Use your imagination when decorating them, from grinded nuts...

Traditional Polish Vegetable Salad

Traditional Polish Vegetable Salad - Saladka Jarzynowa - A traditional Polish vegetable salad usually served during the holidays. My grandma used to make it for special occasions and holidays. Made...

Crispy Potato Gnocchi

Crispy Potato Gnocchi - Polish Kopytka - Melts in your mouth, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, this delicious dish can either be a main dish or be served on the side. A sprinkle of dill or...

Cranberry Butter Cake

Not a Looker Cranberry Butter Cake - Not a looker but simply irresistible cranberry cake flavored with vanilla and lovely orange liqueur that gives it subtle and refined kick. A sprinkle of powdered...

Polish Cream Cheese Buns

Polish Cream Cheese Buns -Drozdzowki - American Sweet Cheese Danish with a polish twist! There is no longer a need to buy your cheese buns treats as this recipe is very easy to make (if you are not...

Coffee Addict Mouse Cake

Coffee Addict Mouse Cake - A coffee addict’s dream! A triple layer of chocolate with added coffee for more defined flavor, topped with coffee mousse, and followed with a freshly whipped cream...

Cheese Buns with Blueberries

Cheese Buns with Blueberries - Drozdzowki...

Chocolate and Mango Seduction Cake

Chocolate and Mango Seduction Cake - A combination of two freshly whipped cheeses is a topping for this rich chocolaty sponge with cubes of jello and mango that serve as decoration for this festive...

Strawberry Mousse Horns

Strawberry Love Rurki - A dessert to celebrate the spring and strawberry season! I love these! Polish rurki with a twist! Rather than using a custard cream to fill in crispy puff pastry, these are...

Cheese Danish

Cheese Danish - absolutely love how quickly they can be made and delicious they are! One of my go to when unexpected party arrives in minutes notice...

Rhubarb Mini Cakes

Rhubarb Mini Cakes - Refreshing and a proper bake, these scrumptious mini-cakes are flacked with powdered sugar and baked with zesty slices of rhubarb. Absolutely delicious and easy to serve!...

Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse

Chocolate and Strawberry Mousse - Gone in 60 seconds! Tastes amazing, looks amazing, an absolute heaven! An espresso infused chocolate serves as a base for this cake. A light layer of strawberry...

Green Apple Cake

Green Apple Cake - A great combination of cinnamon, apples and liqueur! Flavorful apple cake that is even better the next day! A simple cake layer covered with cubed apples adds fun flare. A sprinkle...

Rhubarb Crumble Tart

Rhubarb Crumble Tart - Yum Yum goodness! If you like rhubarb, you will love this crumble! A thin layer of pastry filled with rhubarb filling and covered with almond toasted crumble. Just irresistible!...

Simple but Delicious Rhubarb Cake

Simple but Delicious Rhubarb Cake - This cake is very simple but absolutely delicious! It has very few ingredients featuring rhubarb as a star. To balance the tartness, sugar is added to the batter...

Taste Buds Heaven Rhubarb Tart

Taste Buds Heaven Rhubarb Tart - Armed with flavor, you will love the crispiness of the puff pastry base and tartness from thin slices of rhubarb. It is perfectly balanced, with a sprinkle of sugar on...

Dreamy Polish Poppy Cake

Dreamy Polish Poppy Cake - What a delight! A delicious Polish recipe with a poppy seeds sponge layered with vanilla cream, strawberry jam and topped with chocolate and nuts. Absolutely delicious!...

Mini Blueberry Pound Cake

Mini Blueberry Pound Cake - A quick and easy pound cake but absolutely delicious! This recipe uses mini frozen blueberries, but also fresh fruit will work perfectly! The pound cake is very moist and...

Figs in Season Tart

When figs are in season, a tart must be made! Figs, almonds, are cinnamon baked to perfection, and for added texture, toasted sliced almonds and sugar sprinkled on the top...

6-Weeks Gingerbread

6-Weeks Gingerbread - Polish Piernik Staropolski Dojrzewajacy is the most delicious maturing gingerbread. Sadly you will need to be very patient when making this cake. Yes, it might feel like forever...

Strawberry Ptasie Mleczko

Strawberry Ptasie Mleczko- Super popular dessert in Poland, why? It’s delicious! It’s fresh in taste and melts in the mouth. This version is a bit Americanized with use of cool whip rather than...

Strawberry and Chocolate Squares

Strawberry and Chocolate Squares- Super refreshing and yummy in flavor, these strawberry squares are a delight to eat and show off. They feature cream on the bottom with strawberry cream on top frozen...

Raspberry Mousse Cake

Raspberry Mousse Cake- Irresistible Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse Cake- Light but rich in flavor is how this cake can be described. A refreshing raspberry mouse layered on the top of rich chocolate...

Apple Swiss Roll

Scrumptious Apple Swiss Roll - A delicate vanilla sponge rolled into a swirl with a delicious layer of sweet and sour apples and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Addition of icing sugar on top adds the extra...

Strawberry Bombe

Strawberry Bombe - Triple Threat Chocolate Strawberry Bombe An elegant and flavorful dessert great for hot summers or fancy dinners. Begins with a scrumptious chocolate serving as a base topped with...

Two Bites Apple Pie

Scrumptious apple bites that are crispy and flavorful! They are very easy and quick to make with a very few ingredients. Each of those little bite size of goodness is packed with delicious apple...

Vanilla Custard Pillows

An absolute deliciousness! A light and delectably smooth custard sandwiched in between flaky layers of puff pastry. To add a little flare, puff pastry has been cut into squares to give that pillowy...

Polish Apple Cake

Traditional Polish apple cake known as szarlotka. A delicious vanilla cake with a layer of apples can make any day so much better!...

Honey Miodownik Cake

he Older the Better Polish Honey Miodownik Cake. This is one of those staple cakes that should be done in advance as it tastes better on day two or three. Semolina cream and jam is sandwich in between...

Greek Yogurt with Peaches

Greek Yogurt with Peaches and Dark Chocolate- This dessert is for those who still remember that delicious flavor of Polish serek homogenizowany (homogenized cheese) they have in Europe and is not...

German Butter Cookies

With a little help of cognac, lots of butter and a sprinkle of confectioner sugar, these sugar cookies are divine! They are pretty simple to make but do take time to chill after making the batter...

Cheese Doughnuts Oponki Serowe

olish doughnuts but with a twist as they are made with the addition of white farmer’s cheese! They are traditional cheese Polish doughnuts, crispy on the outside and soft and pillowy on the inside...

Blueberries and Cream Bites

Light one-bites that are crunchy, flavorful and a great conversation starter. Fresh blueberries on the bed of fluffy cream and crispy puff pastry. Quick and easy to make with a little time needed in...

Absolute Best Carrot Cake

This is truly the best carrot cake you will ever have! A delicious combination of cream cheese with a heavenly cake that is flavorful and moist. This is my first love after first arriving in the US...

Showstopper Pear Tart

Unique in every way! Beautiful in looks and packed with the flavor of poached pears, cinnamon, vanilla and finished with an orange-flavored liqueur. For added pizzazz, a cinnamon and butter liquid is...

Bougatsa – Greek Lemon Custard

Bougatsa - Greek Lemon Custard - Simply irresistible! A traditional Greek dessert made of layers of golden crunchy phyllo and filled with creamy lemon custard. A sprinkle of mixed cinnamon and icing...

Warsaw cookies

Warsaw cookies -Polish Ciastka Warszawskie – One of the best polish memories! A delicious semolina cream sandwiched in between crunchy cookies with delicate layer of glaze on top. To add a little...

Pierniczki – Gingerbread Cookies

Pierniczki - Gingerbread Cookies - Traditional Polish gingerbread cookies made from scratch. They take a little while to make them (yes, about 5-6 weeks!), but they are so worth the wait! They...

Chicken Cutlet

Chicken cutlet - this one is a good one! Tender and great even when reheated...

Galaktoboureko

Galaktoboureko Greek Custard Phyllo Dessert- Crazy good! Traditional Greek dessert with crispy phyllo layers filled with creamy custard and drenched in golden syrup. One of those unforgettable...

Mushrooms Cabbage

Cabbage -An old recipe that is always present at a polish dinner table. Just a few ingredients are needed to create this simple but yet delicious dish. Mushrooms and bacon are added for additional...

Golabki -Stuffed Cabbage

Golabki - although quite time consuming to make, such a delicious dish!...

French Ratatouille

French Ratatouille - so good! Veggies perfect on their own or served on the side...