polish dumplings Archives - Polish Cooking - Zuza Zak https://zuzazak.com/tag/polish-dumplings/ Author of bestselling cookbooks shares recipes and stories Fri, 16 May 2025 11:53:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Can pierogi ever be healthy? A recipe for wholewheat pierogi with dandelion and young beet https://zuzazak.com/2025/05/recipe-for-wholewheat-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recipe-for-wholewheat-pierogi Fri, 16 May 2025 11:16:21 +0000 https://zuzazak.com/?p=2433 “Pierogi will make you strong and healthy” While many a Polish grandma has no doubt uttered these words, no-one eats pierogi to be healthy. Apart from me, that is. I’ve always been a huge pierogi fan and sang their praises for many reasons. They can...

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]]> Top 3 Lockdown meals East-European style https://zuzazak.com/2020/05/top-3-lockdown-meals-east-european-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-3-lockdown-meals-east-european-style Fri, 22 May 2020 11:08:56 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1957 What a time. Me – feet swollen, tired with mild anaemia, trying to prepare for the unpredictable act of giving birth whilst finishing PhD, editing a book and juggling childcare. The outside world – still in the midst of a pandemic, unsteady and unsure, trying...

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]]> Spiced pumpkin pierogi https://zuzazak.com/2018/11/spiced-pumpkin-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spiced-pumpkin-pierogi Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:56:05 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1615 The time has come to reflect and review… this year has been all about home for me… and so many things in my life to be grateful for – my daughter, my family, my home, my friendships… in 2018 it became clear to me that...

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]]> Poppy seed and chocolate pierogi https://zuzazak.com/2018/08/poppy-seed-and-chocolate-pierogi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poppy-seed-and-chocolate-pierogi Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:02:17 +0000 http://zuzazak.com/?p=1590 Making pierogi is considered a chore by some and a therapeutic activity by others. I belong to the latter category as you may have guessed. I love to experiment with both fillings and the dough, but I also love the familiarity of the act itself....

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