Polish Holiday Cookery

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 250 pages
• Published by: Hippocrene Books October 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0781809940
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0781809948
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Book Description
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.

About The Author
Robert Strybel was born in a once predominantly Polish suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He received a master's degree in Polish studies from the University of Wisconsin, and taught Polish language and history courses before moving to Warsaw, Poland. He spent more than three decades there as a correspondent for the Polish-American press, and worked for Reuters News Agency. With his Polish-born wife, Maria, he co-authored Polish Heritage Cookery, believed to be the largest Polish cook book (rich of some 2,200 recipes) published in English.

Reader Reviews
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..