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Golabki, Golumkies Or Just Plain Cabbage Rolls

Polish stuffed cabbage rolls or even more fun to say “Golumkies”. These titillated my taste buds years ago by an excellent cook, a true-blue Polish lady. She made everything from scratch. Not a person at the table that didn’t “ooh and ah” about what was just eaten. The best part: there were always leftovers to take home. Unfortunately I don’t have her recipe so I came up with one of my own using vegetarian meat crumbles as a substitute to pork and/or beef. I did add eggs and milk so be aware of that if you avoid those ingredients. Packed [...]

By Joanne|2014-01-22T14:55:51-05:00January 22, 2014|Vegetarian|4 Comments

CNYEats Pierogi

In our book A Taste of Utica, the recipe for Pierogi can be found on pages 146 (the dough), 147 (the filling), 148 (more pierogi dough #1, and #2), and finally, Leniwe Pierogi – Lazy Way out. Take your pick. The dough recipe I made was the most basic by Mikki Markowski. The filling used was the Sauerkraut (Kapusta) filling. Make sure to check out the Leniwe recipe. It really is a pierogi twist. Posted by Mikki Markowski who says “This is an old recipe but easy enough to adapt to today’s methods” Will make about 36 pierogi 2 eggs [...]

By Joanne|2011-12-11T07:21:14-05:00December 11, 2011|Taste of Utica|1 Comment

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Bigos

Bigos (BEE-gohs) is a Polish dish with layers of sauerkraut and cooked meats simmered in stock and served over boiled potatoes. Bigos is also known as Hunter’s Stew. Page 120 of our book and posted by bhg, you will find the recipe for Bigos. If you love meat, this ones for you. BUT… …if you DON’T eat meat, see my substitutions below and STILL enjoy all the flavor of this dish. BIGOS – serves 6 – 8 1 cup chopped bacon (use turkey bacon for lower fat) USE SOY BACON FOR VEGETARIAN 1 lb boneless pork, cut into small cubes [...]