Sheet Pan Kielbasa and Veggies — 25-Minute One-Pan Dinner
The sheet pan dinner is proof that God loves busy moms. One pan. Everything goes on it. Oven does the work. You sit down for 25 minutes. Timer goes off. Dinner’s ready. Dishes: one pan, one cutting board, one knife. That’s it. If there’s a lazier way...
Restaurant-Style Mexican Rice
I ruined so many batches of Mexican rice before I learned the toasting trick. My first attempts produced mushy, wet, flavourless rice that looked like orange porridge. My husband ate it politely and said “it’s good” in the tone that means...
Chicken and Dumplings From Scratch — The American Comfort Soup That Heals Everything
My mother-in-law’s chicken and dumplings was the first American dish that reminded me of home. The first time she set a bowl in front of me — creamy broth, shredded chicken, and these fluffy, pillowy dumplings floating on top — I almost cried. Not because it was...
Smash Burgers — Thin, Crispy, and Better Than Any Restaurant
I spent years trying to make restaurant burgers at home. The answer was violence — smash that patty HARD. Every method I tried before smash burgers produced the same result: a thick, round hockey puck of ground beef that was grey inside, dry on the outside, and...
Gochujang Honey Chicken Cutlet
Gochujang on schabowy is the crossover event my kitchen has been building toward for years. Every miso butter cutlet, every kimchi pierogi, every gochujang mac and cheese has been leading to this moment: a classic Polish breaded cutlet, fried in the traditional...
Chipotle Sour Cream Naleśniki (Savoury Crepes)
Nalesniki and enchiladas are basically the same concept in different languages. I just made them shake hands. Think about it: both are thin crepe-like wrappers filled with a savoury mixture, rolled, arranged in a dish, covered in sauce, and baked until bubbly. Polish...
Kimchi Pierogi — Poland Meets Korea in a Dumpling
This is the recipe that made me realise my two food worlds were always meant to collide. Kimchi pierogi. Say it out loud. Let it settle in your brain. Polish dumplings filled with Korean fermented cabbage, potato, and cheese, pan-fried in butter, and served with...
Szechuan Placki — Spicy Potato Pancakes
Szechuan peppercorns in placki dough is my most controversial decision since I put kimchi in pierogi. And just like the kimchi pierogi, the initial reaction was scepticism followed by enthusiastic eating followed by requests for “those spicy pancakes...