From a Polish country house kitchen : 90 recipes for the ultimate comfort food

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Title:

From a Polish country house kitchen : 90 recipes for the ultimate comfort food

Author:

Applebaum, Anne, 1964-

ISBN:

9781452110554

Publication Information:

San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2012.

Physical Description:

287 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Appetizers and starters -- Soups -- Salads and vegetables -- Main courses -- Pierogi and pancakes -- Desserts -- From a Polish larder.

Subject Term:

Cooking, Polish.

Comfort food.

Genre:

Cookbooks

Added Author:

Crittenden, Danielle, 1963-

Summary:

In making her new home in Poland in 1989, Applebaum had to cook with ingredients that were local, fresh, and available. She learned how to make food that was, if not exactly traditional, in the Polish spirit.The national rebirth of Poland in the last two decades has meant the rebirth of its cuisine, and the authors have modernized many of its dishes, without losing any of the centuries-old flavors.

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With more than 150 splendid photographs, headnotes that illuminate Poland's vibrant food culture, and more than 90 recipes for classic and contemporary Polish food, this unique and fascinating cookbook brings an ignored cuisine to light. Pulitzer Prize-winner Anne Applebaum has lived in Poland since before the fall of communism, and this cookbook--nourished by her engagement with the culture and food of her adopted country--offers a tantalizing look into the turbulent history of this beautiful region. In a Polish Country House Kitchen celebrates long-distance friendships with a love of food at the core, bringing the good, sustaining foods of Anne's Polish country home into kitchens the world over.

Author Notes

Anne Applebaum is the author of four books, including Gulag: A History , which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2004. She is a columnist for the Washington Post and Slate.com, and director of Political Studies at the Legatum Institute in London. She lives in Poland, Washington, D.C., and London.

Danielle Crittenden blogs for the Huffington Post and her articles and essays have appeared in publications as wide-ranging as the Wall Street Journal and Ladies' Home Journal . The author of three books, she lives in Washington, D.C.

Bogdan and Dorota Bialy are food photographers in Poland.

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Crittenden admits in her preface "Anne and I are unlikely cookbook writers" (Applebaum is a columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner for Gulag and National Book Award nominee for Iron Curtain; Crittenden is a writer and editor who specializes in politics and women's issues) and that "Polish food is an unlikely topic for a cookbook." The authors do an excellent job of ridding readers of any preconceived notions that Polish cuisine is bland or unenticing. Both women were inspired by the beauty surrounding Anne and her husband's Polish country house, Dwor Chobielin, which the couple spent two decades rebuilding. While visiting the manor house, Crittenden says, "the culinary renaissance we encountered everywhere thrillingly symbolized Poland's national rebirth." The use of fresh, seasonal ingredients is a passion both women share, made clear in their recipes for soups, Salads, main courses, and desserts alike. Some dishes are traditionally Polish (Barszcz, Beet Soup, Three Ways), while others have been tailored (butter lettuce and endive salad calls for olive oil dressing rather than the typical white, creamy Polish dressing), but all are distinctive. Highlights include braised cabbage with wine and nutmeg; pierogi with truffles and brown butter filling; and wiener schnitzel, Polish style. This artful, beautifully photographed book will open readers' minds and inspire home cooks to tackle Polish cuisine, regardless of their familiarity level. Agents: David McCormick and George Borchardt. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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