Reader response to last week's column about my Polish grandmother's beet soup underscores the maxim that old recipes for ethnic foods are unique to families. The barszcz (Polish for borscht) I first ...

From the classic barszcz beet soup to a creamy mushroom chowder served in an edible bread bowl, Polish soups are enchanting. During a visit to Poland in the fall of 1998, I learned that soup is ...

Irenka Woszczak and Agnieszka Sołtysiak grew up together in Buffalo’s Polonia District as children of Polish immigrants. As they got older, they noticed their repertoire of Polish cooking was broader ...