From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food

by Anne Applebaum, Danielle Crittenden

Overview

The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist explores Poland’s vibrant and modern culinary life in this beautifully photographed cookbook with 90+ recipes.

For too many people, the term “Polish cooking” conjures to mind heavy, greasy, flavorless food. But historian and journalist Anne Applebaum, who has lived in the country since before the fall of Communism, knows better. With recipes inspired by her home in the Polish countryside, Anne sets the record straight about this fresh and delightful cuisine.

From a Polish Country House Kitchen offers a tantalizing look at Poland’s cultural heritage, turbulent history, and culinary rejuvenation. With recipes including Caviar and Blini, Steak Tartare, Zupa Gryzbowa, Trout with Lemon Cream Sauce, as well as pierogis, pancakes, latkes, and desserts, Anne shares the sustaining foods of her Polish country home with home cooks the world over.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452124254
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	10/12/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	296
Sales rank:	393,268
File size:	37 MB
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About the Author

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.

Hometown:

Poland

Date of Birth:

July 25, 1964

Place of Birth:

Washington, D.C.

Education:

B.A., Yale University, 1986; M.Sc., London School of Economics, 1987; St. Antony¿s College, Oxford

Website:

http://www.anneapplebaum.com

Editorial Reviews

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.)

Publishers Weekly

"This is Polish food for the modern palate: All of the flavors you would expect-sour pickles, tart beets, flavorsome game, bittersweet poppy seed-but lighter, fresher, and easier than ever before." - Nigella Lawson

"This is Polish food for the modern palate: All of the flavors you would expect-sour pickles, tart beets, flavorsome game, bittersweet poppy seed-but lighter, fresher, and easier than ever before." - Nigella Lawson

"This is Polish food for the modern palate: All of the flavors you would expect-sour pickles, tart beets, flavorsome game, bittersweet poppy seed-but lighter, fresher, and easier than ever before." - Nigella Lawson

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