This collection of recipes has been garnered over many years by family and friends and essentially constitutes a partial Dudziński gastronomic heritage. They include some tried and tested adaptations of such staples of Polish cuisine as Barszcz, Bigos, Chłodnik and Gołąbki – palce lizać i wodą popijać (which roughly translates as “finger-licking, lip-smacking good!”).

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STARTERS

BABKA

BARSZCZ (Polish beetroot soup)

BIGOS

CHICK-PEA SOUP (AnnDelia)

CHŁODNIK (Cold beetroot soup)

FACAE (Greek lentil soup)

FASSOLIA (Greek butter bean soup)

FAVA (Athenian Houmus)

MINESTRONE SOUP (George’s recipe)

SALMON MOUSSE (Eva’s recipe)

SAVOURY TRIFLE (Małgosia’s starter)

SPANAKOPITA (Greek-style spinach pie)

TZATZIKI (Greek cucumber dip)

ZIMNE NÓŻKI (Pork in jelly)

ZUPA POMIDOROWA Z RYŻEM (Tomato and rice soup)

MAINS

BEEF CHRISANOFF (Chris’s recipe)

BEEF CURRY (James’ recipe)

BEEF FONDUE

BIGOS (Polish Hunters’ Stew)

BUTTERNUT SQUASH RISOTTO (Chris’s recipe)

CHEESE FONDUE

CHICKEN IN COCONUT & CORIANDER

CHICKEN IN SALSA

CHICKEN KORMA (Catherine’s recipe)

CHILLI CON CARNE

GOŁĄBKI (Polish stuffed cabbage leaves)

GOUGÈRE

KLUSKI KŁADZIONE (Flour and egg gnocchi)

MOUSSAKA

PEPPER PASTA

ROAST TURKEY (recipe from Simpson’s in the Strand)

SAUERBRATEN (Christiane Stange’s recipe)

SAUERKRAUT PANCAKES

TOSSED GARLIC CHICKEN (Joan D’Olier’s recipe)

TUNA PASTA

WATERZOOUI GANTOIS (Dzidzia’s recipe)

PUDDINGS

‘POSH’ BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING (Chris’s recipe)

ALMOND FRUIT TART (Joan D’Olier)

CATHERINE’S LEMON PIE (from Sarah Allott)

CHOCOLATE KISIEL (Cold chocolate pudding)

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE (Nete’s recipe)

CRÊPES SUZETTES

MELTING HOT CHOCOLATE FONDANT PUDDINGS

RASPBERRY SORBET

RHUBARB AND BANANA COMPOTE (Jenny Moreton’s recipe)

RIZOGALO (Greek rice pudding)

SHERRY TRIFLE

XMAS PUDDING

CAKES & BISCUITS

BABKA

CHRIS’S CHOCOLATE CAKE

COCONUT LOAF

COFFEE & WHISKY CAKE

DZIDZIA’S CHEESE CAKE (Polish Style)

GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

GOOSEBERRY CAKE (Ina Halmágyi’s recipe)

GRASSMERE GINGERBREAD

KOURAMBIEDES

KRINGLE

MAZUREK BAKALIOWY (Polish Easter cake)

NUSS TORTE (Dzidzia’s recipe)

ORANGE MAZUREK (Polish Easter cake)

PARKIN

PASSION CAKE (Lyndy’s recipe)

PIERNIK (Polish honey cake)

POLISH STUFFING (for chicken or turkey)

POPPY SEED LOAF

PRIORY BISCUITS

ROSE MAZUREK (Polish Easter cake)

SCONES

SERNIK À LA MARYSIA (Vanilla cheese cake)

SHORTBREAD (Rose Cooke’s recipe)

SPICE CAKE

STRUCLA (Poppy-seed roll)

STRUCLA FILLING (or Poppy-Seed Dessert)

TARTE AU POMMES (Gloria’s recipe)

XMAS CAKE

EXTRAS

BUŁKI Sweet bread rolls (Ela’s recipe)

BURACZKI (Minced beetroot Polish style)

CANDIED PEEL

CATHERINE’S RICE (for Korma)

CHEESE STRAWS

COUSCOUS

FUDGE (Diana Mason’s recipe)

HONEY-MUSTARD DRESSING

KASZA GRECZANA (Buckwheat kasha)

KASZA KRAKOWSKA (White pin-head barley)

LEMON CURD

MELITZANA SALATA (Aubergine dip)

MELITZANAS “IMAM”

MIZERIA (Polish cucumber salad)

PASZTECIKI (Mushroom rolls for Xmas Eve)

SALSA

SPINACH (Polish style)

STUFFED PEPPERS and TOMATOES

VANILLA FUDGE (Fr Hugh’s recipe)