Great for children and very filling!

My husband loves kielbasa and I was trying to think of ways to cook it for him besides the obvious combination with sauerkraut. I'm always trying to think of ways to get more vegetables into our diet and I came up with this hash-type recipe. We usually substitute turkey kielbasa to save on calories but either turkey or traditional kielbasa will work well.

I miss the wild mushrooms that my father gathered from the local forests surrounding our home in Willis, Michigan in the 1950s. He looked for two types in particular, a morel mushroom in the spring and a brown mushroom in the early fall. In the fall, there were many types of mushrooms—some edible, and some deadly poisonous. My dad knew the one type that was edible and could recognize it at a glance. We feasted on fresh from the forest mushrooms sautéed with onions in butter.Mushrooms are also a mainstay of a fall/winter dish of Hunter’s Stew, or Bigos (bee-goes). The traditional meats for this sauerkraut/cabbage stew are those that a hunter might find—venison or rabbit, perhaps.My mother made her version with pork ribs and smoked or fresh kielbasa, simmered for hours in a big soup pot on the stove. She called it Kapusta (kah-poo-stah) which is the Polish word for cabbage. Every Polish family has their own version. This recipe is an easy one for beginners. If you make it, please let me know how it turned out for you!

So simple to make and really delicious! My picky eater had seconds!

yumm sounds good. iwill try tht out next time i make this.

My first day at kindergarten; I do not remember getting on the big, yellow, school bus to go home. I only remember being put on a bus. Someone put a tag on my chest that let everyone know which bus I was to take home. They put me on the wrong bus. I was only five—what did I know? I only remembered my address: “10964 McKean Road.” Everyone had been delivered safely home. I was the only one left on the bus. The bus driver asked me where did I live? I answered “10964 McKean Road.” “Show me your address!” She checked my tag and said. “You are on the wrong bus!” Makes no difference, I knew my address “10964 McKean Road.” The bus driver headed for McKean Road, I recognized my house and got off. My mother was frantic. I was over an hour late getting home. “What happened? Why are you so late?” I had no idea. I sprawled out on the dining room floor and “read” the comic section of the newspaper. My mother brought me a bowl of chicken soup. I ate it on the floor. I was oblivious to my mother’s questions. I just enjoyed my soup.Chicken soup was a staple at our home when I was growing up. At weddings a fancy version was served which was very clear and contained very fine Polish kluski, or noodles. I have since learned that the Poles do not call what we know as noodles, kluski, but reserve the word for dumplings. But in our house, all noodles were kluski. My version is the one my mother made, with lots of vegetables that grew on the farm.

I found a recipe for Kielbasa and Cabbage that was cooked on the stovetop. I adjusted the recipe to be finished in the crockpot.

I love a pork roast (pieczeń wieprzowa in Polish) and this is one of my best recipes. I call it "In the Polish style" as it is heavy on the garlic. Don't cut back on the garlic, though, because, as the roast bakes, the garlic cloves caramelize and become sweet bits of goodness within the roast. This was a common roast served at our kitchen table when we were growing up in Michigan.

Easy and Simple, family recipe. My Father and My Aunt both use to make this. Growing up, i remember thinking i hated cabbage, until i tried this. Turned out to be a pretty good meal, cheap, tasty, and easy to make. Something i still enjoy cooking and eating.

This is a very traditional bread made in Poland. It is traditionally served around Christmas and Easter. It is so good so why wait! It makes a delicious french toast, dinner bread so enjoy it often! I make it sometimes without the raisins. Either way, just fabulous!