Recipes

Discover delicious recipes to enjoy with your beautiful Polish pottery. Browse through our collection of traditional and modern dishes that pair perfectly with our handcrafted pieces. 

There are places we leave behind, and places that never leave us.
For me, that place has always been Poland.

My name is Anna, and I grew up surrounded by the warmth, strength, and traditions of a community that shaped who I am. From an early age, I believed that mountains could be moved—if only we were willing to try.

Life carried me across the ocean in the year 2000. I built a new home in the United States, yet the flavors, customs, and spirit of my homeland remained alive within me—quietly calling me back to the kitchen, to the table, and to memory.

Over time, that calling grew into something bigger.

I created Surroundings Polish Pottery, a platform born from love, heritage, and a desire to bring the beauty of handmade Polish ceramics into American homes. What began as importing pottery slowly became something more—a living bridge between two cultures.

Every bowl, mug, and serving dish carries a story.
Every pattern whispers of seasons, feasts, and traditions passed from hand to hand.

The pottery was never just art.
It was always a vessel—for the foods we grew up with, the people we loved, and the moments we still treasure.

And so this book begins where everything meaningful begins:
at the table.

Optional listening while you cook:

Frédéric Chopin — Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2

Chapter One -The Table Comes First

Before recipes were written down, they were shared at the table. This is where our stories begin.

Witam-Welcome

ROSÓŁ

Ingredients
1 whole chicken (or chicken + beef marrow bone)
3 quarts cold water
2 carrots
1 parsley root (or parsnip)
½ celery root or celery stalks
1 onion, halved and lightly charred
2 garlic cloves
5–6 allspice berries
2 bay leaves
Salt, to taste
Fresh parsley
Optional: lovageMethod
Place the meat in cold water and bring very slowly to a simmer. Skim carefully.
Add vegetables and spices. Simmer uncovered, very gently, 2½–3 hours.
Do not boil. Strain and season only at the end.Serve with
Thin egg noodles • carrots from the broth • fresh parsleyRosół is care in liquid form.
It heals, welcomes, and remembers.

Rosół -Polish Healing Broth

Zrazy Recipe

Ingredients
1½ lb beef (top round or sirloin), thinly sliced
Salt & pepper
Mustard (about 1 tsp per roll)
4 slices smoked bacon
1 onion, finely chopped
2–3 pickles, cut into strips
Optional: mushrooms or carrot
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp oil or lard
2 cups beef brothMethod
Pound and season beef. Spread with mustard, add fillings, roll, and secure.
Brown in oil or lard; remove. Add flour, stir, then slowly add broth.
Return rolls, cover, and simmer gently 90 minutes. Remove toothpicks and adjust seasoning.Serve with
Mashed potatoes • Kasza • Pickled beets or red cabbage

Sunday food. Slow. Comforting. Deeply Polish.

Join Anna in her kitchen