Russischer Zupfkuchen (Chocolate and Vanilla Cheesecake)

Finally finished exams and back to blogging :) This was a cheesecake I made on New Years Eve, and it seriously can't get much better than this! A chocolate base, lovely vanilla filling and chocolate "sprinkles" on top - a Russian "pluck" cake would be the literal translation. It takes a bit of time to prepare, but the end result is definitely worth it! Here's how you make it :)

Baked Salmon

The main dish we had for Christmas was a baked salmon (I think I mentioned that in Poland you only eat fish at Christmas, which is on the 24th). I had seen the version that the Sorted guys did and decided to give it a go. It's incredibly easy, especially since you only have to prepare the salmon and then let it bake in the oven whilst you can concentrate on other things :)

Szarlotka (Polish Apple Cake)

Szarlotka is a traditional Polish apple cake and there are as many ways of making it as there are grandmas (and granddads!) to make them :) My grandma used to make one with a light mousse of egg whites, unfortunately, I have not found the recipe yet but once I do I will share it with the world on here :D It seriously was the best apple cake I have ever eaten! This is one is not bad either, don't get me wrong :) Here's how to make it! P.S. I apologise I don't have a photo of a slice of the cake, it was gone too quickly, but I am certain you'll all be able to imagine the delicious 3 layers of shortcrust pastry, apple filling and crumble top :)

Pierogi 2 (with Sauerkraut and Mushrooms)

As another entrée we had Pierogi filled with Sauerkraut and Mushrooms, this is the typical "christmassy" filling for pierogi in Poland. I absolutely love them, though considering the amount of food there was to eat, I wasn't able to eat too many..