The seasonal focus of this stunning memoir cookbook brings to life the food, festivals, and traditions of the long, cold winters spent through a rural Polish childhood. From St. Nicholas' Day to the vigil of Christmas Eve and the mid-winter revelry of a Sylwester New Year's Eve Ball, the touching story picks up where its predecessor, the award-winning Rose Petal Jam, leaves off. Featuring 47 new recipes, the lush design and lavish visuals provide inspiration and nostalgia along a winter journey that takes in the cities of Lublin, Warsaw, Kraków, and Lódz, as well as some of Europe's oldest forests and the frozen Mazury Lakes. Part armchair travel but mostly a sumptuous personal narrative enhanced by many well-known romantic paintings and poems, this glorious cookbook demonstrates a deep love for Poland on every page. Signed By The Authors.

About the Author

Beata Zatorska was born in Jelenia Gora in southwest Poland. She started her medical studies in Wroclaw but graduated from the University of Sydney, and now works as a family doctor in Australia. Her fascination with medicine began on long mountain walks with her grandmother - a professional chef who taught her the use of herbs and wildflowers in cooking and healing. Like many Poles who live away she has kept her country in her heart over the years. When she finally returned to Poland, the first thing she did was leap into a wild rose bush to smell the petals - the scent of her Polish childhood.

Introduction 7

A Childhood in Poland 13

Mama Druga 17

Sugared Orange Peel 29

Jelenia Góra 39

The Arrival of Winter 43

Warszawa 47

Lublin 59

Łan´cut Castle 73

First Snow 83

Advent 89 St Nicholas’ Day 93

Mama Druga’s Christmas 97

Kraków 107

Chanukah 111

Wieliczka Salt Mine 115

Home for Christmas 119

Expedition to the Attic 123

Decorating the Tree 135

The First Star 139

Wigilia 143

The Night the Animals Talk 157

Christmas Day 161

A New Year 173

Ice Skates for Christmas 177

New Year’s Eve – Sylwester 189

Winter Holidays 207

Karpacz 211

Ksia˛z . 217

Wolsztyn 227

Baltic Sea 231

Mazury Lakes 235

Tykocin 255

Białystok 249

Białowiez.a 261

Tarnów 269

Łódz´ 277

Praga 285

Birds that Stay 297

Flying Away 298

A Winter Tour of Poland Map 305

Lista Przepisów (List of Recipes) 306

Index 308

Acknowledgements 312