Say pierogi and most people need no explanation: fried or boiled, these filled dumplings are nearly as integral to Chicago’s local cuisine as deep-dish pizza and giardiniera. Maybe you’ve also tried ...

This pretty poppyseed roll cake from baker Laurel Kratochvila’s new cookbook, Dobre Dobre, makes a marvellous centrepiece for a dessert table. To create this sweet — makowiec, in Polish — a homemade ...