Christmas Eve!!!

Rejoice that we are all together

For a day like this.

Two things keep us happy, warm

A Christmas hug from you my dear

And in return a Christmas Kiss.

Merry Christmas from the heart,

To ones I hope will never part.

Weosłych Świąt!!  Merry Christmas!!

Gosia and Ilona

Today is Christmas Eve.  It is very important and family day in Poland. Tonight every Polish family have a Christmas  Eve dinner. Now in thousands of Polish homes are prepared  festive meals and. We are waiting for the guests, the first star on sky and we will start Christmas time.

There is my Christmas Eve menu:

White herring
Carp in aspic
Salad with smoked fish and mushrooms
Pierogi ruskie (Russian dumpling)
Łazanki with mushrooms
Borscht
Salmon in a sauce with dried fruit with potatoes
Celeriac salad
Salad with sauerkraut
Puding of sweet chestnuts
Yeast strudel with poppy seeds
Compote of dried fruits