The Perfect Bread Baker!

Available at The Polish Pottery Outlet in Denver, Colorado, or on our website at www.thepolishpottery.com.

Not too big…

Not too small…

Just right!!! Goldie Locks – and anyone else – would approve!!

Our little bread pans (or individual casserole dishes-ca;;ed “cake bakers” on the web.) are the perfect size for dinner or gifts! I cannot tell you how perfectly my bread baked in these little gems! Pictured here is my Zucchini bread. (Recipe is on this blog!)  For each pan I used one cup of batter, and they are beautiful, in and out of the pan. You can expect your loved ones and friends to ask you, “Did you do something different? ” when they take a bite of anything baked in your Polish Pottery. Your baked items will be more moist, delicious and they will release easily from the pan.  Clean up is a snap too.  In November, we are expecting our first shipment from Wisa, (pronounced Visa for all of the non-Polish speakers) and we will get the larger baker pictured here. We picked this one up when we visited the factory  last  September, and I love the way it bakes!  When doubling the basic recipe, I had the exact amount to fill  eight small bakers and the one large rectangular baker.

Come see us at our store in the Denver Metro Area at The Polish Pottery Outlet, or Check it out on our website at www.thepolishpotteryoutlet.com

Ham and Potato Casserole ala Kelly

Kelly’s family had never tried baking in Polish Pottery, but after making some family favorites, she was back for more!

“We took one bite of our ham and potato casserole and all of us looked at each other in surprise.  We couldn’t believe how much better the flavors tasted!  I have been making this recipe for a long time, but it never tasted so delicious,” Kelly exclaimed.

Enjoy the recipes in your Polish Pottery!

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Ham & Potato Casserole

2 lbs. frozen hash browns          Several shakes of onion powder

8 oz. cream cheese                   1-1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese

1 can mushroom soup               (2)  1/2″ slabs deli black forest ham, cubed

Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray, such as “Pam”.

Melt cream cheese and soup in a saucepan.  Add onion powder.

Place 1/2 frozen potatoes in a casserole, spread 1/2 the sauce on top, 1/2 cubed ham, then add 1/2 cheese.

Put remaining potatoes, sauce, ham, and cheese on top.

Bake at 350 for 1-1/2 hours.

Cranberry Chicken

4 chicken breasts, deboned                1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

8 oz. Catalina dressing                       1 – (16 oz) can whole berry cranberry sauce

Mix together dressing, onion mix, and cranberry sauce.  Place chicken and mixture together in freezer bag.  If desired, freeze using freezer bag method.

Serving Day:  Thaw completely.  Place chicken with cranberry sauce in greased dish and bake at 350, uncovered, for 1-1/2 hours.

(I like to serve this over rice and have peas as a side dish)

Special thanks to Kelly Goff for sharing!

If you have a perfect Polish Pottery recipe that you’d like to share,

please submit it to us. The joy of cooking is meant to be shared!

Oooh la, la, pasta that inspires.

This month one of my favorite items is on sale for 35% off.  The “Basia” (meaning “Barbara”–We think she designed the scalloped edge design) serving platters in graduated sizes.  We keep the set of four on our counter top on an easel.  Each piece is hand painted by an artist making us refer to it as “functional art.” I love to pull them down to serve the different courses of our meal; meat on one, salad on another, pasta on a third one.  I even used the largest one for our stuffing on Thanksgiving.  The result was a yummy crunchy dish enjoyed by all!  Another one of my favorites to prepare on a Basia is an easy stuffed mushroom.  I  received this recipe from one of my fifth grader’s grandmother, and it is always a hit!

Easy Stuffed Mushrooms

1 pkg. of cream cheese

1 roll of  Italian sausage

1/4 finely chopped onion

Add herbs and seasonings to your liking

Large button mushrooms (washed with stems removed)

Stuffed mushrooms served in style!

Fry up the sausage, seasonings, and onion until thoroughly cooked.  Drain off fat and mix  meat mixture with softened cream cheese. Fill each mushroom cap with meat mixture.  Make enough to cover the bottom of the dish.  Pop in the oven at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes and serve.

This is a fun recipe to play with.  You can add different meats and herbs to go with the theme of your dinner. It is just so easy and yummy!

Check out our “Basia” inventory -> HERE **On Sale April 2011 (enter “April” in coupon code at checkout)**

Stuffed and Special, these mushrooms aim to please!

When we started Inspired Design, we were challenged with developing a unique identity – a logo, a slogan, and keywords for our marketing.  During that time, I racked my brain to figure out the most succinct term for the Polish Pottery from Bolesławiec.

Thinking about the many uses, usually limited only by the imagination, and the beautiful hand-painted and hand stenciled designs, I settled on the term “Functional Art”.  When put under direct lighting, the brilliant glaze encasing the handmade beauty seems to glisten as the design beneath  ‘pops’ through.  I envisioned the best way to use your Polish stoneware would be to hang it on a wall or in a rack on the counter, pull it off, stick it in the oven with a wonderful culinary creation, use it to serve the family or honored guests, put it in the dishwasher, and place it back in its mounting for all to enjoy as a piece of art.

Maybe you have a better term to describe the way you use your Polish Pottery – please let me know and I’ll look forward to sharing it with all of the Polish Pottery fans out there.

Vertical Dish Rack