Czech Recipes and Cookbooks

• Knedliky - Knedliky are boiled dumplings made from potatoes, or a mix of wheat flour and stale/dry bread. They are sliced before serving, and eaten as a side dish with many Czech meals.
  
  
• Bramboráky (also known as "cmunda", "vošouch", "strik" or "striky") - These are fried pancakes made from grated potato.
  
  
• Smažený sýr - A thick slice of cheese, coated with bread crumbs and then deep-fried. It is eaten with tartar sauce ("tatarská omácka").
  
  
• Svícková na smetane - Roast beef covered with a thick cream sauce containing carrots and parsley. Traditionally eaten with dumplings ("knedliky"), and served with a slice of lemon and a teaspoon of cranberry compote.
  
  LI>Utopenci - Pickled bratwurst.
  
  
• Veprová pecene s knedlíky a se zelím (also known as "Vepro-knedlo-zelo") - Roast pork with dumplings nedliky and cabbage. There are two varieties - one with just sauerkraut which is usually (but not always) eaten in Bohemia, and one with sugar sweetened cabbage (either fresh or sauerkraut) which is usually (but not always) eaten in Moravia.

• Koláce - A pastry roll filled with cheese or fruit.
  
  
  
• Ovocné knedlíky - Ovocné knedlíky are dumplings made with potato dough and containing fruit on the inside. Many different fruits may be used, but plum dumplings ("švestkové knedlíky") are popular during the Easter and Christmas holidays.
  
  
• Vánocka - This is a rich bread-like cake made using eggs and butter. It contains almonds and raisins, and is flavored with lemon rind and nutmeg. Vánocka is made by preparing braids of dough, and stacking them (with large braids at the bottom, and smaller braids at the top) before cooking. The cake is traditionally eaten during the Christmas period, and its design is said to resemble the infant Jesus in a manger.
  
  
• Vánocní cukroví - Decorated cookies, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
  
  

• Recipes and Cookbooks

Czech & Slovak Kolache Recipes & Sweet Treats By Guild National Czech & Slovak Library & Museum Penfield Press Spiral-bound (160 pages) List Price: $6.95 Lowest New Price: $6.95 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 10:50 Pacific 25 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: Recipes featuring the traditional kolache in its many variations plus other Eastern European sweet treats are included in over 100 recipes.

Cherished Czech Recipes By Pat Martin Penfield Press Spiral-bound (160 pages) List Price: $6.95 Lowest New Price: $6.95 Lowest Used Price: $4.98 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 10:50 Pacific 25 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: This inexpensive, index card size spiral-bound recipe book features over 100 Czech-American recipes. Makes a great gift or "stocking stuffer" for friends and relatives.

Quality Dumpling Recipes By National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library Penfield Press Spiral-bound (154 pages) List Price: $6.95 Lowest New Price: $6.95 Lowest Used Price: $6.62 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 10:50 Pacific 25 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: For Dumplings' Sake! They come in many sizes: small, medium, large, even giant, and in different shapes: round, square, long, flat, thick, or thin. They can be prepared many different ways: boiled, steamed, poached, stewed, baked, fried. A number of different kinds of dumplings are a part of Czech and Slovak cuisine, but the dumpling finds a way to please almost anyone's taste or fancy. We have included a number of recipes in this collection that reflect this universal appeal. A famous dumpling story comes from the Revolutionary War. Legend or truth-it seems that during the harsh winter of 1777-78, the troops at Valley Forge were very low in morale. General Washington ordered a good meal to cheer and warm his troops. He was told by the cook that there was nothing but scraps in the stores of food, but the order would be obeyed. The cook improvised a soup with the heart of the meal being dumplings. The legend continues that the success of the Revolution belongs to soup and dumplings. And so it is that we still find the dumpling warming both body and soul at the table.

Quality Czech Mushroom Recipes Penfield Books Released: 1999-11-01 Spiral-bound (160 pages) List Price: $6.95 Lowest New Price: $6.95 Lowest Used Price: $4.94 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 10:50 Pacific 25 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Mushroom hunting in the old countries is a popular activity. When the Czech and Slovak immigrants cam to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and other states with woodlands, they naturally explored for mushrooms. The recipes in this little book reflect the culinary traditions of the people. This book contains appetizers, main entrees, soups, salads, egg dishes, sautees, sauces, and spreads. There are many old-fashioned recipes cherished by the immigrant and other adapted to the New World.

Czechoslovak Culture: Recipes History and Folk Arts By Pat Martin Penfield Pr Paperback (176 pages) List Price: $10.95 Lowest New Price: $2.45 Lowest Used Price: $0.15 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 10:50 Pacific 25 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: Compiled by Pat Martin. One chapter in this book is called "The Music is Alive." This well-written book is filled with lively stories of Czech traditions and celebrations, along with more than 100 recipes. Sixteen pages of gorgeous color photography put the reader in the middle of a dance floor and festival. Covers sites and people in the states of Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma. A must-see AND read!

Czech Recipes - (Cookbook - Czech This Out, Vol. 1 - State Fair Winning Yeast Bread Recipes) By Carol Louis Morris Publishing Ring-bound (108 pages) Lowest New Price: $11.95 (As of 10:50 Pacific 25 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Czech Recipe Cookbook of 108 pages is chock full of State Fair Prize Winning Recipes in Yeast Breads. At the end I have included Czech Potato Dumpling and Kraut Recipes. It features: Czech Kolaches, Cinnamon Rolls, Czech Bread Rolls, Healthy Breads, Tea Rings, Twists and Czech Christmas Braids. Added features: Articles, Inspirational Messages, Insights on: Happiness, Grief, Anger/Attitude, Labeling, Gossip, Prayer and Parenting as well as history, memories and miracles. The added areas are due to a calling to be a Mental Health Therapist very late in life, which I am now. Yeast dough baking is like Dough Therapy to me, hence the DVD which shows the Art of Czech Yeast Bread Baking from scratch, as well as how to make many different creations. Recipes are included and it can be purchased separately. It compliments the Czech This Out DVD which shows you how to make the dough, tips on how to make it soft. International shipping available.