You guys have heard me gush about my Dziadzia (Polish for Grandpa, pronounced jah-jah) a lot on this blog. Aside from what an amazing person he was, he was a pretty stellar cook too. But none of this is new to you, my loyal readers. The reason he was such an amazing cook, and what I have always marveled at, is that his food was always simple. That is something I, as a cook, struggle with. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to make something simple. I find myself always adding in a pinch of this or a dash of that, roasting and frying, and coming up with long ass names for recipes until I make things so complicated that the everyday cook takes one look at the list of ingredients and thinks, “Meh.” Today, I am not giving in to the urge to make something new or trendy. I am taking a clue from my Dziadzia and making his easiest and tastiest recipe. In all reality, his simplest recipe for cucumber and sour cream salad is by far the best summertime, actually any time recipe that I and my family have ever had. It is so basic; cucumbers, …

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