[[File:Jajecznica na winie 4.jpg|thumb|What dish is this? You’re gonna find out at the end of this post.]]
Cooking according to centuries-old recipës can be a real challenge even for experienced chefs. There are, however, dishes so simple that even beginner cooks could hardly fail to get them right – whether hundreds of years ago or today (let alone today, I should say, with modern kitchen tools at our disposal). So here’s a handful of easy recipës I’ve picked for culinary novices from the <s>oldest</s><ref>Turns out, it wasn't the first oldest after all. See: [[Even Older Polish Cookery for Complete Beginners]] (note added on 13 May 2024).</ref> cookbook ever printed in Polish.