Polish Cookbooks/ Irish Cookbooks

I am looking for cookbooks for these two genres. My husband is part Polish and I am part Irish and I have always found the history of these to be fascinating. I think you can learn alot about a peoples history by looking at the food they eat!! Any suggestions for cookbooks?

I would certainly recommend Irish Traditional Cooking by Darina Allen

The Polish Cabbage and Noodles in The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors is one of my all time favorites. That book is also my 'go to' whenever I am looking for something to try.

Cooking the Polish Way is an older (1964) book I have but I don't remember trying anything from it.

I came here looking to see if anyone had a recommendation for a polish cookbook, some disappointed to see only one mentioned thus far....maybe if I revive this thread someone else might offer a suggestion :)

I do have one myself, it is called Polish Cookery by Marja Ochorowicz-monatowa, which was originally published in Poland at the beginning of the 20th century, and according to the cover it is "Poland's best-selling cookbook adapted for American kitchens." I've made two or three recipes out of it, and all were quite good, but I am some disappointed by the fact that many of the recipes are quite short, and there are no pictures at all showing what any of the food is supposed to turn out looking like (something I suppose I've come to take for granted in many cookbooks out today!). As someone who is interested but not overly familiar with cooking Polish cuisine, and still quite a entry-level cook to boot (i'm 23, but trying my darndest) the book a little bit difficult and sometimes intimidating to use. I think sometimes the author assumes we'll know how to do something, but it isn't always intuitive for me. However, it does have some rather intriguing recipes (although not anything I'd ever cook), such as a full 3 pages devoted to cooking Calf's heads. I suppose one merit of the book is that it gives a good glimpse of traditional polish food, and was fun to look through and appreciate, even if it may not be particularly well-suited to the tastes of a modern American. Nor can i imagine a modern, urban-dwelling Polish person eats many calf's heads either.

Does anyone have any recommendations for other Cookbooks focusing on Eastern European Cuisine? Not necessarily limited to Polish. I'd like to find another and compare and see if I don't have better luck :)

Russian, German & Polish Food & Cooking by Lesley Chamberlain has been good to my husband and me, so far.

"Old Polish Traditions: In the Kitchen and at the Table" by Lemnis & Vitry is the classic. Unfortunately with no pictures.
"Feasts: Food for Sharing from Central and Eastern Europe" by S. Rowe is a beautiful book with many inspirations from Eastern Europe.

Food and Cooking in Eastern Europe is about 20 years old. Another Lesley Chamberlain.

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I'll keep an eye out and hopefully get my hands on one or two of them sooner or later!

And also by Darina Allen
Fogotten Skills of Cooking.

I've found some Irish cookbooks that seem much more authentic than Darina's books. Try any cookbooks from Maura Laverty, The Cookin' Woman (Irish country recipes - N. Ireland) by Florence Irwin, Recipes For Peace, compiled by Marie Roche, and Celtic Folklore Cooking, by Joanne Asala.