And now we come to the pierogi that I love. The simple but oh-SO-decadent potato pierogi.** I prefer them simply boiled, with sour cream. With loads of onions in the filling. Upon the recommendation of Anne Applebaum, whose From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food guided our entire pierogi making…
Pierogi Part 2 (Strawberries Macerated in Sweet Vodka)
When Chris and I planned our pierogi making adventure, we talked about meat and potato fillings. Dessert never even crossed our minds. But then the day he came I was browsing Anne Applebaum’s From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food and I noticed that she had pierogi with a strawberry filling,…
Pierogi Making Adventure of 2013: Part 1 (Meat Fillings)
Remember last fall when my brother and I made his famous Fist Sized Meatballs? We had so much fun that we had been talking about finding something else to cook. Recently Chris called, and said how about pierogi?
Uncle Chris’s “Fist Sized Meatballs”
In case you are wondering, Alex named the meatballs. She has a sense for the literal, my kid. I was leaning toward “Man Sized Meatballs.”
Pasta Alla Boscaiola AKA Italian Beef and Noodles
I’ve had canned beef on the brain lately. In recent months, I started actually paying attention to my Google Analytics, where I discovered that by far and away my grandmother’s Beef and Noodles is my most popular post. I cannot help but find this a little funny because this blog really does not specialize in…
Eat Write Reatreat 2011: Fettuccine in Bianco with Asparagus, Mushrooms and Asiago Cream
As most of you know, I attended Eat Write Retreat this past weekend. I am (I think) one of the last attendees blogging about it–it amazes me how fast people got their review posts out. I needed time to sleep, to drive home, to sleep, to relax, to process the entire event, to sleep some…
Super Easy Chicken & Bell Pepper Chow Mein
I know it sometimes must seem as though I have all day to cook every day–and it is true that I often take advantage of my stay at home mother status to explore different cuisines with my kids at a leisurely pace–but I am busy like any other mom and frequently do not start dinner…
New Year Noodle Soup
When I was editing the photos for this dish I had the exact same visceral reaction that I did upon seeing the photos at 101cookbooks: I want that soup and I want it now. If you’re a soup lover and a legume lover like me, this dish is pretty much nirvana. It’s simultaneously creamy and…
Garlicky Angel Hair with Sausage & Peas
I was not initially planning to share this recipe. The never ending colds from hell continue to plague my family, which means I continue to be very lazy and uninspired about dinner. And picky. I am SO picky when I have a cold. All I want is starch. Which is more or less what inspired…