What to do On December 30...

How did you spend the last few days of the year? Did you relax, rent a movie each night, run some errands and then decide that on December 30, it would be a good day to make homemade pirogi? Because if you are Sean and I, that is how we spent the last few days of 2012. 
Yup, so homemade pirogis stuffed with potatoes, onions and cheese. It was my first taste ever of pirogies and thanks to the many pirogi this recipe made, it won't be my last because of the bagful of pirogi we put in the freezer. You can only eat so many pirogies in one sitting you know.
 The serious face of a master pirogi maker

 After the dough was made, we cut out circles with the drinking glass and then rolled the circles out for thinner dough


 Stuff those suckers with mashed potatoes, onions and cheese, stuff them 'til they can't be stuffed no mo'

 Press the ends of the dough with the fork to keep the filling in, don't want the pirogi filling to come out during boiling.



 Cook the pirogi in boiling water until they float then remove them. 
 Kip gives the pirogies a thumbs-up!

 After the pirogies are boiled, rinse them in a colander with warm water.

Melt some butter in a pan to crisp up the pirogies a bit before serving.



Pirogi making involves the entire family.


The finished plate of pirogies then serve, eat and enjoy them with sour cream!

31 comments:

Amanda said...

yummmm those look delicious!!

Kayla Peveler said...

Oh goodness those look delicious!! Your pup is so cute, and so is your red vest!! :)

Elizabeth Ann @ Elizabeth Ann's Recipe Box said...

Yummy! Love your puffer vest!

Unknown said...

Y-U-M! Those look delicious! I'll have to try that recipe out! MMM! :) Hope you are off to a great 2013!

Allison said...

I've never made homemade pierogies, but you are inspiring me to try it out! :) They look amazing - definitely bookmarking this!

TheTinyHeart said...

Oh my gosh, the pierogies look soooo good!

-Sharon
The Tiny Heart

Courtney M said...

Yummy! These are one of my favorites! There's a lil shop around here that sells all different kinds- they even have buffalo style ones that are stuffed with chicken, buffalo sauce and cheese. We fry them up and dunk them in Blue Cheese dressing!

Kate Costello said...

This takes me back to last January...I spent a month in Poland studying: lets just say pierogies usually made a daily appearance =)

Rachael said...

Yum I have never had pirogi but they look amazing!! Glad you had a fun and relaxing end of 2012.

Allison said...

Yum! I have never made or even heard of these things, I will have to look into them more!!

Jayme @ Her Late Night Cravings said...

These look so yummy! Love that the whole family was involved! :-) Happy New Year to you guys!

Jayme & Mendi @ Her Late Night Cravings

Melissa said...

Those look so good! On my list now!!!

Alexa said...

Um. Yes please! I've never had them, but you have motivated me for sure. And honestly...what a wonderful way to wrap up the year! How have you been Meg? I had to take a rest from blog stuff for a couple of weeks...but I'm back! :)

Heather said...

Yum, those look super tasty! Happy New Year!

Bev said...

I need to come over and indulge on all the scrummy goodies you always are making!!! these look amazing!!!!!

happy new year friend!

Unknown said...

I am Polish- so you better believe I love a good pierogi! This looks so awesome :)

Dear Boys Love Mom said...

Holy moly! I am embarrassed to say that I have never even heard of a pierogi, but they look amazing! Mashed potatoes are my favorite food so you had me sold pretty quick on this meal :)

Happy New Year!
xo

Sarah Alway said...

I had to work every day except for New Years Day, so that was kind of a bummer but we still got in a fair amount of cuddling and sleeping. :-) Happy New Year!

Kathrin@shopschoolsleep said...

Yummy!! that looks delicious and like a lot of work!! I spent the last ays laying around, watching the kitties play, got a tattoo with my sister and watched movies. Happy new year!!

Megan G. said...

Oh my gosh, I LOVE PIEROGIES!!!!! They're really huge in Pittsburgh, and almost everyone makes them homemade (but the ones in the box are just as good!) and y'alls looks delicious! Glad you guys had a wonderful, relaxing last few days of 2012!

Unknown said...

Yum! I love Pierogis. My cousin's hubby's church has a pierogi sale every year...so good!

Simply LKJ said...

Yum. We have never attempted to make these. Will add to the list for the new year! Love your red vest by the way!

Jennifer {Studio JRU} said...

I love making pierogi with my grandma. We usually make them with a dry cottage cheese filling. Oh they are delicious! :)

Unknown said...

I love piroges. Using the fork is a good idea. I am going to teach that to my hubby kk.

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helen said...

whoa, i have never had pirogies...but now i totally want to!! what a great way to end 2012 :)

Megan said...

That looks good! I've never had pirogies before. Looks like fun to make, perfect for an at-home date night!

chantal marie said...

mmm those look delish! sounds like a nice, relaxing start to the new year!

Carol {Everyday Delights} said...

I would love to try these sometime! I love pirogis, but I've only ever had the frozen ones - I bet fresh is so much better!

Kathy said...

I love pierogies... but I've never attempted to make them from scratch... they look delish!

Liesl said...

This took me back to when I was in Middle School and a friend's family would always make pirogies from scratch with the family...they are delish! You look adorable making them, too! :)

Kasey Lynne said...

Yum!! I've never heard of these things! I'll have to try them out.