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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Cheater Pierogi – This is No Polish Joke

During this video for quick and easy cheese pierogi, I joke about my Polish grandmother rolling over in her grave, but after eating several batches of these delicious dumplings, I’m pretty sure Grandma Sophie would have approved.

I’ve always been a big fan of wonton skins. Not only have I used them for wonton soup, but also for tortellini, ravioli, and various other dumplings. They’re very user-friendly, but use a damp paper towel to cover the open package as you work, since they can dry out quickly and become harder to work with.

Whenever I post a video like this, the most common questions usually revolve around what alternative fillings would work. Let me handle that issue right now. Anything will work as a filling. Literally. Most high-end grocery stores will have farmer’s cheese, but if you can’t find it, a mixture of half cream cheese and half ricotta would get you very close.

I decided to break with family tradition and serve these with bacon and caramelized onions, as we usually just fry in a little butter and serve with sour cream. I blame Chicago’s Pierogi Heaven for this, since it was during a recent visit that I had a plate served similarly, and it was amazing.

Anyway, whether you’re an old pro, or brand new to the joys of pierogi, I hope you give these easy, cheesy dumplings a try. Remember the old saying...if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying. Enjoy!

Ingredients for about 50-60 Pierogi:

1 1/2 cups warm mashed potato

1 1/2 cup farmer’s cheese, or any cheese blend

1 large egg

salt and pepper to taste

pinch of cayenne

50-60 wonton wrappers

sour cream and chives as needed

Bacon and Onion Sauce (enough to garnish about 12 pierogi)

4 slices bacon, sliced thin

1/2 large yellow onion, diced

2 tsp butter

*After bacon is crisp, drain excess fat, reserving about 2 tbsp to fry pierogi.

View the complete recipe

Friday, January 24, 2014

Giveaway winner announced and this weeks agenda

This week on envy my cooking you will find recipes, giveaways and finds for

toddlers and preschoolers!!!

With school starting and the little ones being home all day, we will be providing a week full of fun ideas for meals, crafts and even a mommy and me apron giveaway

( or niece and me or a fun gift!)

E mail us to post your toddler/preschool meal ideas, finds, or crafts! envy.my.cooking@gmail.com

To start off this week for tots we have this fun (and easy!) idea from Lori

I found this recipe on line, it is so much fun!All you need is a bag of Jolly Ranchers any
flavor, lollipop sticks and parchment paper.

You preheat your oven to 275 degrees, line

a cookie sheet with the parchment, place candy on paper and cook them for about 6 to 7 minutes. Then when you take them out, remove the parchment paper from the cookie sheet, and place the stick in the melted candy and let harden. You can mix and match colors and flavors!

My son and I had a blast making them!

Lori

And the giveaway winner for the blog make over is....

RENE BROWN

Rene contact us via e mail and we will get you all set up.

Click the button if you have yet to check out how wonderful her blog makeovers are....

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