This weekend we had friends for lunch, and I remembered many a trip to a great Polish place on Prince Arthur that my girlfriend and I had loved. Unfortunately it closed, but I attempted to relive the memory with a picnic lunch (albeit non-traditional) of potato pancakes,
and cheese blintzes
( sweet vanilla crepes filled with dry pressed cottage cheese moistened with a little cream cheese and a splash of vanilla did the trick) served with apple sauce and sour cream were a very close resemblance. Unfortunately I was behind sked and they arrived early, so the pierogies I had planned had fillings made but the dough was just started and lunch time was calling. So I put the dough in the fridge (never ever to repeat, as it became tough as leather and took me two hours to warm up and roll out when I finally did have time to make them) and we headed out for a lovely picnic. Of course, I completely forgot to take pictures, but I can show you what the pierogies looked like!
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| Classic mashed potatoes and grated cheddar. Leftovers make a decadent shepherdess pie (yesterday my lunch was layered quinoa, chickpeas, leftover mushroom onion mix below and a generous topping of cheddar potato. Frozen corn would have been a great layer to add, but I was in a rush on my way to work). This is my daughter's favourite. |
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| A la champignons duxelles - stemless shiitake and button mushrooms fried with onion and sprinkled with powdered thyme |
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| Finished (precious) product! |
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The perfect plate. Frying costs 75 cents extra, and worth every penny! |
nice1!
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