We caught glimpses of the sunset on the way home Thanksgiving evening in the side view mirrors.
Rachel found a tip on making leftovers into personalized tv dinners using disposable aluminum muffin tins. I found a package of them stuck in a cabinet and brought them with us. We were able to put the warm items in one and the cold items in another and it was perfect to just stick the tray in the oven to reheat at home.
The Friday after Thanksgiving is traditionally our pierogi making day and even though there was just the two of us this time, we managed to get the job done in a manageable amount of time. Had I added that second bag of flour to the original shopping list it would have taken less time, but a quick trip to the grocery store gave a much needed break.
I also came up with an alternative to the two spoon filling method and got out a pastry bag to pipe the filling onto the dough saving a lot of time. You see the filling in the sections below. A second sheet of dough goes over the top of this one and when you run the rolling pin over the whole thing it perforates the dough into the individual crescent shapes. Then they get pinched on the edges to make sure there are no breakers when they're boiled until they float.
Making sure to poke some holes in them with a toothpick to keep them flat.
And cooling in the hallway this time. We usually take them outside onto the picnic table to cool, but the picnic table is gone now and it was way too windy to try another set up outside so HWNSNBP improvised in the hallway with the door open for cooling before packaging.
We made 7 dozen potato/cheese and 5.5 dozen farmer's cheese. They will be frozen and a good portion used for our Christmas Eve dinner.
A job well done they look so good!
ReplyDeleteWow, this brings back some memories! When I lived in Califon, we had neighbors who shared their pierogies with us. They were SO good I asked her to teach me how to make them. She had NO recipe and just threw things together...I was totally lost! I could probably do the potato filling but no clue about the dough! I still remember how yummy they were too! Yours look delicious and they are well worth the work involved!
ReplyDeleteOdd you should mention the disposable muffin tins - we've been on a quest to try to find some but they're proving elusive. I've only ever had perogies a couple of times and haven't tried making them (yet!)
ReplyDeleteOh - those look good! I've often thought about trying to make them. I like hearing what other traditional Christmas foods are. Never seen muffin tins like that, they look cool! And the sunset reflection is gorgeous.
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