I have a TON of sauerkraut and I have no idea what to do with it. My Polish aunts have taught me nothing about Polish cooking. I've been doing tempeh reuben sandwiches, but I can really only eat so much of one thing. Any suggestions for recipes or meals that incorporate sauerkraut? If I just eat it as a condiment on the side I'm never going to get ( Read more... )

( Super cheap potato-onion pierogi recipe. )

At my old food co-op, they used to sell homemade pierogi (like what is pictured below) as well as something different which were called piroshky. I can't really find any information about piroshky on the internet, let alone a recipe and want to see if you have advice on the matter. When I do searches for info on piroshky, I get a lot of info on ( Read more... )

HELLO i hope everyone is doing well ( Read more... )

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Adapted from Sundays at Moosewood's Mushroom Piroshke p.426
(my changes are in bold)

Dough
1 package dry yeast
1t agave
1c lukewarm water
3c unbleached flour
1/3c vegetble oil
1t salt

Filling
1c onions
4 garlic cloves
olive oil
2c fresh mushrooms
so much dillweed
black pepper
1 block tofu
5-6 golden potatoes

Topping
Tofutti Sour Cream
margarine

Dissolve the yeast in ( Read more... )

Now my mum has decided to go vegan (yaaaaaaay!!) we're learning about even more vegan alternatives, and we're trying to find a way to make vegan ruskie pierogi.

Heres what pierogi is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierogi

And ruskie ones have potato, onion and soft white goats cheese in them.

Are there manufactured fake goats cheese's in the UK? Or are ( Read more... )

This pressure cooker recipe is very slightly adapted from Lorna J Sass's Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure. My husband has steadfastly refused to eat beetroot for years (due to the trauma of the boiled vegetables of his childhood, or what his mother calls, "Old-fashioned Yankee cooking"), but, after initial fear and horror, he tried the ( Read more... )

As a treat for my boyfriend, since his closest grocery store switched to a brand of pierogies that have egg in them, I spent Sunday afternoon making pierogies from scratch. And since he loves broccoli, I decided to make broccoli-potato pierogies! Weird, eh? They were yummy though!

( photos and recipes under the cut! )

Vegan Potato Onion Pierogi ( Read more... )