I knit way too much of Durrow, too fast.
Knitting is just tentatively restarting.
I'm working on the heel flap of the second Mona right now, but I'm getting elbow zaps.
TOTALLY LAME.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Durrow Part Two: Delays.
I knit way too much of Durrow, too fast.
Knitting is just tentatively restarting.
I'm working on the heel flap of the second Mona right now, but I'm getting elbow zaps.
TOTALLY LAME.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Durrow Part One: Swatching.
In May, I was able to go to Toronto and see my favorite band, Rammstein. While I was there, I stayed with the lovely Leslie. Leslie used to work at a yarn store, and has a stash to match. She said "leave empty space in your bag!", which I interpreted as leaving a pocket open in my backpack.
I came home with five sweater quantities.
The first of these sweater quantities I'm working with is putting a dent into the 30 balls of Filtes King Kim, a 55/45 cotton/acrylic blend. It's a worsted weight chainette.
The pattern I'm working on is Durrow, which calls for a gauge of 18 stitches by 28 rows to 4"x4". When I swatched it up on size 8s, it was a full 6" for 18 stitches. Being rather unpleased with this, I grabbed the nearest set of likely-looking circulars- size 5s. And wouldn't you know, it worked.
I'm about 14" into the back of the sweater now- what? I knit fast! - and I'm really quite pleased with the yarn. I was worried about the crispness and weight. It's really quite crisp, the 4x2 rib has nice elasticity, and given that someone on Ravelry made Quadrat with it, I think the sleeve cables will show up nicely.
I have enough yarn left after this to do two sweaters for me, one in the black and one in a medium green. Hey Teach and Que Sera have come up as options. Do you have any thoughts?
I came home with five sweater quantities.
The first of these sweater quantities I'm working with is putting a dent into the 30 balls of Filtes King Kim, a 55/45 cotton/acrylic blend. It's a worsted weight chainette.
The pattern I'm working on is Durrow, which calls for a gauge of 18 stitches by 28 rows to 4"x4". When I swatched it up on size 8s, it was a full 6" for 18 stitches. Being rather unpleased with this, I grabbed the nearest set of likely-looking circulars- size 5s. And wouldn't you know, it worked.
I'm about 14" into the back of the sweater now- what? I knit fast! - and I'm really quite pleased with the yarn. I was worried about the crispness and weight. It's really quite crisp, the 4x2 rib has nice elasticity, and given that someone on Ravelry made Quadrat with it, I think the sleeve cables will show up nicely.
I have enough yarn left after this to do two sweaters for me, one in the black and one in a medium green. Hey Teach and Que Sera have come up as options. Do you have any thoughts?
Thursday, July 28, 2011
So, how do you start projects?
My friend Spencer, a.k.a. Kinpatsu, and I are doing a thing I've jokingly called "Twin Topic Thursdays" where we write on a topic we arbitrarily pick somewhere around Tuesday when we realize we should probably get our Thursday posts marinating. This week, we're thinking about starting.
How do you start out with a project? Do you pick the yarn or the pattern first? How do you match pattern to yarn? How do you decide what needles to use?
As with all things, the answer to this is much longer than it initially appears. I really have no set project protocol, but I do have a few things I think about.
My yarn-buying process should be pretty evident from my stashdown list - if I'm buying without a plan, go for the one spectacular skein. This results in a fantastic selection of sock, glove, hat, and shawl yarn. My garment stash, however, is so small as to be essentially non-existent. The only reason I bought the one sweater quantity was because it was huge alpaca skeins on sale for $5 each. At just more expensive than another skein of boring sock yarn, I had to bite. Have I mentioned my usual LYS stocks rather uninspiring sock yarn?
When working from stash, I generally go straight to Ravelry's advanced search. I set the variables for yarn type and yardage, maybe what sort of project I think it wants to be, then I go to town. I'll search through Ravelry until I find the perfect project. Then, I turn to the needles.
Most of the time I don't think too much about my needle choice. Size 1 bamboo DPNs for socks (although I would love to try rosewood!). Steel or aluminum for colorwork. Everything else, I'm not too picky, although lace on large needles requires sharper points.
If I'm starting with a pattern, my first stop for yarn is most often Knitpicks or Webs. Knitpicks Stroll is a favorite because I like complex socks. Valley Yarns Northampton makes super-cushy arans. Someday using fancy yarn for all of my projects will be affordable, but until then, I'll just keep buying pretties because I want them then picking projects to go with.
How do you start out with a project? Do you pick the yarn or the pattern first? How do you match pattern to yarn? How do you decide what needles to use?
As with all things, the answer to this is much longer than it initially appears. I really have no set project protocol, but I do have a few things I think about.
My yarn-buying process should be pretty evident from my stashdown list - if I'm buying without a plan, go for the one spectacular skein. This results in a fantastic selection of sock, glove, hat, and shawl yarn. My garment stash, however, is so small as to be essentially non-existent. The only reason I bought the one sweater quantity was because it was huge alpaca skeins on sale for $5 each. At just more expensive than another skein of boring sock yarn, I had to bite. Have I mentioned my usual LYS stocks rather uninspiring sock yarn?
When working from stash, I generally go straight to Ravelry's advanced search. I set the variables for yarn type and yardage, maybe what sort of project I think it wants to be, then I go to town. I'll search through Ravelry until I find the perfect project. Then, I turn to the needles.
Most of the time I don't think too much about my needle choice. Size 1 bamboo DPNs for socks (although I would love to try rosewood!). Steel or aluminum for colorwork. Everything else, I'm not too picky, although lace on large needles requires sharper points.
If I'm starting with a pattern, my first stop for yarn is most often Knitpicks or Webs. Knitpicks Stroll is a favorite because I like complex socks. Valley Yarns Northampton makes super-cushy arans. Someday using fancy yarn for all of my projects will be affordable, but until then, I'll just keep buying pretties because I want them then picking projects to go with.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
WIP Wednesday: Mona
Mona, by Cookie A. Knit in Dream In Color Starry, colorway Poma-Grenade.
The color is much truer in this picture than it is on the Loopy Ewe site. These socks are not burgundy - they are rich, dark red. John got it for me as a Christmas present with only a little pointing towards the DiC page on The Loopy Ewe.
The pattern is nicely intuitive and has many of Cookie A's ingenious little details. The ribbing flows neatly into the pattern, which flows neatly into the ribbed heel. Unlike my last Cookie A sock (Clandestine), I was able to memorize the pattern after the first repeat.
So far, I am pleased with the stretch of the fabric.
The yarn itself is not as springy as I would expect out of 98% merino. I really doubt the 2% silver would make it less elastic, but perhaps the spinning process required to bind up the silver threads mandates a tighter yarn. I've had good results with Dream In Color Classy, so I will likely try Dream In Color Smooshy in the near future to see if the inelastic property is unique to Starry.
The color is much truer in this picture than it is on the Loopy Ewe site. These socks are not burgundy - they are rich, dark red. John got it for me as a Christmas present with only a little pointing towards the DiC page on The Loopy Ewe.
The pattern is nicely intuitive and has many of Cookie A's ingenious little details. The ribbing flows neatly into the pattern, which flows neatly into the ribbed heel. Unlike my last Cookie A sock (Clandestine), I was able to memorize the pattern after the first repeat.
So far, I am pleased with the stretch of the fabric.
The yarn itself is not as springy as I would expect out of 98% merino. I really doubt the 2% silver would make it less elastic, but perhaps the spinning process required to bind up the silver threads mandates a tighter yarn. I've had good results with Dream In Color Classy, so I will likely try Dream In Color Smooshy in the near future to see if the inelastic property is unique to Starry.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Jaxy Blogs-A-Long
So I got roped into this Come-Blog-A-Long thing by my friend Spencer over at Kinpatsu Knits. If you haven’t encountered it previously, the concept is to work your way through a knitting project over the course of a year and blog about it as you go.
The originators of the challenge chose a book to knit through. I don’t know about you, but my stash is not remotely organized enough to knit through any of the books I have without spending a lot of money. As I see it, my options are “awesome arbitrary challenge on the Internet!” or...
That picture of the pretty, pretty 2011 Ford Fiesta SE in Blue Flame with heated seats! has talked me out of many a yarn binge. I’ve stashed away about 60-70% of what I need to put down on it to feel financially comfortable with the payments. I’m not sure if I’m buying or leasing yet, although I’m leaning towards buying. Downside, more money. Upside, I get to keep it and I don’t have to freak out about mileage - important since I’ll probably be spending a year in SE Washington during this car’s lifetime, and there aren’t any bus lines to isolated scientific laboratories on nuclear reservations. If you have any more thoughts about it, advice is appreciated.
Getting back to the blog-a-long, I’ve decided that I’m going to emphasize the BLOG part of it and instead make my goal to religiously blog about my projects. To keep this from being too much of a hassle for me, I’m making a list projects from the combination of my stashdown goal list and my Christmas knitting list that I 100% guarantee I will write about. The general theme is “projects with stories” - some of the projects tell stories about who they’re for, some of them tell stories about my experiences, and some of them really lend themselves well to ranting about technique.
In no particular order, the Blog-A-Long List:
1. Double Heelix. This new pattern from Knitty features a new heel cast-on, and I’m really excited to start. I’m also going to use up some truly obnoxious yarn from my stash, because there is nothing better than combining obnoxious yarn with spirals.
2. Chunky Cable Knit Braided Pillow. This pillow looks lovely but will probably be boring to knit. However, it’s got a great story behind it that I can’t wait to share.
3. Socks With Clocks. I made up a very simple pattern for an attractive, unisex, quick-to-knit pair of socks several years ago, and it’s continued bothering me that I never wrote it up. I’m making a pair for my dad for Christmas so I can write up the pattern, and will share it as a Christmas knitting present when it’s done.
4. Generic Norwegian Hat and Mittens. I love stranded colorwork. Stranded colorwork makes really pretty pieces that are very, very warm. I’m going to have to design a pattern for these, so I’ll talk about how to design a colorwork pattern that requires minimal float-wrangling. I’ll also show off my favorite stupid human trick, two-handed stranded knitting, and why I do it.
5. A fleet of Knitted Companion Cubes. I’m making three for Christmas this year. Not only is this pattern cute and geeky, it’ll also test my nerve... it involves gasp STEEKS. In all seriousness, it seems like a low-stress way to try steeks, clocking in at about a pair of mittens of knitting per cube.
6. Durrow. Although the pattern is only somewhat interesting, the yarn came from an interesting person, and the sweater is going to the most beloved person in my life, my partner John. He is also super-skinny, sporting a 34" chest, and I think the 40" chest of the smallest size will look comically large on him, so I'll be able to give my thoughts on resizing patterns.
7. Annis. Even if I think that it’s getting a little overdone, I’m still really interested in trying out Susanna IC’s weird shawl-shape. I’m also going to substitute beads for nupps, which I hope is as striking as I’m envisioning.
8. Stricken. This is one gorgeous pair of socks. I’m also going to be using Wollmeise 80/20 Twin, so hopefully I’ll be able to confirm its legendary stitch definition.
9. Aeolian. I’m knitting the large version in laceweight grey silk with tiny hematite beads, making this an official Epic Project. It only seems appropriate that I should write about it.
10. Honeycomb Vest. The longer I stay in academia, the more I like sweatervests. This might be a good opportunity to interject some academic humor.
11. Girl Friday. I have had terrible luck with worsted-weight sweaters. Namely, I’ve never made one that fits me. The two I tried making for myself ended up living with my mom and my friend Sarah. The one I made for John, however, turned out perfect and makes him look like a model for a ski lodge advertisement. I want to look like I’m supposed to be in a fashionable advertisement too! (Kindly ignore that I’m making myself a shawl-collar cardigan in marled alpaca and I made him a traditional cream-colored wool aran.)
12. Windsbraut - Steife Brise. A small lesson in how yarn tastes change over time, and just how hard it is to get a good-looking project out of long-repeat yarn. Being able to knit my first Monika Eckert is just a bonus!
Finally, I’ll be instituting an on-going feature:
ZOMBIE YARN.
What happens to yarn scraps? They hide under boxes, in desk drawers, behind books, waiting... biding their time... for someday, they shall rise again! As new projects! I maintain a box of fingering weight scraps and a box of worsted weight scraps, and I’m going to whip out a project on scraps every once in a while to keep the zombie yarn balls appeased.
So, stick around, pour yourself a mug of tea, and hopefully I’ll have something fascinating up for you to read soon!
The originators of the challenge chose a book to knit through. I don’t know about you, but my stash is not remotely organized enough to knit through any of the books I have without spending a lot of money. As I see it, my options are “awesome arbitrary challenge on the Internet!” or...
That picture of the pretty, pretty 2011 Ford Fiesta SE in Blue Flame with heated seats! has talked me out of many a yarn binge. I’ve stashed away about 60-70% of what I need to put down on it to feel financially comfortable with the payments. I’m not sure if I’m buying or leasing yet, although I’m leaning towards buying. Downside, more money. Upside, I get to keep it and I don’t have to freak out about mileage - important since I’ll probably be spending a year in SE Washington during this car’s lifetime, and there aren’t any bus lines to isolated scientific laboratories on nuclear reservations. If you have any more thoughts about it, advice is appreciated.
Getting back to the blog-a-long, I’ve decided that I’m going to emphasize the BLOG part of it and instead make my goal to religiously blog about my projects. To keep this from being too much of a hassle for me, I’m making a list projects from the combination of my stashdown goal list and my Christmas knitting list that I 100% guarantee I will write about. The general theme is “projects with stories” - some of the projects tell stories about who they’re for, some of them tell stories about my experiences, and some of them really lend themselves well to ranting about technique.
In no particular order, the Blog-A-Long List:
1. Double Heelix. This new pattern from Knitty features a new heel cast-on, and I’m really excited to start. I’m also going to use up some truly obnoxious yarn from my stash, because there is nothing better than combining obnoxious yarn with spirals.
2. Chunky Cable Knit Braided Pillow. This pillow looks lovely but will probably be boring to knit. However, it’s got a great story behind it that I can’t wait to share.
3. Socks With Clocks. I made up a very simple pattern for an attractive, unisex, quick-to-knit pair of socks several years ago, and it’s continued bothering me that I never wrote it up. I’m making a pair for my dad for Christmas so I can write up the pattern, and will share it as a Christmas knitting present when it’s done.
4. Generic Norwegian Hat and Mittens. I love stranded colorwork. Stranded colorwork makes really pretty pieces that are very, very warm. I’m going to have to design a pattern for these, so I’ll talk about how to design a colorwork pattern that requires minimal float-wrangling. I’ll also show off my favorite stupid human trick, two-handed stranded knitting, and why I do it.
5. A fleet of Knitted Companion Cubes. I’m making three for Christmas this year. Not only is this pattern cute and geeky, it’ll also test my nerve... it involves gasp STEEKS. In all seriousness, it seems like a low-stress way to try steeks, clocking in at about a pair of mittens of knitting per cube.
6. Durrow. Although the pattern is only somewhat interesting, the yarn came from an interesting person, and the sweater is going to the most beloved person in my life, my partner John. He is also super-skinny, sporting a 34" chest, and I think the 40" chest of the smallest size will look comically large on him, so I'll be able to give my thoughts on resizing patterns.
7. Annis. Even if I think that it’s getting a little overdone, I’m still really interested in trying out Susanna IC’s weird shawl-shape. I’m also going to substitute beads for nupps, which I hope is as striking as I’m envisioning.
8. Stricken. This is one gorgeous pair of socks. I’m also going to be using Wollmeise 80/20 Twin, so hopefully I’ll be able to confirm its legendary stitch definition.
9. Aeolian. I’m knitting the large version in laceweight grey silk with tiny hematite beads, making this an official Epic Project. It only seems appropriate that I should write about it.
10. Honeycomb Vest. The longer I stay in academia, the more I like sweatervests. This might be a good opportunity to interject some academic humor.
11. Girl Friday. I have had terrible luck with worsted-weight sweaters. Namely, I’ve never made one that fits me. The two I tried making for myself ended up living with my mom and my friend Sarah. The one I made for John, however, turned out perfect and makes him look like a model for a ski lodge advertisement. I want to look like I’m supposed to be in a fashionable advertisement too! (Kindly ignore that I’m making myself a shawl-collar cardigan in marled alpaca and I made him a traditional cream-colored wool aran.)
12. Windsbraut - Steife Brise. A small lesson in how yarn tastes change over time, and just how hard it is to get a good-looking project out of long-repeat yarn. Being able to knit my first Monika Eckert is just a bonus!
Finally, I’ll be instituting an on-going feature:
ZOMBIE YARN.
What happens to yarn scraps? They hide under boxes, in desk drawers, behind books, waiting... biding their time... for someday, they shall rise again! As new projects! I maintain a box of fingering weight scraps and a box of worsted weight scraps, and I’m going to whip out a project on scraps every once in a while to keep the zombie yarn balls appeased.
So, stick around, pour yourself a mug of tea, and hopefully I’ll have something fascinating up for you to read soon!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
StashDown 2011.
I'm participating in a Stashdown on Ravelry. I have problems with my stash... namely, I don't feel inspired by it. So, I'm trying to knit it down and develop a healthier relationship with the stash.
Here’s my rules:
Sweaters:
Basic Black: In progress pre-March 24. Requires sleeves finished and set in and buttons sewn on.
Henley Perfected: In progress pre-March 24. Requires one sleeve finished, seaming, collar and buttons.
Girl Friday: in tan/white Ecolana.
Honeycomb Vest: in pink/purple Briar Rose.
Date Night: in red silk laceweight.
Shawls:
Annis: in metallic sea silk
Windsbraut: Steife Briese: in greyscale Zauberball.
Aeolian: in grey silk lace of unknown provenance.
Haruni: in purple/grey Wollmeise.
Bitterroot: in black Mal sock with pink beads!
Whipporwill: in blue Mal sock leftovers.
Citron: in brown handpaintedyarn.com laceweight. Similar fuzz to Mal lace.
Hanami Stole: in some lovely pink stuff with no label.
Echo Flower Shawl: in pink KP Shadow
Eiffel Tower Shawl: in blue Alpaca with a Twist Fino
India Stole: in black Misti Alpaca Lace
Little Leaves: in green Misti Alpaca Lace
Laminaria: in green Misti Alpaca Lace. Ready to be blocked! Finished April 29.
Baby Stuff:
Nipper Baby Vest: in Marlin KP Comfy
Saartjie's Booties: in burgundy Regia Sock
Keene Toddler Vest: in Lava KP Swish
Scarves:
Old Shale Scarf: Sahara Jitterbug
Envy Scarf: blue alpaca
Steph's Ravenclaw Scarf: Dusk and Marble Heather Swish Worsted. Deadline June 26.
Headwear:
Calorimetry x2: my handspun, Megan's handdye
Lucy in the Sky: purple alpaca
Capitan Hat: grey Lamb's Pride
Foliage: green Debbie Bliss
Bags:
Ell of a Bag - worsted scraps
Let's go shopping - market bag: pink marled cotton
Socks:
BMP: In progress pre-March 24. Second leg in progress. Finished April 29.
Jaywalker: In progress pre-March 24. Nearing toe. Finished April 6.
Alpine Glow - blue Think Bamboo Finished April 29.
Stricken - Petit Poison #5 Wollmeise
In and Out - Single Malt Dragonfly sock
Abby's Chicory Socks - Visual Purple DIC
Twisted Mockery- burgundy stuff
Pointelle - DIC Starry
Sweetheart Socks - Valley Yarns Northhampton
Thuja - KnitPicks Swish in Serrano
Fingerless:
Nick's Fingerless Gloves - pink KP Stroll. Deadline June 12.
Spirogyra - rainbow Silky Malabrigo. Deadline June 26.
Mahayana Flying Gloves - Caribeno Silky Malabrigo.
"Musica" - Black and White Palette Finished April 30.
Under the Rose - Yellow and Green Stroll
Mittens:
"Mo chaisle mo chroi" - Green Mountain Spinnery
Andalus Mittens - blue and grey Palette
Hippocampus - Mini Mochi and black Cascade
Mystery + Manners - red and purple alpaca
Galileo Mittens - blue and silver Gloss
Repairs:
Darn socks x3-
Green worsted socks
Brown socks
Blue socks
Other:
Chameleon plush in Navy Shepherd's Wool
One Thousand Cranes in pink alpaca
Cup Wraps in Megan's handspun
Sock Yarn Blanket in fingering scraps
Here’s my rules:
- This yarn diet runs from April 1 to October 1, or until I run out of yarn. This is possible, I knit fast and that’s baseball season.
- Anything on the needles March 24 must be off the needles in some fashion by June 24.
- New yarn can be bought for specific projects for other people. i.e. Steph’s Ravenclaw Scarf.
- One skein of gorgeous sock yarn for me may be bought if one of the following conditions is met: get an A in a class, pass a qualifying exam, empty an entire hatbox of yarn. My problem is not that I have too much yarn, it’s that I don’t feel inspired by what I have, so this should put a little inspiration back in.
- Giving away yarn is just as good as knitting it.
- Patterns/needles/notions don’t count. They’re getting rid of the stash, after all!
- Gifts totally don’t count.
Sweaters:
Basic Black: In progress pre-March 24. Requires sleeves finished and set in and buttons sewn on.
Girl Friday: in tan/white Ecolana.
Honeycomb Vest: in pink/purple Briar Rose.
Date Night: in red silk laceweight.
Shawls:
Annis: in metallic sea silk
Windsbraut: Steife Briese: in greyscale Zauberball.
Aeolian: in grey silk lace of unknown provenance.
Whipporwill: in blue Mal sock leftovers.
Citron: in brown handpaintedyarn.com laceweight. Similar fuzz to Mal lace.
Hanami Stole: in some lovely pink stuff with no label.
Eiffel Tower Shawl: in blue Alpaca with a Twist Fino
India Stole: in black Misti Alpaca Lace
Little Leaves: in green Misti Alpaca Lace
Baby Stuff:
Keene Toddler Vest: in Lava KP Swish
Scarves:
Envy Scarf: blue alpaca
Headwear:
Lucy in the Sky: purple alpaca
Capitan Hat: grey Lamb's Pride
Foliage: green Debbie Bliss
Bags:
Ell of a Bag - worsted scraps
Socks:
Stricken - Petit Poison #5 Wollmeise
In and Out - Single Malt Dragonfly sock
Twisted Mockery- burgundy stuff
Pointelle - DIC Starry
Sweetheart Socks - Valley Yarns Northhampton
Fingerless:
Mittens:
"Mo chaisle mo chroi" - Green Mountain Spinnery
Andalus Mittens - blue and grey Palette
Hippocampus - Mini Mochi and black Cascade
Mystery + Manners - red and purple alpaca
Galileo Mittens - blue and silver Gloss
Repairs:
Darn socks x3-
Green worsted socks
Brown socks
Blue socks
Other:
Chameleon plush in Navy Shepherd's Wool
One Thousand Cranes in pink alpaca
Cup Wraps in Megan's handspun
Sock Yarn Blanket in fingering scraps
Monday, November 15, 2010
My pierogi recipe.
There's a big discussion in Ravelry about pierogi. I am Polish. Pierogi are my absolute favorite food, because they are really, really good. I wanted a link to my pierogi recipe available to hand out to people.
So here it is: the Sandomierz/Lalka/Tybyrczyk family Hamtramck-style pierogi, with one minor edit that I PROMISE you will make you see sauerkraut in a whole new light.
Dough:
To serve, fry in a pan with butter and eat with sour cream. To serve in a style more characteristic of Krakow than Hamtramck, fry in a pan with butter and onions and eat as is. I do both, but I more often reach for sour cream, because this is comfort food.
Fillings:
Potato
You can also put your favorite pie filling into pierogi wrappers: when I was a kid we just took cans of cherry and blueberry pie filling. I'm planning on updating these to a more "homemade" version, and I suppose I can update later. I also want to try making pierogi ruskie, which I had and loved in Krakow: dry cottage cheese, potatoes, and onions.
So here it is: the Sandomierz/Lalka/Tybyrczyk family Hamtramck-style pierogi, with one minor edit that I PROMISE you will make you see sauerkraut in a whole new light.
Dough:
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
4 egg yolks (lg eggs - if the eggs are small use 5)
2 tbsp oil
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp water
Beat all ingredients in a large bowl. Trust in the measurements- it should be heavy and sticky, don't add water and dilute it.
Roll out and cut into 2" circles. This is about the size of a tuna can, which makes the ideal template.
Place about 1+tbsp of filling in each round. Moisten 1/2 of of the edge with water, fold over and seal. If you find a hole seal it with flour. Drop pierogi into boiling water until they rise to the top, Drain, spread out flat on wax paper or cookie sheet and freeze.
To serve, fry in a pan with butter and eat with sour cream. To serve in a style more characteristic of Krakow than Hamtramck, fry in a pan with butter and onions and eat as is. I do both, but I more often reach for sour cream, because this is comfort food.
Fillings:
Cheese:
1 Med Pkg Farmers Cheese
1 tbsp Flour
1 egg beaten
1tsp sugar
Potato
2 cups mashed potatoes
1/4 lb mild cheddar - shredded
Mix potatoes and cheddar - cool before using
Sauerkraut
1 can Sauerkraut (16 oz)
2 tbsp butter
1 small onion
1-2 tbsp brown sugar
Saute onions in butter add sauerkraut. Add brown sugar. Heat till browned. Cool before using.
The brown sugar is my "secret" for sauerkraut and tomato sauce. It cuts the acidity without adding too much sweetness.
The brown sugar is my "secret" for sauerkraut and tomato sauce. It cuts the acidity without adding too much sweetness.
You can also put your favorite pie filling into pierogi wrappers: when I was a kid we just took cans of cherry and blueberry pie filling. I'm planning on updating these to a more "homemade" version, and I suppose I can update later. I also want to try making pierogi ruskie, which I had and loved in Krakow: dry cottage cheese, potatoes, and onions.
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