On 2016-09-13 1:41 AM, barbie gee wrote:
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> On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, tert in seattle wrote:
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>> barbie gee wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 12 Sep 2016, tert in seattle wrote:
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>>>> sour cream? yes
>>>> yogurt? ok
>>>> lemon juice & pepper? yes
>>>> marinara? not so much
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>>>> These are the frozen ones from costco. Anyone try these? They're pretty
>>>> good. What do you eat them with?
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>>> did you smother them in butter?
>>> or bacon bits and bacon fat?
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>> I did not, but I just had some with a bit of fried up speck (and yogurt).
>> That was pretty good.
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> I have to admit that some potato pierogi are better than I expect them
> to be. I have a cognitive dissonance when it comes to potatos wrapped
> in noodles, but add some onion or cheese, and suddenly it doesn't seem
> quite so bizarre. It's still a wad of carbs wrapped in a carb envelope,
> but... some of them are pretty tasty.

My friend's mother used to make them with bacon and onion. They were
delicious. A friend down the road frequently throws large parties and
makes pierigi by the hundreds. They are just plain pierogi but they are
great.