My son is visiting us this weekend, so my daughter and I are making one of his favorite Ukrainian dishes for dinner—vareniki (Ukrainian dumplings, in Poland- pierogis)—with three different fillings.
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shortbread cookies, Rogaliki, with nuts and homemade raspberry jam

Slivyanka, plum liqueur

Skivyanka, plum liqueur. From 10 kg of plums, a little more than 10 l of super delicious drink.
plums 1 kg
vodka 0.5l
sugar 300g
Rinse the ripe plums thoroughly, remove the pits and cut into small pieces. 2. Place the chopped plums in a jar or wine bucket. I also put them in a special wine making bag. 3. Add vodka, Plum...
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Vareniki, pierogis

I’m so happy and lucky that my kids love cooking with me! We made with Nicole vareniki (pierogis) today, this Ukrainian dish is her favorite! This time we made with fresh cherries from my garden, with homemade cottage cheese, sour cream band fresh dill on top, also, mushed potatoes (we fried them after boiling) with garlic, onions and salo,...
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Vareniki, pierogies with cherries, potatoes, cheese

when life gives you bad weather and rain, make food! We made vareniki—or pierogis—, a Ukrainian dish; there are 3 different kinds: fresh, sour cherries, smoked potatoes with onions and salo (cured bacon), and also homemade cottage cheese and sour cream with fresh dill and cilantro. It was an amazing lunch!!!
Borscht

New potatoes with salo

Salo with smoked paprika, garlic, spices

Kartofelniki, zrazi with Meat and Mushrooms

I made them before, and we love this dish. This time I change the filling a little bit and we like it a lot! Also, we like them wish mushroom sauce.
The filling: fried onion (3-5 min), carrot (3-5 min), mushrooms, (4 min), 2 tbs butter, garlic, fried 400g meat, dill, parsley or basil. For the potatoes:...
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Syrniki

