My family background is Austrian, German & Hungarian on my mother's side. My grandmother grew up in a tight knit ethnic community in Queens, and it was a crossroads of eastern European fare. There are a lot of blurring of ethnic lines in terms of former austro hungarian empire. Ashkenazi, Germanic, Czech, Polish all blended together and each group has their own version of the same dish. For example, chicken paprikash is made throughout Eastern Europe, with slight variations.
Some of my fondest childhood memories were in the kitchen with my grandmother. It wasn't so much about cooking as it was hearing stories about my family and their adventures immigrating to America, how her parents met and the origins of where I came from. They were more than cooking lessons.
My Ethnic heritage has a thing for sauerkraut. A hot dog is naked without it. German style sausages need it as a side dish.
And fried sauerkraut goes with pierogies.
For the un-initiated, a pierogi is the eastern european equivalent to ravioli. It usually contains a mashed potato and onion or mashed potato and cheese filling and a dough outside. You can make your own or buy them from the frozen food section. I've mAde my own in the past but in most cases it's easier to buy them.
1 can sauerkraut, drained and rinsed
1 tbsp caraway seeds
Pierogis
1 tbsp bacon bits
Spray a pan with Pam. Add sauerkraut, caraway seeds and bacon bits. Sauté till browned. Cook pirogues according to package directions. Serve over sauerkraut.
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity. Margaret D. Nadauld
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