tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post5829706279080230628..comments2024-01-26T07:30:31.571+01:00Comments on Kielbasa Stories: Christmas in the VillageChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-19488241622105697612012-01-10T09:34:32.509+01:002012-01-10T09:34:32.509+01:00Pieczyk - I think kutia is an eastern dish. I made...Pieczyk - I think kutia is an eastern dish. I made kutia 3 times over the holidays so we are all kutia-ed out til next year.<br /><br />We celebrate Christmas with a Polish supper but the rest is all American ;) The mixed-up holiday is now our family tradition.<br /><br />I am glad that there isn't any snow esp after the hard winter of last year. My children think otherwise.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-60329267330263246122012-01-05T22:13:32.909+01:002012-01-05T22:13:32.909+01:00We never made kutia in my home (Gdansk), I think i...We never made kutia in my home (Gdansk), I think it is a regional dish, isn't it? Did you celebrate Christmas the Polish way, ie dinner on Christmas Eve followed by the presents or perhaps do you alternate each year? Hope you had a fabulous time! Shame there has been no snow (yet!)... Best wishes!Pieczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332277048117221969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-83919701512098946112012-01-03T10:01:11.761+01:002012-01-03T10:01:11.761+01:00Czar - And you know what was more popular with the...Czar - And you know what was more popular with the kids at Christmas than potatoes with butter? Old, dry bread.<br /><br />Megi - I accept any and all compliments on my sense of humor. Thank you. I stood under the mistletoe some more over the weekend and still nothing. It may have something to do with me forgetting our wedding anniversay. Oops.<br /><br />Pam - Thanks for the congrats. It feels so free...until the next loan :) I hope that we will have more "...in the Village" in the future.<br /><br />Alli - Our kids love herring salad. Misiu said that we don't need to do any dna testing - because of that he's sure that they are his kids, ha ha.<br /><br />papageno - I feel so close to our neighborhood pijaki because I have seen most of them with their zippers down at least once. That's the problem with drinking outside the local store, no bathrooms.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-39410144418327654362012-01-02T03:03:28.108+01:002012-01-02T03:03:28.108+01:00I loved the "favorite neighborhood pijaki&quo...I loved the "favorite neighborhood pijaki" bit. I guess everybody should have his own local favorite pijak:) I have!:)<br /><br />All the best for the New Year!papagenonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-48338423914356886422012-01-01T15:54:23.675+01:002012-01-01T15:54:23.675+01:00I also laughed at the Mistletoe comment.. haha..
...I also laughed at the Mistletoe comment.. haha.. <br /><br />Kutia brought back some lovely memories at my grandmothers..<br /> I think I was the only kid in our family that liked herring.....still do....<br />Alli .xxAllihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948469302534409133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-48260917079419391652011-12-30T22:08:34.899+01:002011-12-30T22:08:34.899+01:00Congratulations on being mortgage free. Your Chris...Congratulations on being mortgage free. Your Christmas sounds lovely, and the pictures add so much. "...in the Village", I love it.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780270011129727938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-29385878154423936082011-12-30T00:03:12.345+01:002011-12-30T00:03:12.345+01:00I really love your sense of humour, did I write ab...I really love your sense of humour, did I write about it?;-) "I stood under the mistletoe for ages with no results. Maybe next time." Yippee!megimoherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273221585836006797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-50441634432911627352011-12-29T22:27:44.409+01:002011-12-29T22:27:44.409+01:00I don't listen to my kids too much planning fe...I don't listen to my kids too much planning festive meals - if I did, we would never agree any menu. <br />If they don't like herrings, they are eating steamed potatoes with butter only - OK for me. <br />Stopped pushing them to have this and that - but they're grown ups now, so easier to give up.<br />Before I had to make the elder one have meat, now allowing her on more veg only options - if she's happy to make them herself (usually she is not - esp since left home for uni - that's a miracle cure!)czarownicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851827590215353327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-69771269907325344422011-12-29T08:37:17.642+01:002011-12-29T08:37:17.642+01:00Czar- Mmmm alcohol in kutia. I have to try that ne...Czar- Mmmm alcohol in kutia. I have to try that next time. I put less poppy this time, hoping the kids would eat more but they weren't having it. They just like the grain. They asked for "kutia without kutia" which means plain, cooked grains. Are your kids like that?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-65556106151783513712011-12-28T20:12:35.116+01:002011-12-28T20:12:35.116+01:00I make kutia too, but in mine the proportion of ca...I make kutia too, but in mine the proportion of canned poppy seeds to wheat grain is 3:1 <br />And I add lots of alcohol - rum or anything similar (metaxa, brandy, whisky or orange liqueur this year) which goes well with kutia. My children don't like it, so I feel free to pamper myself ;)czarownicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851827590215353327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-20554090452789829272011-12-28T18:49:42.209+01:002011-12-28T18:49:42.209+01:00I hope you had a good holiday too. I love your dou...I hope you had a good holiday too. I love your dough ornaments on your blog. I have to find myself some clear sealant and get cracking. <br /><br />If you like poppy seeds, then you should definitely try the kutia. We love it and are going to prepare another batch for the weekend. <br /><br />I used to hate herring until I started to make it myself. I really like the contrast of the herring and sweet onions. Yum. I saw another recipe for a kind of appetizer of herring on a beet gelatin flower. It looked like a lot of work though. Maybe next year :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384854442041889558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489825674468647913.post-12004931133341471862011-12-28T18:37:59.646+01:002011-12-28T18:37:59.646+01:00Sounds like a wonderful holiday. Thanks for shari...Sounds like a wonderful holiday. Thanks for sharing your recipes!Lois Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560321506489546079noreply@blogger.com