Sunfish Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 heya folks....a few weeks back i was at Cleveland's Westside Market (first time there & an unplanned trip at that...) and was interviewed by NPR (National Public Radio)'s All Things Considered while buying some pierogi. it aired this past saturday. they were supposed to call me & let me know when it would be on which didn't happen but some friends/family just "happened" to hear me and the link is available online.here's the link if you want to have a chuckle: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rund...rgDate=4-Mar-06it's toward the bottom under the "food" section and is called "Stuffing the Wild Pierogi"my first radio gig. too bad it didn't come with a salary! maybe i should have gone into radio...no one can see that i'm in my wheelchair this time & ultimately they wouldn't know if i were flat on the ground! melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Sawicki Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hey Melissa! Thanks for sharing this with us. I love pierogis....now I'm hungry. It was great to hear your voice and laughter again. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlacat Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Sounds good but I've never had that before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wufflebear Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I just listened. Very COOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingLight Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Okay...........sooooooooooooooooooooooo cool! I listen to NPR ALL of the time. It's the only thing I do these days! But I did miss that story...and it was so cool to hear you! Thanks for sharing! BIG SMILES it gave me! Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzygirl Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 cool!! where they good melissa?? mmm they sound very good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie802 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 What exactly are those things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wareagle Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Loved it!! I'm with Michelle...it made me hungry too...I haven't had pierogis in sooooo long now I'm craving them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneEyre9 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Hey Melissa!That was really cool to hear your voice in that clip! So the question is:How did the pierogies taste? Kristen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfr100 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Melissa,Sounds like a fun outing! Thanks for sharing that clip. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfish Posted March 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 glad you all enjoyed it....and it was funny that i was interviewed considering how few & far between my "outings" are compared to the average joe. i can't remember the last time i've been to the grocery store?? and to answer your question kristen, they were good....not as good as when i make them myself of course , but MUCH better than mrs.t's from the freezer! they had a lot of varieties that were NOT traditional polish flavors/fillings and i did try some of the ones that were a bit different but not the ones that were the most far out. my polish blood just wouldn't allow that ah yes though....for those of you who asked, a pierogi is a traditional polish food (though there are similar variants in other eastern european locales). essentially it's a dumpling that looks a bit like a large ravioli but is dough on the outside with one of several fillings inside. the traditional fillings are potato/onion/cheese, saurkraut, sweet cheese, or fruit. i grew up eating mainly variants of the potato/onion/cheese type & occassionally sweet cheese. they're prepared by first boiling them and then either frying or sauteeing though you can also just keep boiling or baking them. usually with onions. and often served with sour cream &/or applesauce. and here ends the polish cuisine lesson for the day.... melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingLight Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 me,my mom and i listened together tonight and thoroughly enjoyed hearing the story (and you!)...when i lived in the south nobody had a clue what a peirogi was, nor could i even find the frozen ones in the store! oh well! (my roommate had never had a bagel either so i guess that tells you something! ) i taught her quickly though and she taught me the ways of the south. em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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