Genealogy / Are all Poles blue eyed and blonde? [450]

I would have said generally not..it's more that they have dark hair and darker eyes, that ceratinly seems to be my family trait..but saying that I was born with very light blonde hair and blue eyes and when I was about 5, my eyes turned into a darker blue/grey colour and my hair went dark brown...I was gutted! Needless to say I have blonde highlights now and they look great! I also tan quite easily but I would have thought that was because I have Slavic blood in me....It's true that Polish people do have a certain look about them or is is because they don't look English?! When I had darker hair and a tan, I did get mistaken for being Italian quite a few times in Italy so I know I don't look English!!

Food / Polish polskie pierogi recipe (prepared at home) [72]

Hmmm, I also use sour cream in my dough - it makes for a mixture between shortcrust and a flaky pastry which tastes great....
Now I know you can make pierogi by boiling them, or boiling then frying them...I make mine by roasting them! They are truly fab!

Have tried lots of different fillings over the years - I usually make non meat ones for Xmas Eve - usually potato,cheddar cheese and onion rather like a pasty or sweet chilli prawn (they are my favs!) I also get requests to make them for our Xmas works lumch event....I am doing sweet chilli chicken ones this year and a mixed veg one to be a bit different...now I'm making myself hungry!

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