ALASKA CRUISE . . . and UKRAINIAN MUSHROOM & POTATO VARENIKI

So yes . . . put an Alaska cruise on your bucket list, folks.  The HUBBARD GLACIER is something no one should miss!

Pack some books:

and we're on our way . . .

Airport

Anchorage, Alaska

Humpy’s Great Alaskan Ale House

Who doesn’t need a hug after a nap?

On the Norwegian Sun: A wading pool and hot tub set apart for families:  nice!

Nicole says:  Afternoon Cocktails and Book Readin' with Grandma while "Wumpah" and Kepler get their beauty rest--one of my favourite daily events

Cruising into the bay

No empty space at the rails

• THE HUBBARD GLACIER

300 feet high; it growls and thunders as it calves 

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The time to serve vareniki (perogies) is before you go on a cruise.  Afterwards, you’ll be delving into your cooking light recipes J.

PEROGIES, MUSHROOM & POTATO

FILLING:

½ pound mushrooms

8 ounce onion

3 tbsp butter

1 ½ tsp salt

¼ tsp thyme (or reduce this to a pinch as the flavor is strong)

½ tsp pepper

1 ½ pounds to 1 ¾ pounds potatoes

·        Finely chop onions.

·        Finely chop mushrooms in food processor.

·        Saute onions in butter for 7 minutes until just beginning to brown.

·        Add mushrooms, salt, thyme, and pepper.  Cook for 3 minutes.  Remove from heat.

·        Boil potatoes and put through ricer (or mash them).

·        Stir mushrooms into the potatoes. 

There is enough filling for one batch of very plump perogies:  for DOUGH recipe & instructions see :

http://eleanorstadnyk.blogspot.com/2012/06/perogiesvarenikipyrohi.html

*Serve with steamed garlic sausage and sauerkraut salad.  Yum!