Kathleen and I had met a couple days before to discuss what to make for dinner. Zhenya is Russian [he and Kathleen have a very cool story of how they met], so we thought we should make something authentically Russian. we decided to make Piroshki, because it would require all of us to sit at our table and prepare it together. it's a bit labor-intensive, but delicious!
Zhenya and Kathleen
Piroshki is made by forming dough around a filling. Dr. Braden prepared a cabbage, boiled eggs and onion combination for our Piroshki. so we each took a section of the dough, stretched it out with our fingers while forming it in a circle shape, filled it with a spoonful of the mixture and then pinched it shut by bringing the sides of the dough up over the filling. we arranged about 15 little piroshkis on a greased baking pan and brushed the tops with butter for a golden finish.
Zhenya and Kathleen also brought over some Russian chocolates and Russian soda. Dr. Braden even wore her Russian apron!
after dinner, we had coffee, made in our french press from beans that Ben's cousin gave us (thanks again, Jess!), and triple-chocolate cake. it was a really fun and relaxing evening.
we want to host more people who are important to us but and don't usually have the opportunity or time to visit.
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