Wigilia Preparation

I am still busy getting ready for Wigilia, which I host at my home every year. Right now the “count” is up to 11 friends and family, but there is of course room for more. The pierogi are already made, that was just over a week ago, my 6th annual pierogi party. And yesterday my friend Tommy and I baked and decorated more cookies (and we did some Sunday at his house) so we have lots to eat.

Tonight I am working on the vegetable stock for my barszcz, and making the uszki for it. When I was in Wisconsin recently, I found a variety of dried Polish mushrooms, so I’ve reconstituted them and am using them as the basis for the uszki. You can read my recipe here, as I did basically the same thing last year.

I am, of course, listening to Kolędy as I do all this prep. I am getting very excited for Wigilia, much more so than even for Christmas. It will be so nice to celebrate this year and have some of my extended family (second cousins) there. It means so much more to me after having visited Poland this last year. I can’t wait!

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