Pierogies and Farmers Sausages

A simple supper tonight, but it is one we both enjoy. Farmers sausage is a simple thing to cook, 50 minutes in the toaster oven at 350. Pierogies if you make them not so simple. We are lucky to be able to get very good pierogies at Sobeys. They are local made using Bothwell cheese. They are the second best pierogies I have had. The only thing different is they don’t have bacon in the potato cheddar ones. My wife has made pierogies and they were the best I have had. The ones from Perfect Pierogies if they had bacon would be as good as my wife’s. They were way to much work so she hasn’t made them in years. Most of the commercial pierogies say they’re cheddar and potato but it is a very little amount of cheddar. Perfect Pierogies make theirs with lots of cheddar, they even look a little orange. Their website says they make a potato cheddar bacon one but I haven’t seen them in the store yet. My wife likes hers just boiled, I am a boiled and fried guy. I have had them just boiled, fried, baked, even baked in a sauce. Have liked them every way I have had them. Over the years I have had many different fillings in them, the only one I didn’t enjoy was one with blueberries in it. My favourite is cheddar potato, and next would be sour kraut. Sour cream and fried green onions are a must for me with them. Two things if you haven’t had pierogies, try them. If you buy pierogies and haven’t had Perfect Pierogies find them and try them. You won’t every go back to the cheap frozen commercial one. They are simple to cook, if frozen thaw them. Place in boiling salted water, when they float to the top boil for 1 minute. Frying them is just as simple. Preheat a frying pan on medium heat with 1 tablespoon of butter. When the pierogies are boiled place in the frying pan. Fry them until brown on each side. This takes about 2 minutes per side.