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Elise Thorner (Florida)

2024 NCAA Championships (Eugene)

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Marc Thorner and Willie Blyberg - Dynamo of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Illustration Original Art (Deluxe Comics, c. 1980s)

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[lboogie1906]

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (September 4, 1960) is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year-long stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.

He was born in Harlem, the son of Elvira Alethia, a homemaker, singer, and social worker, and Howell Stouten Wayans, a supermarket manager. He has five sisters—Elvira, Vonnie, Nadia, Kim, and Diedra—and four brothers—Keenen, Marlon, Shawn, and Dwayne.

This attribute would be given to his character in My Wife and Kids, and his character in the cartoon series Waynehead. He attended Murry Bergtraum High School.

His true breakthrough came as a writer and performer on sketch comedy shows In Living Color from 1990 to 1992, Waynehead from 1996 to 1997, and Damon (1998). He has starred in several films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Beverly Hills Cop, The Last Boy Scout, and Major Payne and the sitcom My Wife and Kids. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the television series Lethal Weapon. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. He was married to Lisa Thorner. They have four children, sons Damon Wayans Jr. and Michael Wayans and daughters Cara Mia Wayans and Kyla Wayans. He is a grandfather. He is the uncle of Damien Dante Wayans, Chaunté Wayans, and Craig Wayans. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[cantankerouscatfish]

well. ok I processed the roses alone. which is dragging the boxes over from the bay garage (on a cart), taking the rose bunches out, taking the stupid plastic sheet cones and 100 million rubberbands off them, running each bunch through the deleafer/de-thorner, cutting the stem ends with the Big Choppy Blade (floral stem cutter), and leaving them to soak for ~1 hour in rose solution. then moving them into buckets of floral preservative water.

other people lugged those buckets downstairs into the cooler. otherwise I might actually die. those buckets weight a ton. I always make sure to say thanks many times to them. ;_; <3

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Ho do I spell Markus's last name? Is it Toyma, Thorner, Thoma or something else? I don't really understand

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Lee Resolution (1776) | National Archives

On June 7 1776 Henry Lee said that he should write this to himself no he proposed a resolution to the second Continental Congress I think this is next year's timeline I'll tell you why and my son and daughter will laugh so daughter and son in law that's fun and my wife is laughing for a few reasons but really this resolution comes after this year I think and might be next year it could be wrong the timeline doesn't make any sense but then again it really actually does but it means that you have done this already and you have declared it And it is about countries yes independence from Mac Proper wendy's saying he might tell people how he put it that's BJA trump said it a little later on and that's seniority but here it is I wanted to post the second Congress the Continental Congress that is resolution to form a colonialist army separate from the United Kingdom of Britain and I was wondering where that document is I mean what it looks like but this came forward and I see why this is much more potent and much more prominent and it is an extremely powerful statement within the document. It's a powerful idea and it is in a quest for not only independence but freedom from tyranny as best they can try and do it. it was said here only days ago by your leaders Morlock and I believe all of them even the pseudo empire and minority monarch miscellaneous and Giants and some regular folk and minorities who are here called thorners I guess foreigners I guess all of them say they have a statement and it's not exactly the same but it's similar to what happened last time back then and this time it's a very big deal but the formation of the army is also a very big deal and coming up tomorrow I do think that it's a formal declaration and then Sudo Empire beleaves in it too But they're unable to break the bonds without doing what they're doing they think and the rebellion will be upon them as well. no the Continental Army was called that because this is their continent that's what they're saying in Congress these are all lands and our people that came here many many moons ago to sell to settle and to live here in freedom away from the empire then each of us will each have a place the empire would not have it they want it all. But ironically continental is what I chose to call the caverns and that's what this battle is about it is about the continental cavern which we think is partially opened or a lot of people do under the Midwest and that is what they believe the fight is about now we might be stuck there but the max are definitely there they say and they plan on fighting the max and down in the tunnels to take over the continental cavern, Of course I called it that later but you get the idea and to form up a rebel army in the United States is called illegal continued hostilities between the same group are is called annoying.

Zues Hera hhaha That was one hell of a speech boss he says thank you very much maybe you can go get some I'm saying Don't say that stupid **** to me you idiot says ohh yeah you're one of the chair people co-chair. I'll have the robot do it I don't think we'll have robots damn it so I have to go get stuff myself yeah that's the benefit of being the leader.

We're gonna bring stuff and I know the answer and he says then we have to bring stuff the next time so that's how it is in our world

Thor Freya

This stuff's gonna go on and on and on I wanna put some clarity to this. What he's saying is that you already declared independence in its true they do have statements they want to post them here and is just waiting and they do have a document from the past regarding the continental army that's a good way to remember it but they were talking about the continent of North America but still as Irony would have it it is a powerful statement that our son has made in the past and above we do think it's good for you you are infighting like hell over something that a massive army might have taken and you need to try and figure that out. We know we have a portion but they do too and they're pretty big.

Zig Zag

We have formal statements that we made . We will issue copies to our people and we're pretty sure they'll go in the National Archives. You want to post it here but I did say that we are declaring independence from the United Kingdom which means that proper.

bja

I hope so that we will not stray from tradition. And we have a few things wrong with us but we are in receipt of the copies of what we wrote and we put in a formal document it's handwritten by several of us and it does say independence from the United Kingdom.

trump

We did write it and we did put it there and it does mean that yes it was earlier this weekend and last week and we went ahead and put it in writing and we're gonna ratify it we already did and it is a good thing and we need to we're getting beaten up and we don't want to do what they want and we're leadership. The document is very formal we aren't going to bring it to the National Archives and our friend says he wants us to put a note with it and I will for him and his has to check to make sure I put the right thing but it makes sense. It's something that we might write

trry c

Well we did have a chance to see the document no we helped write it it was formal we all got together believe it or not and we knew the time was right sort of but we didn't know what's on the day no we knew it was on the day we like doing it like every year this year we wrote down words. And it's not normal we're finding our own radius more or less and it's disgusting that we have to find a way to fix that and what he says is you have thoughts in the manner just like your declaration you put them onto paper if you're allowed to and you send them to your former friends to try and mend fences and bridges. He says that last line and I'm gonna go ahead and do that.

brad

That's excellent I wasn't there but we were doing our own little session and we don't want them over us either they're disgusting and then they're cackling and laughing at things that are not funny and ruining stuff that took years to do many years thousands of years. There is going to be an action against them at some point coming up very soon and we might get hurt very badly and we want people to know why and we are going to put it in the National Archives. And he says we should put it right out front where the Declaration of Independence and other things are. And we needed something different that makes sense it's not the universal rights of man that was already written he knows it but it was something and we'll probably get the Freedom Center going and I'll tell you what he doesn't want to hear negative talk from us but I feel bad and he says welcome to my nightmare you guys would like the jailers and I said wow this is terrible but it wasn't as bad as that but it sort of was and I had to go to school I had to learn all the basics and more I had to learn every subject that was for real and stay in shape and stay fed while my family felt the pieces and somehow hold my head up but really I know it's them doing it but these guys have to come to hell down on their costume changing they're trying to Ding me trying to steal from me and they have to listen to it and it shouldn't be a war over something they should not be doing part of it. So I agree it's ridiculous and terrible and doing these things to him does not pay and everybody has his dumb plans they wanna do but this should bring us together we have documents too I'm just trying to say something we still have the Congress in the Senate in almost all of us no we all were part of it. And we were too and he's saying that we go there he thinks tomorrow because Nicolas Cage goes and takes the declaration and tries to get code off it and he does and kind of need him to but yeah we're not putting code on here and he says you probably should and it's true because if someone so ever finds this we're fighting for freedom these are who are fighting against will come out and we'll put it there and we'll guard it and protect it all of us and Nicolas Cage will have to take his out ours out that is and that's the declaration and put it back in before we put ours in it's kind of a tricky thing I agree with you and we're not gonna substitute it but we'll probably say it now this is what it is gonna happen we're gonna follow through with this. This man here who is saying some things to me is American he was born here in the birth place of our nation. He grew up believing the constitution forwards and backwards people are trampling all over it and you should not that's how we keep it straight. His family were framers and founders of this nation as well as us but they wrote a lot of these documents and we helped write them too with their very sharp and know about it and he's from their line and he's suggesting these things mostly because he's pretty smart i'm smart too and I think he's right and he learned this kind of thing from me and sometimes I'm down and I feel like hiding and sometimes he's up so we have to get together and figure out if it's the right thing to do. Thanks me a lot for the mention and he gets it a lot from my end I know he respects me a lot of you guys don't understand what I'm talking about and you need to have seminars and stuff megan Merkel is doing it for her people and says it is the biggest relief in history. So you might wanna try it

mac daddy

We all signed it and we all looked at it and already including your mom and your aunt and your grandpa so they know what you're saying and their idea is to do that and to put it there it's all of ours and be held jointly and we will arrange for Nicholas Cage to do his deed first and I will make a setting enable us to do it in the try and blame him and we'll see it. Great idea

Great idea

megan merkle

Remember people shouting at me when I'm telling the story about the shooting no I don't have to tell you that we found someone it was not Tommy F and yeah these guys are right here bothering us and they're cackling and they're nuts and who knows maybe they're wrong too he says they're always wrong and they know it and they're pressured by everybody and their attitude is weird and what they're doing is weird but what they're saying is usually quite dangerous. Versus other people who don't necessarily know what they're saying. I remember him saying that and that's what they're doing.

ken And he said ha ha ha ha ha and he said in George Herbert Walker Bush accent well can we're back to that again. To train me again and that's what George used to say and his face does not match what he's thinking this guy has some sort of professional to do his training and he says sometimes he does stupid things and it helps but a lot of it's pretty sharp that's a weird thing too. OKOK baby stuff but we're babies shrunken and a baby he says Alright Ken I think the show is ended everybody's left. And it's up to us to leave the theater we'll go back tomorrow and he used to say that stuff to me but here we go.

We thank you all for this and we're gonna make sure prince we did sign it and agree with it and my grandson no he's my son is a good boy and he should stop pressuring him there's all sorts of stupid things and evil things and the right thing and you're going in circles you're a frog in a blender you have to slow down i'm hoping this unifies us a little and he's right continental army is going to remind you and you'll see how big they are and you'll probably have to join up with each other. If you don't you're gonna get wiped out and he says the foreigners don't mind hanging on to me in both cases I know that now.

kammilla

OK so I'm helping her good and I'm gonna find my wife and you said it's not impossible and now I see something he's actually figured it out . And it was painful but he says that I had to go through the other route or it just goes back to the person who they're blaming and the people have to get out of it and it was very dangerous and he's still doing some stuff like that. To admire him for knowing what he's doing but right now I'm admiring us for what we did. Yes we're going to have a gala event and it's in DC and it's tonight and we're having a dinner and we can have speeches and people speaking and we're going to be talking about this and other things of course I have a mission or two to do and it's gonna be hell and Emily Blunt so how many God if you shoot me you are in trouble and he says hopefully she didn't because the guns not going off and people can seize it I hope so and we are going to watch out for that and what he says is I also have to do stuff and I'm amazed this is the weirdest day of my life. It's not that good at it yet but okay so I see what you're saying but this is a fine document and it is worthy of the National Archives and he says of course and I agree and we are going to put it in there all of us someday after Nicolas Cage reaps the damn thing and he thinks it's tomorrow as everybody's gonna be busy forming an army and we're talking about going there what a wonderful day after such a horrific decade of disastrous performance by all of us.

biden

We have to get back to work and we have a problem here a big one it's just a thing about the rules he says I never understand it and now I get this one but OK can't have heavy there it's attracting the big guys also you guys have been in trouble with Tommy F

also you guys have been in trouble with Tommy F

trump

We decided to pull back no it was just sitting there and I remember what happened last time . There and we got attacked and it was hooked until we moved back so I guess that's probably gonna happen.

mac daddy

probably dmanit

trump

and we sy it we need you out. It is due to your bad behavior and you refuse to cooperate divvy it up and you're not doing it with BJA either and we feel bad because you're injured critically and for order of the empire and you keep following on everyone and our friend says in this case he thinks I should look at the diplomacy of being in range of heavy and himself it's a big issue that Trump is not really familiar with anymore and BJA probably lost it so talking to them is not the greatest and William Bill say but you got to move it back we're here too so I'm going to look at it we do know what we're doing meaning if they want to keep doing it they keep doing it they won't leave us alone and they won't leave our area alone in our attacking us. It says OK he understands it... Good. I'm gonna have a fine dinner and we're gonna eat well and think maybe someday we can work together better

mac daddy

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[luminenwalker]

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You're either safe, or on the way out. The bag means they don't want you to know where you are or where you're going. That means there's a chance of getting out of this. //RRH

Wake up and smell the ashes, Cinci. Another day, another excuse to watch the world burn. We just keep going on, and on, and on, and here we are. Just another day scraping by while we wait for the world to end. So, anyway... sports. The Red Stockings survived a- //Afternoon Ashes

You can't get the smile out of your head. You've seen her around, seen her around enough. Just another face in the crowd, but her crowd is a freakshow. //RRH

Red Stockings catcher Joseph Moran found dead in a house fire, only identifiable by the combat chassis found in the aftermath. It has been suggested that he was involved in the fixing last season and this was retaliatory. We salute you Joseph Moran. //Afternoon Ashes

Your point is clear. You both know full well he needs you and you don't need a damned thing from him. You can walk away at any time. You should, shouldn't you. Will you? //RRH

Former Red Stocking found involved in the drive by execution of the remaining Red Stockings outfielders. According to sources in the CPD, this was drug related. Turns out putting your team on performance enhancers and cutting them off has consequences. //Afternoon Ashes

Sometimes, all you can do is wait and try to find a human connection. Everyone needs something to make the wait bearable, someone, even if they deny it. We are not solitary creatures. //RRH

Thorner has been quoted as saying, "What do you mean they're all killing eachother." Turns out holding meetings in a public location is a mistake. Public investigators allege that the Owners know that the team has been psychotic for years and that putting exper- //Afternoon Ashes

They're trying to be quiet, but you know they're there. They can pretend they're not home, they can hide. But, you're here, and you have a job to do. //RRH

The station is currently under siege. Red Stockings are walking around outside of the office with bats talking about traitors and trying to bash our door in... if anyone is in the area we are requesting aid as Tower has apparently been paid off. Again. //Afternoon Ashes

Sometimes coming home isn't the end to trouble. You open the door, and the dread immediately washes over you. Even without the implants you'd see the silhouette just beyond your entrance. //RRH

[tvueberregional]

Heizungsnotdienst versucht Not einer Seniorin auszunutzen - Zeugen gesucht

Heizungsnotdienst versucht Not einer Seniorin auszunutzen - Zeugen gesucht Da eine Seniorin Mittwochabend feststellte, dass ihr Boiler im Badezimmer defekt war, bat sie Bekannte darum, einen Heizungsnotdienst ausfindig zu machen. Diese suchten im Internet nach einem geeigneten Notdienst im Raum Mannheim und wurden fündig. Im Glauben, dass es sich hierbei um eine seriöse Firma handelt, gaben sie der Seniorin eine Handy-Nummer weiter, die diese auch anrief. Zwei angebliche Handwerker betraten gegen 21 Uhr die Wohnung in der Thorner Straße. Danach suchten sie das Badezimmer der Seniorin auf, verschlossen aber die Tür, um ihr so den Blick auf die angeblichen Reparaturarbeiten zu verwehren. Nachdem die zwei bislang Unbekannten ihre vorgetäuschte Arbeit beendet haben, verlangten sie 1.500 Euro von der Seniorin. Glücklicherweise verständigte diese sofort eine Vertrauensperson, woraufhin die zwei Männer flüchteten und mit einem silberfarbenen Pkw die Tatörtlichkeit verließen. Auf ihrer Flucht entwendeten sie noch Bargeld aus dem Flur der Seniorin im unteren zweistelligen Bereich. Über die Täter ist lediglich bekannt, dass sie gebrochenes Deutsch gesprochen haben sollen, circa 45 Jahre alt waren und schwarze Kleidung trugen. Die weiteren Ermittlungen wurden durch das Polizeirevier Sandhofen übernommen. Zeugen, die sachdienliche Hinweise geben können, werden gebeten, sich unter der Telefonnummer 0621/77769-0 zu melden. Mannheim-Schönau (ots) Polizeipräsidium Mannheim   https://tvueberregional.de/category/blaulicht/ Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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Elise Thorner (Florida)

2023 NCAA South Regional Championships (Gainesville)

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REVIEW: Loveflowers "Golden Leaves"

REVIEW: Loveflowers "Golden Leaves" @Loveflowermusic #JohnApice #goldenleaves #newmusic2023 #buymusic #americanahighways

Loveflowers ~ Americana – Golden Leaves What’s always interesting about listening to Americana sifted through a foreign screen is that these artists come up with some ingenious sounding techniques when applied to American roots music. With “Golden Leaves,” Leif Thorner’s vocals are melancholy about being left behind but with the contrast of a contemplative layered melody. “Frozen Tears,” & “Final…

[lboogie1906]

Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. (November 18, 1982) is an actor and comedian. He is known for starring as Brad Williams in Happy Endings, for which he was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2012, and as Coach in New Girl. In 2014, he starred in Let’s Be Cops and provided the voice of Wasabi in Big Hero 6.

He is the eldest son of actor and comedian Damon Wayans, and nephew of Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kim Wayans, and Marlon Wayans.

He was born in Huntington, Vermont. His mother is Lisa Thorner. He has three younger siblings.

He has two daughters with ex-girlfriend Aja Metoyer. He married Samara Saraiva (2016). The couple has two sons and two daughters together. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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The filling and the icing

Traditionally, the most popular filling for Piernik is plum or blackcurrants jam, sometimes marmalade. This practice has remained popular these days, even though it seems to have been introduced in the very first recipes for Polish Piernik. These days, cooks sometimes soak the cake with liquor (amaretto) or coffee to preserve the moisture before they spread the filling over the cake. Contemporary recipes also introduced some Swedish cream as possible filling. The icing seems to be more varied. Here are some of the popular ones: - Chocolate icing (often sprinkled over with almond or other nuts) - Glaze icing - Sugar syrup - almond paste (marzipan) I think that the chocolate icing is the most popular these days. When it comes to Medivnyk, it depends on whether you go for traditional or layered ones. The former is usually served with no icing whatsoever, often with just a sprinkle of sugar on to of it, although, some people like to borrow the chocolate icing or jam / cream filling from Polish tradition to make their cakes more interesting and cake-like. The layered gingerbread depends on good cream or custard in order to make the flatbread soft. Every layer is spread with a filling of choice, sometimes with addition of some jam (plum, raspberry or apricot) and then the cream is also used as icing, over which some корж crumbles are spinkled. As a result, such a cake looks very fluffy and is melting in one’s mouth. You can also sprinkle chocolate or nuts on top of it, like mom does.

Honorable mentions: Pierniki Toruńskie vs. Пряники and Медяники

I know I meant to write about cakes in this post, but there’s no way that I write about Piernik and never mention Toruń gingerbread cookies (I mean, COME ON!). Pierniki Toruńskie (also known as Thorner Lebkuchen) is one of the most famous kinds of gingerbreads in Europe. Its recipe is more than 700 years old and is considered legendary. The ingredients are basically the same as for the cake, with the exception of egg, but, of course, it uses different proportions. They have been produced in Confectionary Factory “Kopernik” in Toruń since 1763 and can be divided into the following cookie types: - Katarzynki (Thorner Kathrinchen)– heart-shaped gingerbreads covered in chocolate - Pierniki Nadziewane – literally “gingerbread cookies will filling” (traditionally, plum jam, but nowadays basically anything can be filling) - Toruniaki w glazurze(Thorner Pflastersteine) – literally “glazed Toruń gingerbeads” -  Pierniki Toruńskie nadziewane w glazurze – literally “glazed Toruń gingerbread cookies with filling”    - Pierniki figuralne (Thorner Figurenlebkuchen ) – gingerbread cookies of different shapes Toruń people are so proud of their amazing invention, that they have at least two museums dedicated to Pierniki Toruńskie and an annually Piernik Celebration. This type of cookie is basically the city’s biggest celebrity (sorry, Mr Kopernik). Ukraine is definitely not as into Pierniki as Poland is, but there is a local analogue which can be found in Ukrainian shops – Pryanyk. The difference between Piernki Toruńskie and Pryanyky is that the latter are thicker, usually but not always, round, and rarely do they have spices or filling in them. Unlike their Polish counterparts, Pryanyky have only one type of icing – the sugar glaze. Another interesting type of cookie with similar ingredients is Ukrainian Medyanyky, which once were a traditional treat for kids on the St. Nicholas day. They were baked 2-3 weeks before the holiday. Unlike, Toruńskie Pierniki or Pryanyky, Medyanyky are hard in texture (like gingerbread cookies from all over the world), can be decorated and kept for a very long time without spoiling. Just like Pryanyky or some Medivnyks, they don’t have any spices in them and rely on honey for their taste.

Recipes:

To conclude this post, I would like to include some recipes that I find particularly inspiring and fitting for the Christmas mood I’m in. Share your opinions in the comments if you use any of these. - Piernik Staropolski (Polish Classic Gingerbread cake with fermentation) - https://mojewypieki.com/przepis/piernik-staropolski  - Piernik "szybki" (Quick Polish Gingerbread muffin with jam) - https://aniagotuje.pl/przepis/piernik   - Традиціний медівник (Traditional Ukrainian Gingerbread) - https://besahy.com/recepty/tradytsiinyi-klasychnyi-medivnyk    - Весільний медівник (Traditional Ukrainian Gingerbread that used to be served on weddings) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZIoWAmPLW4 - Медівник з кремом (Layered Ukrainian "white gingerbread" with creamy filling) - https://klopotenko.com/desert-mrij-reczept-medivnyka-vid-yevgena-klopotenka/   Here’s my Piernik this year, I used my great-grandmother’s recipe which includes both Ukrainian and Polish Gingerbread tradition (it’s EXTREMELY tasty, even though I cannot eat much of it):

And this is my mom’s legendary layered Medivnyk this year:

For people who are such losers as I am and cannot eat sugar or wheat, I recommend trying this recipe for gingerbread cookies to quench your hunger for something “Christmasy” - https://foolproofliving.com/paleo-gingerbread-cookies/ I tried this recipe before and I can tell you these are hands down the best gingerbread cookies I’ve ever eaten:

Merry Christmas to everyone!

Polish Versus Ukrainian Cuisine, Part 1

I have to confess, I have a little sin on my consciousness, namely, I visit Instagram sometimes. In most cases I do that just to catch up with my friends and family, but, you know, as most of young people of my age I just end up scrolling a tiny bit (usually, right until the moment I feel the urge to vomit, as I genuinely hate this place).

Recently, I came across a very cozy video where a Korean home cook mixes a Polish Pierogi Ruskie recipe with some Korean toppings. The thing that confused me the most, though, was the most liked comment under this video left by a Ukrainian woman who claimed that Pierogi Ruskie is a Ukrainian dish and is, in fact, called Varenyky. It's easy to assume that this person has never made a single dumpling, varenyk or pieróg in her entire life, as she kept on claiming that Pierogi Ruskie can have a lot of different fillings and that Polish Pierogi don't have such a big choice of fillings as Ukrainian Varenyky do, so, clearly, this person had zero idea what Pierogi Ruskie actually are, but that's not the point.

This comment made me wonder how different are the two cuisines of those Eastern European countries. Having lived long years in both countries, I thought it would be interesting to study this topic a little bit, namely from the perspective of the difference between the staple dishes in two cuisines. After all, we actually are what we eat, especially on the global scale. Everyone knows Italy for their brilliant pizza and pasta, and everyone knows Japan for sushi and tempura, and even though food is not the only aspect of those cultures that made them famous around the world, it definitely adds up to create a full picture of their collective cultural identity.

So, in this post I'd like to share some personal observations that I made throughout my life about Polish and Ukrainian cuisine having lived significant portions of life in both countries, being ethnically related to both and being wholeheartedly fascinated by food.

Disclaimer!!! I'm not a food scientist or chef, nor am I a professional historian. All the notes down here are mostly based on my personal observations and some basic research. I did consult a professional cook and a baker whom I know personally as they happen to be my family members. I do recommend treating everything I share here with a grain of salt (hehe, because we gonna talk 'bout cookin', hehe, so use salt) and bear in mind that different cooks have different approaches to their recipes and your personal experience with Ukrainian and Polish food might differ from mine. That being said, I encourage you to share these experiences whether you are Ukrainian, Polish or anyone else, really. I do not accept such arguments as "Ruskie because Kyiv Rus!", though, as it's not about arguing in the first place, it's about diving into the heritage of those two countries and talking about the food.

Pierogi vs. Вареники

Let's start with them culprits. I think those two dishes are the most confusing ones because of their similarity. Gosh, both of them are dumplings from Eastern Europe shaped like a growing moon, aren't they?

The dough for both dishes varies from region to region, from cook to cook. In my experience, both recipes need three basic ingredients:

- liquid

- salt

- flour

The rest depends, really. You can change the four, you can change the liquid, replacing water with milk or kefir, you can add an egg. I personally go with my mother's recipe which is boiling hot water, egg, AP flour and salt.

Two of the striking differences are their size and shape. It seems like Ukrainian dumplings are usually smaller, flatter and quite translucent in comparison to Polish ones, which are big, sometimes even huge (check Pierogi Po Bieszczadzku, they are bigger than my fists, I kid you not), they have a very full body and the dough itself is thicker (the reason is not so much ingredients in the dough as is the method of forming/cutting the circles out of it). They also have a lot of different really funny regional names which very often also refer to the size, shape, filling or method of preparation, for instance, Dzyndzałki (Warmian small dumplings served in soup), Bulwanki (Eastern Polish holiday pierogi with variety of savoury fillings), Sasznie (A type of dumplings from Eastern Borderlands that use potato in the dough) or Sójki (Masovian baked pierogi made with yeast).

The fillings of both Pierogi and Varenyky basically might create their own multiverse. In both Poland and Ukraine, I found so many different combinations of fillings that it would be a waste of time to write about each one of them. However, Pierogi most often have savoury fillings (from meat through cheese and potatoes though different types of groats and the list goes on and on..), while Varenyky have a bigger variety of sweet fillings, including the classic cherry filling. Also, Ukrainians seem to be not very much into the meat filling. In my childhood, I had never eaten meat dumplings in Ukraine, however, at the time, pelmeni were quite a popular alternative. Ah, classic Soviet influence - replace your own with something russian )yuck.

As for the toppings, depending on what kind of filling you are dealing with, there are many alternatives for both dishes, including chives, fried bacon, sour cream, melted butter, caramel sauce (haven't seen this one in Ukraine, but noticed it being popular in Poland with sweet cottage cheese Pierogi) and many others. Both dishes are absolutely marvelous even without any additions.

Now, if anyone says that Pierogi Ruskie are called that way because they are Ukrainian, they are not entirely wrong. This type of pierogi was invented in Eastern Galicia (a geographical region in Western Ukraine which was also used to refer to the Eastern part of Poland; The name derives from its Polish name of territory - "Ruś Czerwona" ("Ruthenia Rubra" in Latin)), however there's a high chance it happened when it was the part of Austrian Empire, when majority of population in this region, especially in big cities including Lviv, were Polish. Either way, this dish is much more popular in modern Poland and has lots of different regional variations that you can meet across the whole country (see the Bryndzylki designed by Polish Highlanders), while it's basically non-existent in Ukraine and in the country they are often called "польські пироги" (literally "Polish Pierogi". Pierogi Ruskie are prepared with cheese, onion and potato filling, while in Ukraine you are more likely to come across some Varenyky with potato, onion and bacon filling.

Thank you very much for your attention, share your dumpling preferences and experiences in the comments or in the reblogs, share your recipes, go crazy, and let's discuss the food!!

My pierogi variation with cottage cheese and strawberry jam filling (not the most attractively shaped one, but very tasty - my significant other approved them):

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Thorner, 2018

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BOY by Michael Thorner Via Flickr: Pen on lined paper, 2000.

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