We had a small surprise party for Stephen after his senior presentation, serving pirogs (kulebyaka), Russian filled breads. Bryan made the most interesting ones: a pig filled with sausage and sauerkraut, fish shaped stuffed with salmon and dill, and a mushroom filled pirog shaped like a log. Ravi brought a tray of really good Indian food as well. Considering that there was nowhere for the guests to park other than our driveway, and that our large windows don't hide anything from the driveway, Stephen wasn't terribly surprised by the time he entered the house.
Picture #1 Sauerkraut/pork with empanada filled pirog behind.
#2: Three Generations: Grobo, Stephen, Gary
#3Kristen, Enid, Stephen, Gary, Bryan
#4 Bryan, Stephen, Kristen
#5
Enid, Stephen, Gary
#6 Stephen with his grandparents
#7 Jessie and Stephen
#8 Monica with Stephen
#9 Underneath are Ravi, Christina and Kristen. On top is my dad. Being around his granddaughters tends to make him forget the dignity afforded his age.
#10 Mushroom potato filling
#11 Salmon, rice, and dill filling
#12 Lingonberry creamcheese
#13 The cake: Chocolate covered with chocolate ganache. You can see that I didn't get it square enough or stabilize it enough, but it didn't fall down, and it was generally voted the tastiest dessert.
#14 Bryan with the pig. I won't tell you what my commentators suggested that it looks like prior to cooking.
Salmon/dill/rice
Pork/Kraut
Mushroom potato
Empanada
Lingonberry/creamcheese
Marzipan/ chocolate
Used Challah dough especially for details and brioche dough
