That makes sense of not wanting to outshine your students in their territory. That's very considerate of you
I was always in awe when my teachers would play for me. They usually only played when they were introducing a song to me so I could hear how it was supposed to sound.
Perogies are dumplings of unleavened dough – first boiled, then they are baked or fried usually in butter with onions – traditionally stuffed with potato filling, sauerkraut, ground meat, cheese, or fruit. Of central and eastern European provenance, they are usually semicircular, but are rectangular or triangular in some cuisines. I just found that on wikipedia I think it was.
I usually buy them frozen and just boil them and then fry them in a bit of butter. The ones I buy usually just have potato and cheese in them, but there are many varieties. After they are browned I eat them with sour cream. They are delicious and my son loves them as well. My husband prefers them cooked up with bits of bacon, mushroom and onion and while that's quite tasty, just plain perogy and sour cream are good enough for me.
It's interesting the differences in food on the site. I've never had corn bread and buttermilk and I was surprised you hadn't heard of perogies. I think perogies are polish or ukranian in origin, but I could be wrong. Meatloaf is not my favorite either, but it makes my hubby happy
