Things That I Blame For My Less-Than-Stellar Attempt At Making Pierogi For The Holidays, The List:

~ monicalists
  1. The Kroger-brand flour, versus a name brand.
  2. The low-pressure weather system hovering over the East Coast.
  3. The dryness in the house, despite the drizzle outside.
  4. The traditional Polish Christmas carols playing in the background reminded me of my late father singing in the church choir, so I was too sad to focus.
  5. After I switched to more modern Polish Christmas songs from a Spotify playlist, I was distracted by trying to understand the lyrics.
  6. My daughter, with the gifted hands of someone who actually completed a college major in sculpture, was not there to help. (She’s way better at this than I am–does pierogi talent skip a generation?)
  7. This is the first Christmas since my mom passed away, so I was too sad to focus. Or maybe, since I wasn’t using Mama’s recipe per se, she was haunting me by putting a curse on the dough.
  8. I failed to have a shot of vodka before starting this whole damn thing.

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