Potato Pierogi- Martha Stewart

[@kaydonahue]

My grandmother spoke Bohemian, and had a Polish speaking neighbor. I got up with her around 3:30am. I walked across the street at 4am, to get two dozen eggs from her Polish neighbor. She made potato dumplings ahead of time, eggs, and bacon with the rind, when people woke up. She always cooked for 15 people. Six dozen kolaches, apple streusel, chocolate pie, poppy seed cake. I wasn't allowed to bake, but she gave me pie crust scraps to bake with cinnamon sugar. Since it was a wood stove, she put my creations in the stove, and took them out. With only a first grade education, she knew her recipes by heart. Will try this recipe. No one could ever cook like my grandmother. Will see if my granddaughter's would like to help. Your gentle souls are comforting.

[@wynnssecret8243]

@kaydonahue.......The poppyseed cake you mentioned here. By any chance was it made similar to a strudel where you would get a big bite of poppyseeds (?)

[@mariclar53]

I could watch Martha’s mom all day long, she’s such a treasure.

[@inspiredbynatureinspiredby5586]

Martha is such a Good daughter. You can tell that she truly loves and respects her Mom.

[@FingalsMyst]

Anyone who makes homemade pierogi is an all star! Martha is certainly that and more. So is her Mom. ❤

[@carolking6355]

Wasn’t Martha lucky to have such a fantastic mother.♥️

[@szyhaPL]

It is so good to be Polish.

[@22ergie]

Then what are you waiting for?! I moved from the US to Poland eight years ago, and never looked back! You won't be disappointed! @@Rollwithit699

[@beccareul]

I love Martha’s mom!

[@TreenaBeena]

I love watching Martha and her mom cook together. Such a beautiful relationship!

[@angelahagerman5693]

I am glad Martha gave her mother the admiration she deserved..

[@moniquevoghel6873]

Excellente très douée mère

[@3864267]

It’s sooooooooo beautiful

[@deepindigoblue6]

Cutest when Martha's mother spoke Polish by the end! True Polish pierogi recipe!

[@22ergie]

Although she didn't say what Martha asked...

[@mena580]

This warms my heart with a tear or two. Nothing better than cooking with your mom.

[@ceecee8757]

I know... for some reason, towards the end of the video, I got teary eyed. Mothers are so precious and they are our first teachers. Mom taught me how to cook. This video was precious and both Martha and her mom are truly classy.

[@ziia_zoozoo5231]

@Mena Yeah and I miss Mom...🥺🥰

[@ziia_zoozoo5231]

@@Cats7770-q8d Hahaha... Sorry for laughing... 😄

[@ziia_zoozoo5231]

@@ceecee8757 Same here...🥰🥰

[@20greeneyes20]

For me it was my grandma nobody's like your grandma. I miss her so. Grandma's are soooo special.

[@roseangela2797]

My MOM added thinly sliced sauted onion to her potato filling...then after boiling the pierogi and draining them she sauted them in butter to give them them a slight crispness and golden color. She also sauted onion in butter and dressed the pierogi with this before serving. Smachnego!!

[@20greeneyes20]

I love her Mom, she's such a good teacher.

[@johnting673]

I love these videos of Martha and her lovely mom. She (Big Martha) reminds me so much of my dear grandmother. I wish we had had this technology before she passed away so I could have recorded her cooking and passing on family stories and memories. These are moments that are always to be treasured.

[@MYDIYKathy]

I really enjoyed this video. I came from Poland 25 years ago and this is how we make the pierogi to this day "the old fashioned way" LOL :-)

[@maxkol3393]

🇵🇱🇵🇱 grettings from Poland !

[@DallasLL]

How precious, I wish I had my mom recorded, Martha senior is so sweet, I love their banter

[@authorannie1211]

I just love the episodes with both mother and daughter and the humor they share.

[@juliedick9674]

After the perogies are boiled I like to saute them in butter and serve with sour cream, bacon bits and finely chopped green onions....yum!

[@Diamond88keyz]

U read my mind!

[@robbie780222]

And it’s PIEROGI, not pierogis, pierogi is plural😃

[@22ergie]

and not "perogis".@@robbie780222

[@juliedick9674]

I don’t care 👎

[@MrsAi84]

Polish food is so delish and I try as much as I can to teach my boys my moms recipes which she learned from her mom and grandma . Wigilia is so important to us and our culture and I love all the food.

[@godloveskaren]

What is wigilia?

[@MrsAi84]

@@godloveskaren wigilia is basically Christmas dinner for us , it’s a very important night we gather as a family , have dinner that we only eat on Christmas Eve , and then the kids open gifts , coffee and cakes and then at midnight we go to church and this is how we celebrate Christmas

[@sven8611]

Cherish and spend as much time as possible with your mom because when they leave this earth you will feel as though you have not spent enough time with her. It's very easy for life to get in the way. Try as hard as you can to not let this happen!!!

[@QRSC-fh2ob]

I love how Martha's mom just *knows* how much of each ingredient is needed and how Martha has to keep saying how much of each one they are using, for the benefit of the viewer, of course (two heaping spoons of this, one cup of that...). I cannot cook anything without measuring everything very carefully!

[@celiakropp5677]

QRS3C273 I love watching Big Martha when this segment aired on LIVING was great

[@peterzenewicz329]

My mother never measured anything. She tried to write down the recipe for me. She said to use a 1/4 cup of water with FIVE cups of flour. So I beat the eggs, add the quarter cup of water, whisk that, and pour it into the flour, and my daughter and I look at other like, WHAAAAT? This was back in 1988, no internet. It took me about 5 years to finally get the correct quantities.

[@blessed_mom9943]

These videos are such a thrill to watch. I remember watching Martha all the time. She is amazing, and her mum is adorable

[@XANANAZ]

What a lovely and sweet mother!!!!!!!!!!

[@cesarabrahamcastanedavalen3788]

I'm really touched by the culinary heritage transmission in this video. Culinary memory transport us to our origins but also to the future generations. Thank you Martha and big Martha, you got me back to Poznan, Pl.

[@janethamil9337]

How wonderful. I am Polish and I found this video delightful. She brought back great memories. I have never fixed pierogi, but have ate gallons of czrnina.

[@jeanvolk8680]

Janet Hamil ?

[@jeanvolk8680]

Janet Hamil ???

[@orion8835]

A very special episode showing two generations and even a ghostlike third. All via cultural roots in a national dish.

[@susiepoo51]

Love the hair Martha 🥰

[@727100bear]

this is by far my very favorite Martha cooking video .. a close friend who’s recently passed away used prepare these delicious potato pierogi and he loved making them - especially for those of us who loved eating them! R.I.P. Don - I miss you terribly bud - I love the final part of this piece when Martha shares a laugh after Mrs Kostyra’s eloquent Polish remarks - these are human moments we never forget - I always enjoy watching them together

[@chrismalzahn8645]

I love the way her mom kneaded..

[@cherryedwards3]

You can tell Martha’s mother was a good worker.

[@m.e.d.7997]

I think Martha learned a lot from her own mother.

[@chuckycamacho2095]

Yessssss !!! God bless her soul ! So old fashioned and warm ! They truly do not make them like her anymore !

[@MYDIYKathy]

I love cooking with my mom too... I even made one video, need to make more, this is so special to look back at... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIXbmZxpqZucirM

[@claudiariedel5777]

@The SPIRITLIGHT Surround yourself with Mother is so no old fashioned, mother is a joke ,where are these people from ,the old world? Noop! Were is Matha, buy things, rather then make them, who has the time.

[@handbagjones]

I always called Martha Sr. Little Martha and Martha Big Martha 😂 Little Martha did a Blueberry Buckle that was delicious. Always enjoyed her on the show. You can tell the way she handles the dough that she’s done that a time or two.😂

[@christina9207]

I love Martha and her mom together...so sweet but also really informative because of their collaboration...it's like we are in the kitchen with them....it's art!

[@lancedukel3436]

Love these segments with Mom and Martha. My faves!

[@maryannjasion6007]

This is my favorite Martha Stewart video. It brings back memories of me learning to make pierogies with my Mom Margaret, who was of Hungarian descent, and loved potato pierogies, too. I remember visiting my Polish grandmother Victoria and my Aunt Helen Gaito told me that she used Velveeta in her potato mixture for the pierogies. My Dad Joseph loved pierogies, too. I sent the video to my sister Diane Pyryt and she liked the video, also. Thank you for re-teaching us how to make potato pierogies. 😊

[@mocztenora]

I recommend adding some fried onion into the filling. You need to chop it and sweat it over medium heat until it's translucent but still crunchy. This is how pierogi were made by my grandmother. ;-)

[@mena580]

I went to Polish Catholic school and that's how I remember them with the onion and potato filling.

[@joycebagley6450]

I always had them with the fried onions and butter mixed and poured over the pierogi. I am hungry just looking at this video. I have not had a home made pierogi in years. I guess I should dust off my mother in law's recipe and make some! They are not that hard, just time consuming. But man are they worth it!

[@patriciacrosson2209]

Always loved Martha. An her mother love watching them cook

[@cesarabrahamcastanedavalen3788]

To fry them a little bit makes them actually unforgettable :-)

[@jeanvolk8680]

mocztenora their are ways to fix perogies... and I am sure Martha’s Mom did ... this is one segment.

[@sue111100]

Good video. Thank you Martha and Martha. Blessings to you both who have shared your blessings.

[@donnaleesalerno]

This video never gets old. I come back to watch this one several times a year ❤

[@jimharvey6670]

I am a HUGE fan of Martha Stewart, but this is the first time I have seen her mother cook! I have to say that I am now also a great fan of Martha’s mom! I can see where Martha got her love of cooking! I LOVE the way this Pierogi recipe sounds! I’m gonna have to give ‘em a try! THANKS, Martha and Mom! I love you both!

[@joseph6948]

It's good to see the "Mom", she's elegant and lovely too!

[@janettejohnston339]

I luv how martha defers to her mom. So nice! You can tell they had a great relationship

[@karenj5899]

I had no idea she was Polish! I love it!

[@ellalena1873]

Martha Stewart is amazing… just love her style, Regards from England.

[@MarthaStewart]

Hello to England! 👋

[@psw4763]

Her mom is a good teacher also and Martha learned well. Love these videos and new sub and now binge watching.

[@stephaniedelisi4311]

I've watched the stuffed cabbage video at least a dozen times. This is my first time seeing this one. I don't know how I've missed it all these years. ❤

[@Georgeanne17]

Martha's mother expertly kneads that dough. Love Perogis. I will try this lovely recipe. Thank you both!

[@michelleglowala2360]

Serve with onions that have been sauteed in butter slowly and a dollop of sour cream. Pure Heaven.

[@cheyennemann58]

Wow that was so sweet to watch Martha cooking with her mother. I could only imagine what her Pierogis tasted like.

[@joelrivera5538]

So admirable you with your mother kitchen in cooking. You're such a beautiful person Martha Stewart we all love you and hope you the best.

[@MrsAi84]

Omg your mom speaks GREAT polish !! That’s awesome!! I speak it fluently and I’m trying to teach my boys only it’s not as easy as eating all the delish polish food

[@22ergie]

the 'translation' wasn't at all what Martha asked her to say, though...just sayin'

[@ScubaDaveCCR]

I used to help my Grandma make pierogis when I was a kids. I have since tough my kids how to make then the old way. “You never measure the flour, it’s how It feels in your hands” When she brought out the old aluminum cups I cried! My grandma had and used the same cups to cut the dough. Martha Sr, you are the best! I would add Farmers cheese is the “traditional” cheese to add to the potatoes or all cheese filling. But any pierogi made is a good thing to eat.

[@mjaylith5232]

I love watching Martha and her Mom!

[@Melidontcare]

Your mother is a treasure we embrace 😘

[@JoanDoris1]

I remember when I was little watching my grandma teaching my mom how to make pierogis as my dad loved them (and so do I!).

[@cathyphegley7414]

Oh yum! I was fortunate to have a best friend who was Polish so I got to experience these lovely pockets of warmth and sustenance.....🙏 I am going to make some now.

[@AcerW-s9e]

I love watching them- the real cooks; not the pseudo cooks out there who copy from others and try to pass it as their own.

[@LoveyLand]

The best food is made from a lack of measurements. But just knowing.

[@lja64]

These are my favorite. I love Martha's mother.

[@DYNATURAT]

Martha Sr speaks beautifully in Polish … smacznego !!!

[@kkswider899]

Dziekuje bardzo pani Kozdyra. Probowalam wiele przepisow, ale to ciasto jest najlepsze do mrozenia. Pierogi sa po odmrozeniu dalej elastyczne i sie nie rozpadaja. Na przyklad ciasto z goraca woda i maslem jest okropne. Po rozmrozeniu robi sie jak sliska glina. Piekne sa stare przepisy od doswiadczonych gospodyn. Mamy takich w Polsce cale mnostwo i nasza kuchnia bije na glowe niejeden przepis z francuskiej, wloskiej i innej wykwintnej. Polskie jedzenie jest cudowne.

[@LivinInMichigan4ever]

Warmed my heart to see you cooking with your mother! Just beautiful! ❤

[@mpinchi3433]

I have to be careful when I watch Martha and Big Martha cooking... I always end up hungry!

[@okiedokey9962]

Interesting how Martha seems more relaxed when her Mom is the guest. Smiles more. Sing songy voice.

[@Diamond88keyz]

Ahhh she seems stiff. She is more relaxed with Snoop.

[@lorettabrail7806]

I love these two together! Cannot wait to make these! Thank you beautiful ladies!❤️❤️

[@oneitalia2312]

Oh, Martha! You and your mother brought a tear to my eye while in the kitchen together - making Pierogi and stuffed cabbage together. How wonderful you two got along. Shameful my mother was so uptight and a little bitchy. A good cook she was, made a wonderful Italian meal a glorious marinara (it's not that difficult) nice roast beef dinners, wonderful fried chicken. But she would be kinda mean in the kitchen, like she didn't want me around. Always a little critical, finding fault, but I wanted to learn. I guess it was her personality. I almost felt guilty sitting down to eat because I didn't help with anything......but I wanted to. She didn't balk though when I did the dishes.....50 years ago is a long time to still hold onto feelings - wish I could let it go. I'm jealous of you and your wonderful mother and of my girlfriend who says 'my mom and me are best friends' .... wonder what that feels like? Love ya, Martha, I watch you all the time, and thank you for everything you've taught me. ♡

[@kellylappin5944]

Martha’s mother is also very rigid in her methods! The best cooks are I think.

[@willowaweeping824]

Your mom is adorable.. 🥰😍

[@Plivi80]

I love you and your mother cooking together. I know you must miss her a lot. Please keep sharing more of the two of you. My mother is 99 and we are Greek so we share our traditions like you do. I have a restaurant in Phoenix Arizona for 47 years the name is Avanti. My husband just turned 80 and goes to work every day. If you get a chance check Avanti a Z on KZbin. God bless you and keep up the great work. My fat I hope you actually get to see this comment.

[@22ergie]

Oreah!

[@microbios8586]

I like these Big Martha videos because I'm learning some old world cuisine. I see that Polish recipes always use sour cream in some fashion. Very interesting

[@angelameredith4132]

I love her mother’s recipe, they are really the best!!

[@robinbutler7863]

This is so so sweet, Love Love this video, thank you Martha for sharing this wonderful recipe with your mama.

[@gladysclausing8785]

I make pierogis from scratch for Easter Sunday every year. Although I am not Polish (Cuban who lives in Cleveland 😉) absolutely love them. I sauté them in butter and onions. Delicious!!!

[@MASep-bs5um]

Recall seeing this when it first aired. Wonderful to see it again.

[@barbaramanning8299]

I recall making these with my grandmother. As kids, we always ate them at her house. As young adults, we got together and meticulously measured and documented her recipe and process so we could duplicate them with our own families. She wasn't happy about it, as we would interrupt her to grab that handful of ingredient and measure it, but in the end we were able to make our own. She declared them, "not bad." We were ecstatic.

[@curtisallen9338]

Awww i LO💖E watching her n her mom, no matter how old u get, around ur mom or dad u still become thier lil baby🤗💞

[@michellemartin3383]

Looks good . what joy it brings too see Martha, with her Mother cooking .

[@maggiemoran7747]

My great aunt has taught me how to make the most delicious Golumbki but she always bought her pierogi from a local Polish deli. I'm going to make these for Christmas Eve too. Looks easy but labor-intensive. I'm in !

[@patriciaelston6602]

Thank you BOTH! AWSOME cooks. Awsome ladies!

[@mauriciomolinahn]

I love to see big Martha. This videos are a jewel.

[@ricklathrop2298]

Big Martha was wonderful! Trust me, her recipe is the best! I ditched my Ukrainian Baba's recipe and now make this one. I think it is the sour cream that makes a difference. Big Martha's dough is very easy to work with!

[@rickbsu]

Good to see Martha and mom again. Martha never ages.

[@jomo9862]

I loved when her mom was on, Martha Jr. became almost like a young girl, in admiration of her mom. Just loved it Thank you.

[@julieschneider5973]

My dad and grandmother always put cheddar in their pierogi filling. And minced onions sautéed in butter. I’m intrigued by the addition of cream cheese! I’ll definitely try adding some next time I make them. A good variation is with cottage cheese filling. But how could they not pan fry them in butter?? After the boiling of course. We store them stacked and buttered on a heaping platter in the fridge, and when it’s time to eat them (every couple hours throughout the day, well into evening, haha) you pan fry gently in butter until the dough is golden brown, and the filling is soft and hot. Serve with salt, pepper and sour cream. So amazingly scrumptious! I can’t even think of eating them not pan fried! Despite that glaring omission (haha, I’m teasing), a wonderful video!

[@johnelkins2591]

I agree my family always pan fries them in butter with some onion. Maybe it's a regional thing? They are from Ukraine not Poland. delicious!

[@curtisrobinson7962]

You are lucky to have such great memories of your mom. And to those who have good memories of their mothers, too. Bravo, good for you,!

[@thefollowing8127]

They carry on the tradition of every one in the family gathering hunting and preparing . Sitting down to eat following saying grace was the culmination of the process.

[@sandraboxill1322]

This is a real treat for me seeing the mother of the woman whose recipes I've been learning from...I'm just dizzy with admiration, I'm an absolute great fan of Martha Stewart, she can do NO wrong...thanks for all the wonderful recipes Ms.Stewart...☺

[@sandraboxill1322]

SW627 drop dead ..idiot...

[@sandraboxill1322]

SW627 ...😱...who the hell cares...go drown your sorrows elsewhere...you people make me sick...do you really think she gives a damn about what anyone says..,looks like she's doing just fine...and I still love her ....end of discussion....don't bother me...good night...and GET A LIFE

[@bethmann3283]

I always enjoyed watching you and your mom, what great videos for you to look back and watch. Reminds me of when I get the pleasure to cook with my own mom.

[@gsmith5140]

Ain't nobody like Mom. 😊

[@suzannemills9955]

sauted cabbage and onion filling is my favorite...we always had both kinds at Christmas Eve at my Baba's house

[@tomsparks6099]

Those old tin cups are AWESOME! I have a margarita glass I use every Christmas. That's my tool. I remember watching my grandmother and aunts making them "by the hundreds" with their gnarly arthritic hands -- . Fantastic work but worth it every year.

[@peterzenewicz329]

Nobody makes them that small in my family. My mother used to cut hers out with a knife, no cup. She actually drew one on a sheet of paper, cut it out, and folded it to give me a pattern when she wrote out the recipe. I finally found a five inch device that not only cuts them, but also folds and seals them.

[@slyeung6562]

Great sharing ! Thank you very much.

[@ardentdfender4116]

The most important thing I got from this was that "I added the Sour Cream because it keeps the dough tender". That is the kind of knowledge that's so important in anything being made vs just blindly following a recipe. It's the knowing of why you add some ingredients in particular vs just because someone said so to just add it. Knowing is always so important. Cooking is a lot of experimentation that these days a lot of people are afraid to do and gain real knowledge of why your adding some things to anything. Her Mom was absolutely great!

[@possumclovett1549]

These are my favourite video's I love watching Martha and her mom cook together it's soo nice they work well together bless Possum

[@michellepechie55]

These are my new favorites from Martha. I'm sure I saw them in the past, but it was so long ago I completely forgot.

[@veronicamoser1972]

This video is a treasure to me my Baba tried to teach me to make her pierogi when I was a teen but I didn’t have much interest...I wish I would have learned from her! I do know she put some turmeric in her potatoes I never found another recipe that used it..my son and I are going to try making them them this week I hope they turn out well. She served them with browned butter and onions and of course sour cream..yum!

[@Melidontcare]

I love your Mother.. what a treasure.

[@LiyaRayn]

I just enjoy to listen to Marta Stuart! Watching !!

[@wojtek26219]

To prawdziwa polska babuszka! Kocham ją ❤️😍🥟

[@polonaise20s]

Chyba Babcia!

[@margiemaness8608]

Absolutely amazing and I love ❤️ Martha Stewart and I have learned so much from her! God bless you and keep you always 🙏

[@lorrainedaniels2600]

Looks great looks WOUNDFUL

[@evonaagrochowski8006]

Do you fry them, up, after wards,..? That what my mother and I do,...I didn't know, that Martha Stuart, was Polish,...! Learn something new every day,..!

[@gracemadej5564]

She got the cooking skills from her mother 😊