I stumbled across these photos on Facebook yesterday taken by Judith Felski of Saint John Kanty Church.

As you have read about here on BFA, Saint John Kanty sold pierogi throughout Lent as a fundraiser for the church.

Judith was kind enough to let me share the photos here on BFA.

The best pierogi are made by hand and because of the TLC people put into them.

From Judith:

I should tell you, though, that we sold out over the weekend and will not be making more until next year (we made and sold over 5,000 cheese and sauerkraut pierogi)!

How can you not love that?

The parishioners at Saint John Kanty, like the parishioners of all the BF churches, work very hard to keep their parish ALIVE.

Here is Saint Kanty’s Holy Week schedule—>  Stop in and check it out!

This weekend is the last for Saint John Kanty’s pierogi sale.

Saint John Kanty Church is located at Broadway & Brownell.

Phone: 893-0412

Yum!!!

Saint John Kanty Church is located at Broadway & Brownell.

Phone: 893-0412

Yum!!!

(Brenda Alesii Reporting – balesii@entercom.com) Buffalo, NY — Last weekend the parking lot at Corpus Christi Church on Clark Street on Buffalo’s east side was transformed into a feast for the palate as contestants vied for the honor of serving the best pierogi. The third annual Best Pierogi Contest was open to all amateur cooks and, for the first time, businesses were invited to compete, using traditional recipes.

I had the pleasure of being among the judges at the Dozynki Harvest Festival, the Polish equivalent of our Thanksgiving holiday. I arrived early so I could watch some of the cooks at work.

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Corpus Christi Church is looking for Western New York’s best pierogi by hosting its third annual Buffalo’s Best Pierogi contest on Saturday August 21 at 4:30p.m. The contest is open to all amateur cooks. For the first time, businesses are also invited to attend, but must use a traditional recipe.

Applicants will be judged in one of three categories:
Homemade Traditional – boiled or fried pierogi filled with cheese, cheese/potato or kapusta (pickled or fresh cabbage) with or without mushrooms, carrots, etc.

Homemade Non-Traditional – open to entrant’s creativity, keeping in mind that a pierog is a stuffed pocket of dough.

Commercial – open to any business using a traditional recipe.

Deadline for entries is August 17.

The contest will take place during Corpus Christi’s 30th annual Dozynki (pronounced Do-ZHIN-kee) Polish Harvest Festival on August 21 and 22. This joyful commemoration, which dates to the middle ages, is the Polish equivalent of America’s Thanksgiving holiday. The heart of the Polish Harvest Festival is to bring people together in a spirit of gratitude and appreciation to God for all of life’s blessings. The event is also a celebration of Polish food, music and culture. All are welcome to attend.

In the heart of Buffalo Historic Polonia, Corpus Christi Church is located at 199 Clark St. in Buffalo, one block east of the Broadway Market. Applications for the pierogi contest and a complete listing of the Harvest Festival events can be found on the church website at http://dozynki.corpuschristibuffalo.org.

Corpus Christi Church is looking for Western New York’s best pierogi by hosting its third annual Buffalo’s Best Pierogi contest on Saturday August 21 at 4:30p.m. The contest is open to all amateur cooks. For the first time, businesses are also invited to attend, but must use a traditional recipe.

Applicants will be judged in one of three categories:
Homemade Traditional – boiled or fried pierogi filled with cheese, cheese/potato or kapusta (pickled or fresh cabbage) with or without mushrooms, carrots, etc.

Homemade Non-Traditional – open to entrant’s creativity, keeping in mind that a pierog is a stuffed pocket of dough.

Commercial – open to any business using a traditional recipe.

Deadline for entries is Saturday, August 13.

The contest will take place during Corpus Christi’s 30th annual Dozynki (pronounced Do-ZHIN-kee) Polish Harvest Festival on August 21 and 22. This joyful commemoration, which dates to the middle ages, is the Polish equivalent of America’s Thanksgiving holiday. The heart of the Polish Harvest Festival is to bring people together in a spirit of gratitude and appreciation to God for all of life’s blessings. The event is also a celebration of Polish food, music and culture. All are welcome to attend.

In the heart of Buffalo Historic Polonia, Corpus Christi Church is located at 199 Clark St. in Buffalo, one block east of the Broadway Market. Applications for the pierogi contest and a complete listing of the Harvest Festival events can be found on the church website at http://dozynki.corpuschristibuffalo.org.

St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr Parish will be once again sponsor a “Pierogi for Profit” sale. They will have cheese or potato with cream cheese pierogi available for $ 11.00 per dozen. (Sold in dozen packages only).

Pick up of orders will be Saturday, March 6th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 7th following Masses in the Marian Hall. Volunteers are needed to help make the pierogi starting on Saturday, February 20th (time to be announced).

If you would like to place an order or volunteer to help, call Theresa Gonciarz at 893-3627.

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The winners from 08/22’s competition!

Traditional:
1st – Eileen Koteras (Blueberry Pierogi)
2nd – Lilly Wisniewski (Potato and Farmer’s Cheese)
3rd – Cynthia Opoka (Kapusta and Mushroom)

Mon Traditional:
1st – Kasia Wrobel (Spinach & Feta)
2nd – Mike Krajewski (Golabki)
3rd – Marilyn Barker (Dilly Pierogi with Lox)

Thank you to all who participated…

A special thank you to our judges…

Maryalice Demler (WGRZ)
Brad Riter (WECK)
Michelle Kearns (Buffalo News)
Christa Seychew (Nickel City Chef & Field and Fork)
Heather Ly (WGRZ)

Look for the Third Buffalo’s Best Homemade Pierogi Contest in 2010!

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org

HT Brad Riter for winning Pierogi pics

Corpus Christi Church is looking for Buffalo and Western New York’s best homemade pierogi by holding its second annual Buffalo’s Best Homemade Pierogi Contest.

The contest is part of Corpus Christi’s 30th Dożynki Harvest Festival.

Applicants will be judged in one of two categories:  traditional (potato, fruit, cheese or sauerkraut) and non-traditional recipes (use your imagination). The contest is open to all amateur cooks. (No restaurants or commercial vendors please.)   The winners in each category will receive the title of Buffalo’s Best Homemade Pierogi Maker 2009 and prizes.  Winners will be determined by a panel of local celebrity judges.

Last year’s event was a huge success!

You can register by clicking here…

See you at Dożynki!

http://corpuschristibuffalo.org