How much did your wedding cost?
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I don't think I have ever gone to a wedding that hasn't had a polka or two and hasn't had the chicken dance. You have to love polish cooking I am making some halushki (spelling) Tomorrow and had piggies last night.
Halušky is a traditional dumpling meal in Eastern European countries, such as Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine.
Although recipes vary from region to region, in general potatoes are finely grated and mixed with flour, salt and optionally a small amount of egg to form a batter. The batter is passed through a special perforated halušky strainer into boiling water forming small (1/2 X 2-3 cm) dumplings. These are then mixed with regionally varying ingredients, but usually includes chopped cabbage, onions and butter.
Traditionally, no special instrument was used to form halušky. Instead, dough was placed in a thin layer on a wooden cutting board and cut off in even pieces (using a knife) and cast directly into boiling water.
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Although recipes vary from region to region, in general potatoes are finely grated and mixed with flour, salt and optionally a small amount of egg to form a batter. The batter is passed through a special perforated halušky strainer into boiling water forming small (1/2 X 2-3 cm) dumplings. These are then mixed with regionally varying ingredients, but usually includes chopped cabbage, onions and butter.
Traditionally, no special instrument was used to form halušky. Instead, dough was placed in a thin layer on a wooden cutting board and cut off in even pieces (using a knife) and cast directly into boiling water.
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Well around here Haluski is onions and cabbage fried up in butter then mixed in with egg noodles. Piggies are also called stuffed cabbage.
As oddly similar yet different I wonder if Haluski & Halušky are actually two separate items based on a very old original idea. I easily see both names explained exactly as above.
I wish more people were this sensible. If not stock at least save the money for a down payment on a house.
2006
$15k (not including the bar bill)
Ceremony: Local Catholic Church
Guests: 180
Reception: Firestone Country Club in Akron, Oh.
Food: Sit-down dinner including your choice of Chicken Marsala or Prime Rib.
Bar: Unlimited (Us Irish sure like to party)
The wife and I are lucky, in that we only ended up paying for the invitations, flowers, dress and rings. The parents took care of the rest.
Are you stereotyping the Irish?
I have a few Irish friends. I could keep up with them in my "salad days", but now in my old age, I don't even try.
I fry onions, and mix with cottage cheese and egg noodles. Don't know what it's called, nor remember who showed me this the first time, but it sure is good. Stuffed cabbage; you just gave me an idea for dinner today.
Are you stereotyping the Irish?
I have a few Irish friends. I could keep up with them in my "salad days", but now in my old age, I don't even try.
I've never met an Irishman who objected a "few" pints. Barley and hops flow through our blood.
Location - Den of In-Laws' home $0.00
Pastor - Bishop of our church $0.00 (actually he gave us $20 as a gift)
Dress - out of closet $0.00
Suit - no thanks $0.00
Food, decorations, & entertainment - brought by family/friends $0.00
Honeymoon - bedroom upstairs $0.00
Worth every penny
Pastor - Bishop of our church $0.00 (actually he gave us $20 as a gift)
Dress - out of closet $0.00
Suit - no thanks $0.00
Food, decorations, & entertainment - brought by family/friends $0.00
Honeymoon - bedroom upstairs $0.00
Worth every penny
Do you know why they used to name hurricanes with female names? Because they both took your home and left you naked in the driveway.
Year 2000, I got married in the same courthouse that my Mom and Dad got married in in 1957. Obviously not the same judge....LOL...said he couldn't take anything for marrying us, so all that cost us is the license. Wife got her dress from a local dress shop, think she paid 200 or so for it, I got married in slacks and a button down shirt.
One week later, my parents footed the bill for us (my wife's parents are deceased) a Cajun Style reception at my Mom and Dad's house, boiled crawfish, boiled crabs, two kegs of beer, he told me they spent about 3k total, for everything, for about 100 folks.
I still have people today walk up to me and tell me it was the coolest reception they ever went to. Which was our intention, to have FUN, not be all stuffy with dinners and ties and stuff.
One week later, my parents footed the bill for us (my wife's parents are deceased) a Cajun Style reception at my Mom and Dad's house, boiled crawfish, boiled crabs, two kegs of beer, he told me they spent about 3k total, for everything, for about 100 folks.
I still have people today walk up to me and tell me it was the coolest reception they ever went to. Which was our intention, to have FUN, not be all stuffy with dinners and ties and stuff.
$100 for the pastor,
Gazeebo surrounded by ponds ringed by weeping willows and ducks was free as it was a public park behind the township offices.
Dinner at a local nice resturaunt in its wedding room for 20+ family and a cousins weird boyfriend along with the cake and wine was covered by my uncles for their families plus our dinners.
My out of pocket besides the minister was the wifes hair and some accessories for the dress and a pair of shoes plus a new shirt and slacks along with a tie so it came to $400 all together for me and an estimated $1,500 all together wich isnt bad at all.
If your going to go the route of a local park with ponds and ducks / geese / swans be sure to have someone go there a few hours before hand with leaf rakes and brooms and cleaning supplies to get rid of the land mines the water foul leave. You can talk to the public works about this and to ask them to make sure the shore line is clean but its a hit or miss if they get it done in time.
Gazeebo surrounded by ponds ringed by weeping willows and ducks was free as it was a public park behind the township offices.
Dinner at a local nice resturaunt in its wedding room for 20+ family and a cousins weird boyfriend along with the cake and wine was covered by my uncles for their families plus our dinners.
My out of pocket besides the minister was the wifes hair and some accessories for the dress and a pair of shoes plus a new shirt and slacks along with a tie so it came to $400 all together for me and an estimated $1,500 all together wich isnt bad at all.
If your going to go the route of a local park with ponds and ducks / geese / swans be sure to have someone go there a few hours before hand with leaf rakes and brooms and cleaning supplies to get rid of the land mines the water foul leave. You can talk to the public works about this and to ask them to make sure the shore line is clean but its a hit or miss if they get it done in time.
WHAT! No SHRIMP! I'm pretty sure that's not legal down there......
It was APRIL. Shrimp season was not open...LOL
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