{"id":98,"date":"2007-08-27T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2007-08-27T09:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk:80\/paws\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2007-08-27T10:07:53","modified_gmt":"2007-08-27T09:07:53","slug":"week-34-birds-pierogi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=98","title":{"rendered":"Week 34: Birds &#038; pierogi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a small lake near my house which is home to a variety of birds, including a swan family. One day last week, the swans, for some unexplained reason, decided to explore the neighbourhood. We think they were just lost or confused, so after I took what is this week&#8217;s main picture, my wife led them back to their lake, using bread crumbs to entice them to follow her.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main<\/strong><br \/>\nSwans on Torenvalklaan:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34.jpg\" alt=\"2951\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThe alternates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>The first 3 alternates are from a walk we took in Rotterdam on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 1<\/em><br \/>\nAnother city bird scene:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt1.jpg\" alt=\"2959\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 2<\/em><br \/>\nSkyscraper reflections:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt2.jpg\" alt=\"2988\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 3<\/em><br \/>\nChildren using modern architecture for their own ends:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt3.jpg\" alt=\"2987\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My sister and her husband left on Tuesday morning for their 1000 km drive back to Poland. The night before, my sister treated us to a last dinner, a huge batch of a Polish specialty called <em>pierogi<\/em>, basically pockets of dough filled with either meat, or in this case a mix of potatoes, farmers cheese, onions and seasonings&#8211;absolutely delicious! I documented the preparation and the final product, which yielded the following 5 alternates.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 4<\/em><br \/>\nFirst, the dough is prepared, flattened, and cut into circular shapes using some convenient implement, in this case a Belgian beer glass:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt4.jpg\" alt=\"2998\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 5<\/em><br \/>\nThen, the filling is put in:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt5.jpg\" alt=\"2999\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 6<\/em><br \/>\nIn the next step, the pierog is closed using a special tool:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt6.jpg\" alt=\"3001\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 7<\/em><br \/>\nPierogi on the oven tray, waiting to be baked:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt7.jpg\" alt=\"3004\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 8<\/em><br \/>\nAnd finally, out of the oven, with some melted butter and fried onions and bacon bits on top. Yummy!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt8.jpg\" alt=\"3006\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last 3 alternates are miscelleaneous images that do not really belong with the themes of the week, but I just liked them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 9<\/em><br \/>\nOn Thursday night, we had some close English friends over for dinner. The weather was nice and we were able to eat on the porch. Friday morning, as I came out to drink my morning coffee, this scene greeted me, which also explained my slight hangover (if you wonder about the jar of Marmite&#8211;we did not eat it the night before, somehow our conversation turned to English food and we needed to study the ingredients):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt9.jpg\" alt=\"3015\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 10<\/em><br \/>\nOn Saturday, we fulfilled a long-standing promise to our son and took him for dinner at <em>Comme Chez Soi<\/em> in Brussels, the city&#8217;s only restaurant with 3 Michelin stars (as far as I know). I have no pictures from there, but before going to the restaurant we had a beer at an outdoor terrace. This man spent at least an hour sitting with his beer and his reading:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt10.jpg\" alt=\"3046\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 11<\/em><br \/>\nFrom our outdoor table, we could also look inside the bar to admire the cheesy decorations:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2007\/34alt11.jpg\" alt=\"3047\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a small lake near my house which is home to a variety of birds, including a swan family. One day last week, the swans, for some unexplained reason, decided to explore the neighbourhood. 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