Welcome back to The Whatevers. I hope you have enjoyed the stories and recipes so far. Let's take a look at the goings on at Lilydale, NY.
Who Was Esmeralda and Why Did She Visit Lilydale?
She pulled up in back of the hotel kitchen and when Mama saw
her pull in she got a terrible expression on her face. She quickly wiped her
hands on her apron and ran out the back door right to the wagon. The minute Esmeralda
saw my Mama she fell from the truck and into Mama’s arms. It was such a curios
sight because I never saw Mama act like that before.
They were hugging and crying at the same time. I thought
Mama was happy but she kept looking around the yard to see if others had seen
the new arrival. She was tense and nervous as she quietly spoke to this strange
woman. Esmeralda opened the small
door to the covered wagon and out jumped two young girls, dressed in the most
beautiful dresses I had ever seen in my life. Nothing compared to the simple
dresses I wore everyday. They even had headdresses on that matched their
dresses.
At the same time Papa came around to the back of the hotel
and he too had this very strange look on his face when he saw the new arrivals.
He quickly ran over to Esmeralda and grabbed her in a big bear hug but I could
see he was also nervous. He quickly went to the horses and moved the wagon
behind the barn where no one ever wandered while Mama ushered Esmeralda and her
two daughters into the kitchen. They were speaking a language I had never heard
before even though I heard both of my parents speak in different languages,
Mama often spoke German while Papa spoke Italian and French.
Analetta and Rosella hid behind Esmeralda as they moved into
the kitchen. They were as curious to see me as I was to see them. Finally Mama brought them over and introduced us
to each other. I would soon discover that Esmeralda was my Papa’s sister who
many years ago had run off with a Gypsy Prince. She was never allowed to come
back home but somehow Mama and Papa stayed in touch.
When the Gypsy Prince died suddenly Esmeralda started off
hoping to find this place called Lilydale. She knew that Mama and Papa had
finally moved to this strange place. Little did I know the extent of the entire
goings on at Lilydale but I was soon to find out the real truth.
It was decided that Esmeralda would help Mama in the hotel kitchen
but there was no room for them to stay. It wasn’t really a problem because the
small wagon really was where they preferred to sleep; it was the only home they
had ever known.
It was getting close to the hotel dinnertime and Esmeralda
pitched right in to help Mama make her famous meat pies. Mama called them
Bierocks but I called them delicious! All the young ones were sent to bed while
Mama and Papa caught all the news with Esmeralda. I wish I could have stayed
and listen because I could tell this story wasn’t over and that it really had
just started!
Here's the RECIPE:
BIEROCKS/RUNZA {10-12}
Frozen bread dough or 16 ounces hot
roll mix
1-1/2 lb. ground beef
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups cabbage, shredded
2 cups onions, chopped
1 shredded carrot {optional}
3 minced garlic cloves
OPTIONAL:
1 teaspoon caraway seed
1/2 lb Velveeta cheese, cubes or 1/2
lb swiss cheese, grated or 1/2 lb cheddar cheese, shredded
Directions:
Brown ground beef, onion and minced garlic in skillet.
DO NOT DRAIN!
Add shredded cabbage & carrots,
salt and pepper to meat and onions and cover. Stirring occasionally.
While cabbage and meat mixture is
cooking, follow the recipe steps 1 - 4 on the Hot Roll mix. Don't form into
shapes.
When dough is ready, pull off small
balls of dough and roll out.
Place meat mixture into middle of the
dough.
Fold the dough around the meat
mixture.
Place on baking sheet and cook at 375
for 15 - 20 minutes, until golden brown.
Here are links to the other creative stories about The Whatevers. Please stop by and see what these fabulous artists have created.
If you would like to play along it's not to late to join in. Here are all the details that you need to know.
Here is how it works ~
- Vicki, Cat, Cuchy (Carmen), Nathalie and I have made a one-year commitment to each other and picked twelve photos with Whatevers whom we will give a story.
- Every month – if possible always on the 15th – each of us will do a post with an individual story that goes along for us with the same photo.
- If you want you can play along and we will have the photo for you to download and show us your version of The Whatevers. The photo will be posted at the end of our blogposts- not on Facebook!
- There is no rules to the story itself- it can be funny, sad, uplifting, breathtaking- WHATEVER
- There is no rules on the length or the form of the story- it can be a short sentence, an essay, a poem or a soap opera – WHATEVER
- There is no rules on the artform you choose – it can be a scrapbook layout, an altered art project, an artjournal page – WHATEVER
- Here is a rule though: if you take the photo you have to link back to us and show us your story.
- These pictures are from our personal stash and are for personal use for you only! If you want to use them for a publication whether a book or magazine in print or digital form please ask for permission!
- If you want to participate we’ll have a linky list for each Whatever Post.
- You can also join our The Whatevers -Facebook Page
HERE IS THE PHOTO FOR THIS MONTH'S WHATEVERS:
Thanks for stopping by and spending some time with me. I'm looking forward to next month's Whatevers.
