Another tradition I have at Christmas is making Lihapiirakka. Little deep fired meat/rice pies, made in a sweet dough. Since I got home from London/St.Thomas (ont) too close to Christmas, I never had time to make these tasty treats. So I thought it would be fun to teach my nieces Airyana and Marissa how to make them. I also invited my friend Leanne and her daughter Kelti over to join in the festivities. It is quite a long process, as the dough has to rise twice. Here is a look at our adventure:
Marissa kneaded the dough.
Airyana giving it a try.
As always, Kelti gives me that look, "You want me to do what?"
Me and my girlies!!
While the dough was rising, we went out sledding down my mom’s driveway. I haven’t had so much fun… I was giggling so hard. Again, it brought back memories of going sliding with Holly and Jeff. We used to pretend we were in the Olympics, racing down the hill… be cautious of “corner 13”, which caused my slight concussion in ’96. It was fun watching the kids going down the hill, crashing into the snow banks. At one point, we thought we would all try to stack onto the Snow surfer. All 5 of us! When we took off, Rissa and Airy fell off right away, as Leanne, Kelti and I headed down the hill. I was laughing so hard, my stomach hurt. Sometimes it feels great to be a kid again. Afterwards, the 3 kids piled on the sled and I pushed them down the hill, in hopes of making them hit the jump- hee hee. Here is a look at their sliding escapades. (Photos taken by Leanne).
This picture was actually taken the next day with my NEW digital camera :)
HERE WE GO....
Love the faces in these photos- classic!
After we prepared the Lihapiirakka, we had to let them rise one more time. While waiting for them, we headed over to Edie Täti’s for the traditional Boxing Day Dinner. When my Grandmother was alive, she would have loads of family and friends visit on the 26th. Edie thought it would be fun to carry on the yearly event. I have always enjoyed Boxing Day over there because it gives me a chance to see my cousins from out of town and other family members I don’t see all the time. I also enjoy hearing the stories about my dad. Lately I have been really wishing I knew my dad better. He passed away when I was 9 years old and I always knew him as “My daddy the hero”. As I get older, I really wish I had the chance to know my dad, the adult… So family gatherings always give me glimpses of what my dad was like as a man. I really cherish hearing my family talk about him. Especially the stories of when he was a young teenager getting into mischief with his siblings. Of course at every family event, Edie busts out the camera, which causes Uncle Dan to bring out his camera…. So naturally, I had to get my camera to capture what I love about my family. These pictures probably won’t make sense to most… but I took them for Holly and Jeff so they can see what they are missing and maybe they will make their way over here for Christmas one year.
It was also fun having Leanne and Kelti over to experience a family gathering at the Repo house… and I got to show them the fabulous Bubble light
Cutting circles out of the dough
The filling
Uncle Dan taking a picture of....
the typical candid shot of the people on Edie's couch....
Edie taking a picture of Danny taking a picture.... gotta love my family!
Me and "Ed"- I love my aunt, she is loads of fun and has taught me a lot about being finn!
A look at the blue bubble light... maybe you have to see it in person to understand why it is that cool!
Once we returned home, we finished our all day project. Here are some pictures of the final product.
Thanks to Leanne and Kelti for spending the day with us! And thanks to Rissa & Airy for letting Amy Täti teach you some of my favourite Finnish/Christmas traditions.
Oh so yummy!!!
Marissa kneaded the dough.
Airyana giving it a try.
As always, Kelti gives me that look, "You want me to do what?"
Me and my girlies!!While the dough was rising, we went out sledding down my mom’s driveway. I haven’t had so much fun… I was giggling so hard. Again, it brought back memories of going sliding with Holly and Jeff. We used to pretend we were in the Olympics, racing down the hill… be cautious of “corner 13”, which caused my slight concussion in ’96. It was fun watching the kids going down the hill, crashing into the snow banks. At one point, we thought we would all try to stack onto the Snow surfer. All 5 of us! When we took off, Rissa and Airy fell off right away, as Leanne, Kelti and I headed down the hill. I was laughing so hard, my stomach hurt. Sometimes it feels great to be a kid again. Afterwards, the 3 kids piled on the sled and I pushed them down the hill, in hopes of making them hit the jump- hee hee. Here is a look at their sliding escapades. (Photos taken by Leanne).
This picture was actually taken the next day with my NEW digital camera :)
HERE WE GO....
Love the faces in these photos- classic!
After we prepared the Lihapiirakka, we had to let them rise one more time. While waiting for them, we headed over to Edie Täti’s for the traditional Boxing Day Dinner. When my Grandmother was alive, she would have loads of family and friends visit on the 26th. Edie thought it would be fun to carry on the yearly event. I have always enjoyed Boxing Day over there because it gives me a chance to see my cousins from out of town and other family members I don’t see all the time. I also enjoy hearing the stories about my dad. Lately I have been really wishing I knew my dad better. He passed away when I was 9 years old and I always knew him as “My daddy the hero”. As I get older, I really wish I had the chance to know my dad, the adult… So family gatherings always give me glimpses of what my dad was like as a man. I really cherish hearing my family talk about him. Especially the stories of when he was a young teenager getting into mischief with his siblings. Of course at every family event, Edie busts out the camera, which causes Uncle Dan to bring out his camera…. So naturally, I had to get my camera to capture what I love about my family. These pictures probably won’t make sense to most… but I took them for Holly and Jeff so they can see what they are missing and maybe they will make their way over here for Christmas one year.It was also fun having Leanne and Kelti over to experience a family gathering at the Repo house… and I got to show them the fabulous Bubble light
Cutting circles out of the dough
The filling
Uncle Dan taking a picture of....
the typical candid shot of the people on Edie's couch....
Edie taking a picture of Danny taking a picture.... gotta love my family!
Me and "Ed"- I love my aunt, she is loads of fun and has taught me a lot about being finn!
A look at the blue bubble light... maybe you have to see it in person to understand why it is that cool!Once we returned home, we finished our all day project. Here are some pictures of the final product.
Thanks to Leanne and Kelti for spending the day with us! And thanks to Rissa & Airy for letting Amy Täti teach you some of my favourite Finnish/Christmas traditions.
Oh so yummy!!!
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