Farewell

Well folks, today is the day. Welcome to the end. We are glad to have brought you a little slice of Russian heaven, while the opportunity was present. I know many of you have expressed great remorse at our closing, but when it's time to move on, it's time. We simply did not have enough resources to sustain ourselves, but perhaps if you do we can sell you the trailer. It'll be a lot of work, but that's simply always the case with any investment. Anyway, we're keeping it really simple today. Our last menu:

Baked Piroshki:
*Samsa- petit lamb onion

Deep-fried Piroshki:
*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Dessert:
*Ponchiki- deep-fried donuts

Wrapping up

Good morning everyone. Welcome to another day of Oly Piroshki, something I will soon no longer be able to say. Yes, you do hear right, we are approaching our final days of Oly Piroshki. A short-lived, yet beautiful addition to the cuisine of Olympia. But more importantly of local and organic food. Though we won't be around much longer, do remember to eat as much nutritious food as is available to you. And know that "organic" is not supposed to be a buzz word, but a direct representation of the fuel you are feeding your body and living off of. The most important investment you can make is to eat local, organic foods- it is one way to protect our ecosystem, our local farmers, our health, and the planet we live on. There's definitely much to be done before organic foods are widely available to all people of all income levels and before there is no longer a need to distinguish between "organic" and "conventional" foods, but it is something we should strive for. Food should not be about convenience or simply about taste (though I do love tasty food!), but rather nutrition and sustainability. The web is vast, and we should stop putting it all on ourselves as individuals to change the food system, but remember to hold lawmakers and corporations accountable and demand that our food is not laced with chemicals are factory farms remotely acceptable. So buy CSAs, go to your farmers market,speak up when you can, get involved. In the mean time, our menu:

Fried Piroshki:
*Potato Onion
*Potato Smoked Pork
*Chicken Stroganoff

Baked Piroshki:
*Samsa

Soup:
*Borscht

Special:
*Piroshki and Soup Combination Dealio

Beverage:
*Cherry Apple Kompot

Hello all you fine Olympia folk. Sorry for the delay in posting this morning, we've simply been battling the oven's temperamental nature. It has made a temporary agreement to stay at the temperature we desire, but we are not sure how long this agreement will hold. The baked goods are very much so dependent on steady hot temperatures, which we were failing to achieve yesterday afternoon. We'll see how it goes today. But, as everyone who has already tried them knows, are deep-fried piroshki are absolutely delicious and very nutritious (being made with wholesome ingredients and fried in good-for-your-heart rice bran oil). And upon request we will fry the chicken stroganoff and creamy mushroom piroshki. Well here is our tentative menu, assuming the oven will continue to maintain.

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- petit lamb onion
*Creamy Mushroom
*Chicken Stroganoff

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Borscht

Desserts:

*Deep-fried Berry Bite
*Ponchiki- powdered sugar donuts

Yay! Today at Oly Piroshki we have so many delicious Russian goodies you may need to bring a few friends to help enjoy all we have to offer. For instance, the borscht is back! And as soul-warming as ever. Perfect for this grey weather. MMMmmm. I may just enjoy a bowl or two myself. For the rest of the menu we have:

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- petit lamb onion
*Creamy Mushroom
*Chicken Stroganoff

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato w/Smoked Pork
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Borscht

Desserts:

*Deep-fried Berry Bite
*Pampushki- powdered sugar donuts

Good morning everyone, my apologies for the delay in updates; my internet has been malfunctioning this morning and it is very difficult to update this blog without an internet connection. We have a simple and sweet menu for today, the best of the best. So come on by or give us a call.

Baked Piroshki:

*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion served with a delicious bowl of beef broth
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork
*Mushroom Couscous
*Sausage Couscous

Sunny Saturday Deelicious

Mash, mash, mash, stir, stir, stir, spice, spice, spice. Then bam! Russian yummies. It's as good as it gets. Today is a particularly exciting day. My brother shall be coming to Oly Piroshki and clicking away at the register. So if you give us a call you may be delighted to talk with him.

*Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, sweet peas and our homemade mayo

Baked Piroshki:
*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry
*Creamy Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork
*Mushroom Couscous

Soup:

*Pelmeni in Beef Broth
*Borscht


Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Bites

Beverage:

*Apple Apricot Kompot

Piroshki, piroshki, piroshki. It's all anyone can talk about in this town. They are pretty spectacular, so I understand. Well let's give our a menu a look for today:

*Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, sweet peas and our homemade mayo

Baked Piroshki:
*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry
*Creamy Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork


Soup:

*Borscht
*Split Pea with Hog Legs

Desserts:
*Marionberry Sloykey- delicious berry treat in puff pastry

Beverage:

*Apple Kompot

Sunshine with piroshki

Happy Thursday everyone. Currently enjoying some eighties music while sauteing up onions. Joyous times all around. Also, has anyone seen the sun today? If not, I recommend going outside and soaking up some good ole' Olympia rays. It really is all anyone can talk about when the sun is out in this town. I sometimes wonder about the dynamic in places that are constantly sunny, like is there as much of a commentary? Any who. When you are strolling about, come on over to the piroshki stand, it'll be great. You can even request the borscht cold (which is how I often eat my borscht) and slurp it up with a savory treat. Have a great day everyone!

*Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, sweet peas and our homemade mayo

Baked Piroshki:
*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry
*Creamy Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork


Soup:

*Borscht
*Split Pea with Hog Legs

Desserts:
*Marionberry Sloykey- delicious berry treat in puff pastry

Beverage:

*Apple Kompot

Good morning and welcome to yet another fabulous day at Oly Piroshki. It sure is gorgeous out there and tasty in here. The chicken stroganoff piroshki are a definite hit and there are very few left for the eating, so come quick! Well see you soon.

Baked Piroshki:
*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry
*Creamy Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork


Soup:

*Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites
*Marionberry Sloykey- delicious berry treat in puff pastry

Beverage:

*Cherry Apple Kompot

The Best Time to Eat a Piroshki is Now

Hello, hello, hello! I hope everyone is at the beginnings of a splendid day. We're doing pretty well ourselves, here at the piroshki stand. Our dearest Flora is back in the kitchen, making things happen. Our top oven light (which has been out of commission for quite awhile now) is back! We also had a great weekend, making plans for piroshki in the fast approaching summer. Discussion of kabobs and all sorts of fun plans were had. So keep your ears perked! Well, let's talk about today and today's menu:

Baked Piroshki:
*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry
*Creamy Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork


Soup:

*Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites
*Marionberry Sloykey- delicious berry treat in puff pastry

Beverage:

*Cherry Apple Kompot

Saturday Splendors

And we're back! We were open yesterday, it was just me and a friend opening the kitchen and no way to update the menu for Olympia's piroshki lovers. We're also here today, cooking up finger-licking morsels of Russian wonder. Come swing by on this beautiful day, or give us a call at 360-486-4726 and place your order in advance.

Baked Piroshki:


*Chicken Stroganoff in puff pastry
*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Fried Potato with Smoked Pork


Soup:

*Fresh-made Chicken Noodle

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites
*Marionberry Sloykey- delicious berry treat in puff pastry

Beverage:

*Cherry Apple Kompot

Closed Today

Sorry everyone! We are closed today Thursday, May 6th due to not having enough piroshki makers to run the kitchen. We will open up tomorrow with a really fantastic array of Russian food. So, do enjoy your Thursday and we'll see you tomorrow.

Good morning my dearest piroshki lovers. The kitchen is smelling divine this morning. Give us a call or come on by. Our number is 360-486-4726 and our location is 2321 Harrison Ave NW, right across the street from the Shell gas station, on the Hardel's Building Center property. Come eat delicious, organic Russian food today!

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Fried Potato and Ham
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage w/ Smoked Pork
*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites

Beverage:
*Apple Lemon Leaf Mint Kompot

Fried Potato and Ham

What an exciting day at Oly Piroshki! We have a few new and exciting menu items for our piroshki fans. For instance, Fried Potatoes and Ham! This with our delicious Borscht would be the most soul-warming lunch around town. Don't forget that we have a call-in service, for all of you who have a large order or are simply in a hurry. Call us at 360-486-4726. Here's what you have to choose from:

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Fried Potato and Ham
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage w/ Smoked Pork
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites

Beverage:
*Apple Lemon Leaf Mint Kompot

In just a little bit Oly Piroshki shall be open for your hankerings of Russian food. The call-in service is going great! Lots of delight and tasty food all around. If you would like to take advantage of calling in our number is 360-486-4726. Today we have lots of deep-frying in our rice bran oil, which is a very tasty and healthy oil, and a couple of the puff pastry baked piroshki. I'll let you see for yourself:


Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry
*Beef Mushroom


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Mushroom
*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion


Soup:

*Split Pea w/ Hog Legs and Smoked Sausage

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Raspberry Bites
*Deep-fried Cherry Bites

Beverage:
*Apple Cherry Lemon Leaf Kompot

Hello piroshki lovers of the world. It's Friday, good news for everyone. People are especially happy eating piroshki on Fridays. Well, really I have no empirical data to back that up, but it's a hypothesis. Don't forget to try some blini with chicken stroganoff too! They are so delicious! Well call in, stop by and have a wonderful day.

*Blini stuffed with Chicken Stroganoff

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom



Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Lamb w/ Red Jasmine Rice

Soup:

*Porcini Mushroom

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Raspberry Bites
*Deep-fried Cherry Bites

Beverage:
*Apple Lemon Leaf Mint Kompot

Good morning everyone! Yesterday was a fantastic start to our new call-in service. We had all of our food fresh and ready for all the wonderful people who gave us a ring. So here's to another fabulous day of Piroshki. My mouth waters simply thinking about it. Our menu for today:

*Blini stuffed with Chicken Stroganoff

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Cabbage w/ Smoked Pork


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Lamb w/ Red Jasmine Rice

Soup:

*Porcini Mushroom

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Raspberry Bites
*Deep-fried Cherry Bites

Beverage:
*Apple Lemon Leaf Mint Kompot

Good morning! Today is the day... Oly Piroshki has a phone number and it goes as follows: 360-486-4726. Call us at least an hour before 11am and place your order for the day or call after 11am and find out what we have in the kitchen and the wait times on your favorite piroshki. Yay! Fun and exciting times. So call in or come by for the best Russian food in town. Our menu for today:

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Our delicious Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Raspberry Bites
*Deep-fried Cherry Bites

Beverage:
*Pear Cherry Apple Kompot

Hello fellow piroshki fans and welcome to another great week of piroshki in Olympia. have some pretty exciting news: starting tomorrow Oly Piroshki shall have a phone number to call in your order! We will need some advanced notice for larger orders and if you call, I will personally update you on what piroshki and other Russian goodies are available for your consumption. We're really excited for this new development and we know many of you are too. So tomorrow at 8am I shall post the phone number. In the mean time, here's our wonderful menu for today:

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa- lamb and onion in a flaky puff pastry
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom


Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Our delicious Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Raspberry Bites
*Deep-fried Cherry Bites

Beverage:
*Pear Cherry Apple Kompot

Oh boy, oh boy! Today is the day some of us have been waiting for, for the last 365 days. The Procession of the Species is such a great time to be in Olympia, appreciating the myriad of people and other animals that inhabit this world. At 4:30Pm in Downtown Olympia the parading shall begin, at least of the official sort. Before then, we are going to open up for all of those who would love some delicious food, without the huge crowds and tightly packed together tables. Which is for some a good time, but not for all. Well, whatever you choose to do, have a fabulous time and we'll see you soon! Oh yeah and we do have an exciting new menu item today called "samsa"- a delicious puff pastry filled with lamb and onion! MMMmm. Well have fun everyone!

Menu:

Baked Piroshki:

*Samsa
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Split Pea Soup with Hog Legs

Desserts:
*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins laid in the center of a soft bread dough

Beverage:
*Pear Cherry Kompot

Art! Food! Art! Artful food! Have you seen our piroshki? Their so adorable... and edible. Come eat our delicious piroshki, before or after you explore downtown's labyrinth of art installations. Our menu for today...

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Fritattensuppe- a delicious soup with chicken meatballs and noodle-shaped crepes
*Our Famous Borscht

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Apple Marmalade Bites
*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins laid in the center of a soft bread dough

Beverage:
Cherry Apple Mint Kompot

Happy Earth Day! Today means a lot of exciting things for the world. For instance there is the World People's Conference on Climate Change, being held in Cochabamba, Bolivia where people are brainstorming ways to keep this planet alive and well. Earth Day also means that Procession of the Species is right around the corner, which for any of you who don't know is one of the most liveliest events in Olympia, held in celebration of the diversity of life on Earth. There are many ways we can make an impact bettering the world, one of which is to choose to support local businesses and local agriculture. It's important to take care of one another and grow together as a community in tune with the needs of the planet, which is something we strive to do at Oly Piroshki. So check out our menu and come on by.

Menu:

*Blini stuffed with Chicken stroganoff

Baked Piroshki:

*Cabbage Mushroom
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Egg Green Onion
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Fritattensuppe- a delicious soup with chicken dumplings and noodle-shaped crepes

Dessert:

*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins in the center of a delicious soft bread

Beverage:

*Russian-style Lemonade

Hello my wonderful piroshki munchers! Excited about today? Well, if you were to come to Oly Piroshki I'm sure you would be. We keep cooking some delicious food just for you! We have our delicious blini with chicken stroganoff today and the soup is borscht. Both tummy warming and delicious, so come on by and support your local source of Russian food.

Menu:

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Egg Green Onion
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Our Homemade Borscht

Dessert:

*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins in the center of a delicious soft bread

Beverage:

*Apple Plum Kompot

Yum, yum, yum! Saturday has come once again and Oly Piroshki is about to open with just the right combination of European flavors to satisfy your tummy. The menu is absolutely delightful today! If you have never had blini, today is your day to come try it. Blini are Russian-style crepes and ours are stuffed full of chicken stroganoff and a creamy mushroom for the vegetarians, both soul-warmingly good. We also have our delicious piroshki, soup, and salad too! So many choices, so little time.

Menu-

*Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, sweet peas and our homemade mayo

Baked Piroshki:
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-fried Piroshki:
*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Egg Green Onion

Soup:
*Our Homemade Borscht

Blini- Russian style crepes
w/ creamy mushroom
w/ chicken stroganoff

Dessert:
*Vatrushki- cottage cheese w/ golden raisins

Delicious Eastern European food til 4pm

Wow! What a beautiful day it is outside. A fantastic day to stroll around the Westside of Olympia and grab a bit of Eastern European food! Where else could you acquire such a great treat beside Oly Piroshki? The kitchen is smelling alluringly delicious and we just took a fresh batch out of the oven. And today there are only five precious hours to come on by the piroshki stand since we shall be closing at 4pm. Believe me, if I could run the stand single handedly, I would, but for now we are missing a wonderful cook to cover the 4pm-7pm piroshki needs of Olympia, WA. So as we find the perfect cook to join our family, we have to close up for the latter part of the day. Tomorrow, Saturday, we shall be operating our usual 12pm-7pm hours, so if you can't catch us today, come by tomorrow. For the menu today-


*Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, sweet peas and our homemade mayo

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Potato Onion
*Egg Green Onion
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Our Homemade Borscht

Dessert:

*Deep-fried Apple Marmalade bites

Kompot:

*Apricot Raisin Kompot

Blini stuffed with Chicken Stroganoff and Borscht!

Hello today! There's something really new and exciting at Oly Piroshki today.... we have blini stuffed with chicken stroganoff! You heard right! Blini are thin crepe like pancakes, for all those who aren't familiar with this Russian treat, and for those who are familiar with it, you know how finger-licking good they are. They will surely go quick, so come and buy and get your Russian taste buds satisfied.

Menu:

*Blini stuffed with Chicken Stroganoff

*Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, sweet peas and our homemade mayo

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Mushroom and Rice
*Potato Onion
*Egg Green Onion

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Our Homemade Borscht

Dessert:

*Deep-fried Apple Marmalade bites

Kompot:

*Apricot Raisin Kompot

Baked Goodies

Good morning adoring Oly Piroshki fans! Welcome to yet another wonderful Wednesday. Today is the new moon, a great time to start anew, perhaps with a delicious freshly baked piroshki! Or an adventure to try our amazing tripe soup, which is just oh so yummy. Whatever takes your fancy, remember to plant the seeds of intentions and have a spectacular day. For our menu:

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Mushroom and Rice
*Potato Onion
*Egg Green Onion

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Tripe w/tomatoes and sweet peas

Dessert:

*Deep-fried Apple Marmalade bites

Kompot:

*Apricot Raisin Kompot

Oly Piroshki style

Good morning! We're here this morning getting revved up for the week. Prepping some goodies for today and contemplating the possibilities of the produce we just received. For instance, fresh rhubarb! Yum, yum! Well, let's see what we have on our menu today.

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Mushroom and Rice
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki:
*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:
*Tripe w/ tomatoes and sweet peas

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Apple Marmalade Bites

Beverage:
*Apricot Raisin Kompot

The Best Tripe Soup

Well, well, well. Here we are again on a spectacular Saturday afternoon. The adventures of Oly Piroshki continue, and for anyone who has any sort of high-volume kitchen experience, you know what I mean by adventure. Preparing food to be ready by a certain time is a high art; there are always more variables than you could possibly have accounted for. Whether it's the oven light going off, or running out of potatoes because your batch of 10 lbs decided to do a flip-flop out of the fridge, it's high fun! But no worries, we're open with some delicious fare. We finally have a terrifically tasty tripe soup, that we've been working to get to you. And it's here! Come try it out. We also have an especially delicious cabbage mushroom today. Nom, nom, nom!

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry
*Cabbage Mushroom

Deep-fried Piroshki

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion


Soup

*Tripe soup with tomatoes and sweet peas

Dessert

*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins in a fluffy bread dough

Beverage

*Apricot w/Golden Raisin Kompot

Potatoes and Kraut

MMmmmMM! I just had a spoonful of potato with sauerkraut and mustard and boy is it good! It's something we'll be using today in our version of pig in a blanket. We chopped up some Bavarian franks we bought from Stewart's Meats and are nestling them in the most mouth-watering potato sauerkraut mustardy mix you can imagine. And we do have the vegetarians in mind too, so for all of you lovely folk, we'll leave the franks out of the equation. Oh and I did something really exciting yesterday! Made my own mayo for the ol-livye salad. Wow, did that take a long time, but way worth it. Well, let's get to the menu portion of the day :)

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage w/ Sausage
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Franks in A Blanket
*Potato Kraut
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry

Deep-fried Pirsohki:

*Beef Onion

Soup:
*Split Pea soup with Hog Legs

Salad:
Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, and sweet peas with *homemade mayo*

Desserts:
*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins in a dough ring

Beverage:
*Cherry Apple Golden Raisin Kompot

Delightful Foods

The sun is out! The sun is out! Oh, but it's freezing cold and windy. I almost left the house with a light sweater on today, but then decided to do a temperature check and thought better of it. Well, you know what's great for this sort of weather? Yup, you guessed it... piroshki! And some warm soup too! We have a menu full of delight today:

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage w/ Smoked Pork
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Petit Feta Nettle

Deep-fried Pirsohki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:
*Split Pea soup with Hog Legs

Salad:
Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, and sweet peas

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites
*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese and golden raisins in a dough ring

Beverage:
*Cherry Apple Mint Kompot

Happy Bites

Another delicious day at the Oly Piroshki stand is being brought to you today, or perhaps you're coming to us. Which leads me to just being clear, that for the time being we're pretty stationary; I may have caused a bit of confusion the other day when I said that I was going down to the market. I quite literally meant me, going to the market and buying some meat from Stewart's Meats, not the piroshki stand. But it was great to see all of you so excited by the idea, maybe something we do in the future, we'll see. Here's the menu for today:

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage w/Smoked Hog Legs
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom

Deep-fried Pirsohki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:
*Borscht

Salad:
Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, and sweet peas

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites

Beverage:
*Cherry Apple Mint Kompot

Russian delights

MMmm, mmm. So many tasty goodies are coming out of the Oly Piroshki stand today, just waiting for you to come by gobble them down. Including a brand new menu item! Our ol-livyey salad- a delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, and sweet peas. This was a French dish incorporated into Russian cooking awhile back and boy is it delicious. The rest of our menu for today goes as follows:

Baked Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage w/Smoked Hog Legs
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom

Deep-fried Pirsohki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Soup:
*Borscht (served with Garlic Pampushki, while they last)

Salad:
Ol-livyey- delicious salad made with organic chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, green onions, and sweet peas

Desserts:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites

Beverage:
*Cherry Apple Mint Kompot

Savory, sweet, scrumptious

Welcome to this wonderful Saturday! The goodies are just streaming out of the kitchen on this wet April day. Cooking up some absolutely delicious piroshki is definitely our specialty. Our menu for today goes as follows:

Baked Piroshki:

*Chicken Mushroom
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Sausage
*Mushroom Risotto
*Potato Onion
*Petit Feta Nettle

Soup:

*Homemade Pelmeni in Chicken Broth

Desserts:

*Vatrushki: sweet cottage cheese w/raisins in the center of a delicious bread dough
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Dough Bite

Beverage:

*Cherry Nettle Kompot

Nettle, nettle, nettle

Good day for more iron in your diet? Well, you are in luck because here, at Oly Piroshki, we have Nettles! The Pear Plum Nettle Kompot is pretty delicious, both earthy and sweet at the same time. Also, we are bringing back the Feta Nettle piroshki in their delicious puff pastry enclosing. It's nettled then, today is a great day to eat some yummy Russian goodies.

Our menu:

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Cabbage Sausage
*Mushroom Risotto
*Petit Feta Nettle
*Petit Feta Dill

Deep-Fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion

Soup:

*Homemade pelmeni in beef broth

Desserts:

*Apple Marmalade Pastry
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites

Beverage:

Pear Plum Nettle Kompot

Let's be the fool

Happy April Fool's Day! Here's something I gleaned from Wikipedia this morning "The Fool is the spirit in search of experience. He represents the mystical cleverness bereft of reason within us, the childlike ability to tune into the inner workings of the world." So let us venture off into this day with an openness we all can recall from childhood. Be the fool. And now onto our exciting menu for today. My goodness. So, for our soup we have homemade dumplings- pelmeni in a delicious beef broth, also, of course, homemade. So for all those who have been waiting to see pelmeni on our menu, here it is, in soup form. Also, there's this really exciting, super good and nutritious plant in season right now called Nettle (something I only discovered moving to the Pacific Northwest, but is popular in Russian cooking too). We are getting ours from the wonderful Calliope Farm and mixing it with Feta and stuffing them in our puff pastry. So come on by and try some. For the rest of the menu:

Baked Piroshki:

*Petit Feta Dill
*Petit Feta Nettle
*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Mushroom Risotto

Deep-fried Piroshki:
*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:
*Homemade pelmeni with beef broth

Desserts:
*Apple Marmalade Pastries
*Apple Cherry Pierogs

Beverage:
*Cherry Apple Kompot

Your yummy piroshki

As everyone in the outside world has been starring at their clocks, waiting for the Russian food cart to open, we here at Oly Piroshki have been making you fresh ooey gooey delicious piroshki. Tomorrow, we are going to trot off to the Olympia's Farmers Market and get even more stuff for our stuffings and soups. A tripe soup is coming up sometime next week, by the request of one of our adoring fans. And you too can make requests. It's the beauty of small businesses; you talk, we listen; pretty direct. Well, in the meantime, let's see what's on the menu for today:

Baked Piroshki:

*Petit Feta Dill
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Mushroom Risotto

Deep-fried Piroshki:
*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:
*Borscht

Dessert:
*Deep-fried Berry Medley Bites
*Apple Marmalade Pastries

Warming up with Piroshki

Yay, the piroshki stand is open! And what a delightful menu for today. Of course, borscht for all of our borscht fanatics. Plus, a great selection of piroshki for those hankering soft, warm Russian goodness. See you soon!

Baked Piroshki:
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Mushroom Risotto

Deep-fried Piroshki:
*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:
*Borscht

Dessert:
*Deep-fried Raspberry Bites

Deeelicious!

Ah, yes the weekend is back. And oh yeah we're open, celebrating this time with all of you, most eager piroshki fans. Infusing our Russian cooking with the creativity pumping through the veins of Olympia,WA. We're the best of both worlds. Today we introduce to you Egg and Maple Bacon piroshki- they're sure to go quick. The fryer is on for a limited time too. But fret you not! The baked piroshki are absolutely fannnntastic! Here's the menu:

Baked Piroshki:

*Potato Maple Bacon
*Egg and Maple Bacon
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion

Desserts:

*Lemon Poppy Seed Bread Pudding
*Vatrushki

Beverage:

*Cherry Apple Kompot

What's on the menu?

The fryer has been fired up, the oven is cranked up high, and the stove is anticipating pots full of soup. So, the question becomes: what sort of Russian goodies would you like in your belly today? Oly Piroshki's menu goes as such:

Baked Piroshki:

*Cabbage Mushroom (w/ Sour Cream and Russian spices)
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry
*Egg Green Onion

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Georgian Beef and Rice

Dessert:

*Lemon Poppy Seed Bread Pudding
*Deep-fried Raspberry Dough Bites
*Apple Marmalade Pastries

Beverage:

*Cherry Apple Kompot

We're your source of meat and potatoes

Yup, yup, we're going to mix it up and bring you some Meat and Potato Piroshki! Everything is baked today, so if your on the Westside and want something to fill your belly on this gray Pacific Northwest day, you know where to find your source of Russian comfort food. We're also making more delicious sweet treats- vatrushki, strudels, and apple marmalade pastries! Well check out our menu:

Piroshki:

*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion
*Meat and Potato
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry
*Potato Maple Bacon

Soup:

*Georgian Beef & Rice

Desserts:

*Vatrushki- sweet cottage cheese with golden raisins in the center of chewy bread dough
*Apple Marmalade Pastries

Beverage:

*Cherry Apple Kompot

More Russian sweets

Today, we're introducing to Olympia some wonderfully sweet Russian goodies. First up we have vatrushki, a Russian circular bread with cottage cheese and golden raisins in the middle- a wonderful soft and gooey treat. We're also baking up a most delicious apple pierog. We have very few of these sweets, so I would recommend all those with a sweet tooth to come quickly. And I have some pretty sweet news for vegans too. I have a vegan potato mushroom piroshki, which is deeelicious! Everyone ready for today's menu? Here we go...

Baked Piroshki:

*Beef Mushroom
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Egg Green Onion
*Beef Cheddar
*Potato Onion

Deep-fried Piroshki:

*Beef Onion
*Potato Mushroom (vegan)

Desserts:

*Vatrushki
*Apple Pierog

Soup:

*Borscht served with Garlic Pompushki

Beverage:

*Peary Plums w/Cherries Kompot

Truly tasty, Tuesday

Many new and exciting things are happening at the piroshki stand this week. For instance, we have piroshki! And we have new hours! For all of those rushing to make it for scrumptious Russian food after a day's work, you have an additional hour to make it to Oly Piroshki. Now open 11am-7pm on weekdays and 12pm-7pm. Also, this upcoming week is bound to have many new delicious delights, so stay tuned.

Menu today:

Piroshki-
*Potato Mushroom
*Beef Onion
*Egg Green Onion
*Potato Onion


Soup-
Borscht

Beverage-
Pear Plum Kompot

Spring Equinox

Welcome to another spectacular Saturday at Oly Piroshki. And happy Spring Equinox! At 10:32 AM Olympia time, the earth was neither tilted towards or away from the sun. The equinox also marks the beginning of spring, a time for growth and restoration of food supplies after the bone-chilling winter. So come warm up with a piroshki, made with only the best fresh produce. Our menu for today is as follow:

Piroshki:

*Potato Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Mushroom Risotto
*Egg Green Onion
*Beef Onion

Soup:

*Barley Pickle Soup

Dessert:

*Rugelach- bite sized pastries w/ plums and sour cream dough

Beverage:

*Black Cherry Kompot

Baked Piroshki and lots of love

This Friday's fare is looking especially delicious. We are super excited about our new baked dough recipe and have quite the variety of baked piroshki to choose from:

*Egg Green Onion
*Cabbage Mushroom
*Potato Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Beef Onion in Puff Pastry

For our soup:

*Split Pea w/ Hog Legs

and later in the afternoon....

*Shavel- Russian soup with beef broth, sorrel, potato, leeks, and dill, garnished with Steibr Farm Eggs and sour cream

And lastly, the beverage for this Friday is a spectacular:

*Black Cherry Kompot

Do come by and try our new dough recipe, give us your thoughts, and get full on delicious Russian food. Until next time!

Goodness, this is good

My internet is back, up and running, so here are our daily updates: We are playing around with our baked dough recipe, and boy is it good! I'm munching on it right now and it is taasty. We will be baking up

Piroshki
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Cabbage Mushroom

And we'll be deep-frying:

*Potato Onion
*Beef Onion
*Raspberry Dough Bites

Our soups are:

*Borscht
*Split Pea w/ Hog Legs

And our refreshing beverage is a

*Plum Apricot Kompot

Come quickly, before I eat all the piroshki.

Yummy Piroshki

And we're back to another great week at the piroshki stand. This last Saturday, we had quite the turn-out and pretty long waits. In fact, we couldn't quite handle such a rush. If you were one of those people waiting in the cold for piroshki, come back and we'll make it up to you. If anything, Saturday was a learning experience. One in which we discovered that sometimes people want more piroshki than one has to offer at that particular time.

But on to more exciting news: we are now in the process of making an advanced orders feature, for all of you who would like to... well make an advanced order. When its up and running, we'll definitely keep you posted.

And last, but certainly not least, is today's menu:

Piroshki

*Beef Onion
*Potato Onion
*Potato Maple Bacon
*Egg Green Onion

Soup

*Borscht

Dessert

*Deep Fried Raspberry Dough Bites

Scrumptious Russian Savories and Sweets

The window of Oly Piroshki is about to be opened and inside our lovely kitchen, we have been working hard to bring you some great Russian fare.

Piroshki:
-Potato Onion
-Beef Onion
-Egg Green Onion
-Cabbage Mushroom
-Cabbage Maple Bacon

Soup:
-Split Pea with Hog Legs

Desserts:
-Deep-fried Raspberry Dough Bites
-Deep-Fried Apple Marmalade Dough Bites
-Apple Marmalade Pastries

Friday's Fantastic Fare

Hello there adoring Oly Piroshki fans. Below you shall find our wonderfully delicious menu of this fine day in Olympia. We are also wanting to know what you want more of, or if there's a particular dish you want us to bring to you.

Piroshki:

-Egg Green Onion
-Potato Onion
-Beef Onion
-Potato Maple Bacon
-Petit Feta Dill

Soup:

- Schi- Russian Cabbage Soup w/ a delicious beef base


Desserts:

-Apple Marmalade Pastries
-Deep-fried Raspberry Dough Bites
-Deep-fried Apple Dough Bites

Beverage:

- Mango Uzbeki Grape Apple Kompot

It's a terrific Thursday for a treat

Piroshki are waiting for you. Here at Oly Piroshki, we are continuing to deep fry and bake the best piroshki Olympia has ever seen. For all those folks, wary of the term "deep fry", you have nothing to worry about because we use rice bran oil! No trans fats, really healthy, and super delicious! So, if you're looking for something to warm you up on this perfectly Pacific Northwest day come on by.

Menu:

Piroshki:

-Egg Green Onion
-Potato Onion
-Beef Onion
-Potato Maple Bacon
-Petit Feta Dill

Soup:

- Schi- Russian Cabbage Soup w/ a delicious beef base


Desserts:

-Apple Marmalade Pastries
-Deep-fried Raspberry Dough Bites
-Deep-fried Apple Dough Bites

Beverage:

- Mango Uzbeki Grape Apple Kompot

Piroshki, piroshki, piroshki

Lots and lots of delicious piroshki, all day today and tomorrow and the next day and the next day. Really, we just can't stop making them and when we open our window, there you all are eagerly awaiting another great piroshki. Some come for the soup exclusively, others gobble down a piroshki too, and sometimes you stop by for a refreshing kompot and a dessert. Anyway you spin it though, people just can't get enough of Oly Piroshki and boy how we can't get enough of you. That's why we bring you this fantastic menu:

Piroshki:

-Petit Feta Dill
-Egg Green Onion
-Rosemary Chicken Rice
-Potato Onion
-Beef Cheddar
-Potato Maple Bacon

Soup:

-Traditional Russian Borscht

Desserts:

-Apple Marmalade Pastries
-Deep-fried Raspberry Dough Bites

Welcome Back!

What came first: the Rosemary Chicken Rice Piroshki or the Egg Green Onion? Either way, they're both delicious and they're both available to you at the Oly Piroshki food stand today. Our full menu is as followed:

Piroshki:

-Egg Green Onion
-Rosemary Chicken Rice
-Potato Onion
-Beef Cheddar
-Potato Maple Bacon

Soup:

-Traditional Russian Borscht

Desserts:

-Apple Marmalade Pastries
-Deep-fried Raspberry Dough Bites

Nommy Russian Treats

Another day's worth of spectacular feats of tasty are flying out the Oly Piroshki window right now. We got so caught up making these nommy treats, I almost forgot to update all those keeping constant contact with the e-version of Oly Piroshk. Our menu today:

Deep-fried Piroshki
-Egg Green Onion
-Beef Onion
-Potato Onion

Soup
-Rassolnik with smoked sausages

Dessert
-Deep fried raspberry dough bites

Beverage
-Green Apple Cherry Kompot

Finger-licking Fried Day

Today is a pretty great day to be excited about piroshki. It's actually pretty difficult to update everyone on the goodies coming out of the kitchen; my stomach is grumbling with anticipation as we prep today's menu. Ok, ready?

Here we go:

Piroshki-
Egg Green Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Deep-fried Potato Onion
Deep-fried Beef Onion

Soup-
Ranger's Farms Chicken Spinach Klotsky

Desert-
Melina povidlo- Deep-fried raspberry dough bites

Beverage-
Green Apple Cherry Kompot

Also, we're doing a special Soup with Petit Piroshki combo- you choose between our brand new feta puff piroshki or the most popular beef onion piroshki in a flaky buttery dough. Did I tell you it was a good day to be excited about piroshki or what?

Deep fry 'em

Do you ever crave deep fried piroshki? Well if you would like to begin this life-long craving, you should come by Oly Piroshki today. And because we care about both your taste buds and well-being, we are using a spectacular rice bran oil. Into the deep fryer, we are about to sizzle up some Beef Onion and Potato Onion piroshki. And to the right, in the oven we have Potato Maple Bacon and Cabbage Mushroom.

The soup of the day is our homemade Chicken Noodle- sure to sing away any sort of blues.

Refreshing beverage? Today a Green Apple Cherry Kompot.

Pick up a piroshki

Place the piroshki in your mouth and chew, pleasure will ensue immediately. It will be great! Plus, knowing your feeding yourself with local, organic foods will make your body tingle with joy. Well let's check out the menu of this fabulous Wednesday:

Piroshki:

Kale Feta
Potato Onion
Cabbage Mushroom
Beef Onion
Potato Maple Bacon

Soup:
Borscht

Pastry:
Apple Marmalade

Beverage:
Berry Medley Kompot

Oh golly, that's delicious!

Welcome ladies, gentlemen, and all those folks in between, on the sides, left and center! We have another fun-filled week coming straight ahead. But, first may I mention how spectacular the cherry blossoms are. The pink just warms my heart. So come outside, grab a bite and enjoy the smells of springtime in Olympia. May I recommend Oly Piroshki, today on the menu they have:

Kale Feta Piroshki
Potato Onion Piroshki
Potato Maple Bacon Piroshki
Beef Onion Piroshki
Pan-fried Apple Marmalade with Sour Cream Piroshki

For the soup we have the all time favorite borscht from a recipe that has survived at least three generations.

And then the sweet finale of poppy seed rolls and apple marmalade pastry.

Drink it all up with a Berry Medley Apple Kompot. Oh sweet Tuesday!

Rasberry pastries and chebureki

As the days propel us along and we start having dreams about potato maple bacon piroshki, your friends at Oly Piroshki strive to make your eating experience more and more spectacular. We are collecting your suggestions and making up a bunch of our own. Today's specials are a brand new fried pastry, called a cheburek . It is a pan-fried lamb pastry prepared with only the finest ingredients, from-scratch, as always.

We're also having lots of pan-fried goodies in the kitchen today:
-Panfried potato onion bacon
-Panfried egg green onion
-Panfried beef onion

It's enough to make your heart sing .


Oh and the desert! It's buttery, it's sweet, it's flaky and it's made with local raspberries. Dun, dun, dunnnn! The raspberry pastry has made it's appearance at Oly Piroshki, but come by quick because they are sure to be gone in a flash.

We're open 12-7pm (Saturday schedule), so come on by.

It's piroshki time!

Today in Piroshkiville we're rolling up some fabulous treats. Because, well, that's what we do. The menu, as always is fantastic, the dough freshly-made, and the ingredients fresh, local, organic. We do what we can to make Russian goodies available to you, here in Olympia, WA.

So here's the piroshki line-up:

Potato Maple Bacon
Potato Onion
Cabbage Beef franks
Beef Onion

The soup is the most popular Split Pea with Stewart's Meats Hog Legs. Now, this is a split pea soup that even people who don't like split pea soup line up to get, some come early and grab yourself a bowl.

And the desert, well we've got a fantastic apple currant strudel.

Well, see ya'll in piroshkiville!

Nom, nom, cabbage soup

Meat and potatoes...cabbage and love and...the soup is served! Smoked brisket with cabbage and potatoes soup to be specific.

Piroshki? Yes there are piroshki too.

You want 'em and we've got 'em:

Cabbage Maple Bacon
Potato Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Beef Onion

We also have a batch of apple marmalade pastries for those who can't get enough of those.

Plus, a tasty apple kompot to drink all the Russian goodness down into your tummy where the potatoes and the onions and the apples form a union and radiate out as a snug warmness that may just remind you of being curled up in a mass of blankets as a child. (which if you have stopped doing should start back up again, it's fantastic!)

On a side note, I enjoy looking up the word of the day on dictionary.com when my neurons fire in just the right way to remind me to do so. Today's word happens to be gregarious- seeking and enjoying the company of the others. Which I find to be quite perfect because that's exactly how I'm feeling today. So come keep me company as we cook up some delicious food.

Missed us?

Cuz we missed you. The adventures of Oly Piroshki have only begun. This last weekend we had a great deal of fun in the kitchen making up pelmeni- little tidbits of Russian joy (probably best described as meat dumplings). We, of course hand-made the pasta dough and minced up some chicken and the delight that is pelmeni were. Now we need to figure out how to make it more accessible to ya'll cuz all that hand making and cute folding is a bit pricey. Oh the joy of trying out something new and then realizing you have to wait awhile to make it happen! Well soon my dearests, soon. Just come bug us about it a bunch. In the mean time we have today's menu (including the finger-licking fried piroshki):





Piroshki:

-Potato Maple
-Potato Onion
-Beef Onion
-Pan Fried Egg Green Onion

Soup:
-Split pea with Stewart's Meats Hog Legs

Pastry:
-Apple Marmalade on Danish Flaky Goodness

Beverage:
-Apple Apricot Kompot

Don't delay, come this way. Eat piroshki, filled with glee. (I crack myself up, really :P )

Pan fried goodies

Hey you! Come celebrate this gorgeous Saturday with Oly Piroshki! Today we are doing something just oh so wonderful: we're pan frying piroshki. Yup, yup, you heard right, pan fried piroshki! We've got mushroom risotto and we've got egg green onion. You may never leave after trying these goodies, so go ahead grab your tent and a stereo and camp out at Oly Piroshki.

Thursday's terrific tastes

Welcome back to another edition of cooking Russian food in Olympia. I am your host, Olga and on our show tonight are the fabulous piroshki, soups, and kompots that make your mouth water and your belly rumble with delight.

The line-up:

Piroshki-

Beef Cheddar
Beef Onion
Potato Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Cabbage Maple Bacon

Soup:
Borscht
Chicken Bella

Kompot:

Green Apple Blood Orange Mint

Borscht

Many have been anticipating.... and today we shall deliver. Borscht- the Russian beet soup (the one that makes everyone's mouth water) shall be served hot from our kitchen to your belly. We also have a fantastic line up of piroshki, for today:

Cabbage Bacon
Egg Green Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Potato Onion
Beef Onion
Beef Cheddar

Pastry:
Flaky Danish Dough laden with Apple Marmalade

Beverage:
Green Apple Cranberry Compote
Greeen Apple Blood Orange Mint Compote

Vkusnoye Harcho

Time for another Russian lesson! "Vkusnoye" means delicious and "harcho" is a Georgian soup of lamb and rice. And you guessed it, that's what we have as our soup d'jour (d'jour being French for of the day). Oh what a cultural experience. Well, let's start our week off right. Our piroshki menu:

Potato Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Cabbabe Maple Bacon
Beef Onion

And for the compote:
Green Apple Cranberry

Come get them hot out the oven!

Happy Saturday, Again!

We're two weeks new now. Yay! So far, so good. I am absolutely delighted over the buzz Oly Piroshki has been creating in town. It's quite flattering. It's the kind of energy that makes working really hard to make this the most fantastic, local, organic Russian piroshki stand. So let's get another Saturday rolling. Our menu for today will be:

Piroshki:

Beef Onion
Potato Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Cabbage Bacon

Pastry:

Flaky Apple Marmalade

The Soup:

Rassolnik- a soul warming Russian soup made with pickled cucumber and barley (kept vegan for our adoring vegan fans)

I'm eating some rassolnik right now and I do say its hard to put it down so I can type this entry. It's a soup you don't want to miss.

Flaky Apple Marmalade

You heard right! We do have a delicious new desert item today- its a flaky, scrumptious Apple Marmalade Piroshki!


We will also be starting the day with quite the variety of piroshki too.

Beef Onion
Cabbage
Potato Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Cabbage Sausage

Due to popular demand, we have our borscht today as well.

Soon, one day, I will have a website. I'm excited. Well hope to see ya'll soon!

Not so seamless

I extend my most sincerest apologies to whoever may have discovered bacon in their potato onion piroshki yesterday. There was a bit of confusion in the afternoon when we were serving up the potato onion piroshki. You see, the difference between the two is a simple seam in the dough. In my mind the one with a seam has bacon and the one without doesn't, but yet once again reality wins the game of life. But, worry not! Because after such a shockingly large mistake we are sure to not commit another one of this magnitude for at least another ten years :)
Anyone who did have bacon in their piroshki and did not want it there, come back and we'll give you a potato onion or whichever other one you would like. Speaking of which here is our menu for today:

Delightful Piroshki-

Egg Green Onion
Cabbage Sausage
Cabbage
Potato Onion
Potato Maple Bacon
Beef Onion

And for soup- Borscht!

Yum, yum, yum!

Let's start the week off organically

And we're off! To another wonderful week at the piroshki stand. So what do we have in the kitchen today?

Piroshki:
Potato onion
Potato maple bacon
Beef onion
Eggs w/ green onions
Cabbage
Cabbage sausage

Soup:
Porcini spinach

All the produce comes from Organically Grown Northwest. The meats from our local butchers at Stewart's Meats. The eggs are organic Stieber Farms eggies. And the dough is made with the very awesome Shepard's Grain flour. Keep your eyes open for all the farm info on our soon to be updated website. Til then, come eat some delicious Russian food.

Our First Saturday

Really when I say I can't believe that we've been open for a week, I quite literally mean I can't believe it. The buzz throughout the town is growing and I'm so excited about how stoked people are. My heart melted a bit after reading the review we got from Puck on yelp.com.

There is just so much to be done and I have so many ideas (some of my own, some contributed by Oly Piroshki fans). I can't wait for tomorrow, when I can sit down with a notebook and a cup of coffee and get to making a plan of action to make those ideas a reality. From spring menus to making up dessert pastries to interior decorations and so, so much more.

For today, we'll focus in on the cooking. Out of the kitchen shall come magical delights. Back by popular demand we have green apple pear compote for a tasty beverage. Also, people really enjoyed the yam cilantro piroshki, so those will make another appearance throughout the day. We will also have our most popular beef onion, potato maple bacon, potato onion, and beef cheddar piroshki. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. The huge treat though will be the soup, which is a split pea with Stewart Meats hog legs. Absolutely amazing. You can really taste the local.

So grab a friend and come on by.

Late starts and new foods

This morning my alarm decided to let me sleep in a bit and apparently the same rang (or perhaps didn't ring) true for our wonderful dough maker. But nothing to fear we will have delicious piroshki by 11am. And what a menu! Two soups: rustic russian chicken noodle and our homemade borscht. We're also trying out some new piroshki. To start the day there will be cabbage with maple bacon and a simple scrumptious cabbage one for the vegeterians. Later we will have yam cilantro piroshki . Also we will have our classic beef onion plus the newer beef cheddar will make a return appearance. Well, I better get going, hope to see ya'll soon!

Is it Thursday?

Thursday in Russian: четверг (pronounced chetverg). Just a bit of Russian for everyone today, just in case it comes up. Well, the reason I'm stuck on it being Thursday is how quickly time is moving.

Today we are going to do something new: we are going to try making a beef with cheese piroshki (but only a few). My mother and I are currently trying to figure out what the perfect cheese for such a piroshki. For now, we will play around with white cheddar. The piroshki: potato bacon, potato onion, beef onion, and a bit of beef cheddar. Oh and the soup: borscht! It is sure to go quickly, so come grab it while its hot.

Winter Foods

Day 2: We are cooking up some more piroshki. So far, so good. We had a handful of people come by yesterday and everyone who did was super happy with our delicious food. Today we will have the hit specials: beef onion piroshki, mushroom potato piroshki, and cabbage mushroom soup. Also, the green apple pear compote is absolutely delightful. Hope to see you there!

Getting down to business

Today's food shall be made from scratch and with local ingredients.... as usual :) The start of our regular Tuesday- Saturday, 11am-6pm schedule, begins today at 11am. The piroshki for today are: potato and mushroom, potato and maple bacon, potato and onion, and beef with onion. The soup is a tasty mushroom cabbage.

Last night, my mother and I stayed up forever in order to make sure all was just right for today and the baker (who I haven't asked permission to disclose their identity) came in just as we were leaving at 4am to continue the rightness ensuring process.

My mother and I did have a bit of a scare last night when there was a knock on our door at 1am. It was after all, a very loud and forceful knock at 1am. But, no worries, it was simply the police department wondering why there was a car where there usually wasn't one. After a brief explanation of our nocturnal behaviors, they took off.

All our prep came unimpeded thereafter and the food will surely be delicious today.

Party Time

Well, today is the big celebration. Prepping the kitchen for tonight has definitely been an adventure thus far. Probably would have gotten a lot more done yesterday if I hadn't decided to crash into a parked car. Nobody got hurt (except perhaps the cars themselves) and everything is going to be taken care of, but boy did that leave me shook. For today, I think I'll take the bus to tie up any last lose ends outside of the kitchen.

Well, hope to see a lot of wonderful people tonight and to have a grand ole time tasting some scrumptious piroshki and savory soup.

Our latest tasting session

So today is the last day we are opening for free yummy piroshki and soups before our grand opening this Friday! We've got two soups today: a cabbage potato dumpling and a pinto soup with a delicious, all natural, local beef base. The piroshki for today are beef and onion and potato, onion, and a scrumptious maple bacon. Mouth watering goodness.... mmmmm.

Grand Opening Extravaganza!!

We are now preparing for what is sure to be the most amazing event in the whole of Olympia. This upcoming Friday shall be our Grand Opening celebration!! Expect to see fire dancing, raffling of Oly Piroshki gift certificates and other such Russian goodies, an introduction on our local farmers, lots of music, and of course delicious piroshki and soups! Plus, whatever talents I can round up in the course of the next week. It is bound to spectacular!

Bring your friends, your friends' friends, and have a fun belly-filling night.

If you have a talent you would like to show-off, contact me olypiroshki(at)gmail(dot)com

Working it out

Wow! What an exciting few days! We got a lot of great feedback from everyone who came out to try our delicious food. Now that we have a better understanding of where the rough edges are, we can take the next couple of days to work out the kinks and get those last loose ends tied up. We'll keep everyone posted and are thrilled to be opening soon.

More free yummies

Today's specials being cooked in the piroshki stand are a porcini orzo soup and we're revisiting our potato, onion, bacon piroshki. Come and get them! Everyone who came yesterday was super happy that they did.

Goodies

We've got goodies at the piroshki stand starting today at 11am! Baby portabello risotto piroshki for the vegetarians and a split pea soup with smoked meats for the carnivorous folk. Supplies are limited and delicious so come quick! Here's a pic of the soup:

This is how we roll

Mixing it Up

Time seems to be speeding up as we get closer to the opening of Oly Piroshki.
The other day we got our newest family member (pictured left)... and what an addition! With no time to spare, we began whipping up batches of piroshkis with the brand new mixer!
The first trial was full of fun.... though the dough was a bit lacking. Lesson of the day: if you know the dough isn't ready to be left alone, don't do it. Basically, it was late at night, we were tired, we knew the dough had another rise to go, but in the end, the tired won. When we got to the stand the next morning BOOM!, the dough was twice the size we wanted it to be. Woops!
Well, that motivated the second trial (which happened today). Oh my, was that delicious! Kale and cabbage piroshkis and garlic bread to die for. This week we will continue whipping up magical deliciousness. Soon to be available to the public :)

Almost there

Happy New Years!

It's really exciting to see there is already an interest in piroshkis in Olympia! Though the site may have been quiet for awhile, we have been bustling with getting the piroshki stand up and running. We're almost there, too! The pre-opening health inspection is this upcoming Monday and from there we just need to hire on some awesome people to work with us. Though, trying to figure out who to start a new business with has been quite the endeavor. But, really after that a couple lose ends and off we go! Russian food coming to Olympia soon... perhaps it will even be a debut of Russian cuisine (I may have to research that). Nonetheless, our will definitely be the best this town has seen. Hope to see everyone soon!