Stuffed Hamburger-Cabbage Buns (Runzas or Bierocks) My grandmother, a woman whose hands were as comfortable kneading dough as they were tending her beloved roses, always made Runzas during the harvest season. The aroma of browning beef mingling with sweet cabbage would fill her tiny kitchen, a promise of warmth and satisfaction on a chilly autumn … Read more
Cabbage-Beef Stuffed Bread Buns (Runza) The aroma of baking bread filled with savory beef and cabbage – it’s a scent that instantly transports me back to my grandmother’s kitchen. She’d be humming a polka tune as she expertly pinched each runza closed, her hands moving with the practiced ease of someone who had made them … Read more
Bierocks: A Taste of Home My grandma, a first-generation German-American, made Bierocks every fall. The aroma of sautéed cabbage and browned beef mingled with the yeasty scent of rising dough filled her small kitchen, a sensory symphony that meant family was coming. We’d gather around her worn wooden table, these savory hand pies warm in … Read more
Bierock Casserole: A Taste of Home My grandmother, a sturdy woman with flour always dusting her apron, had a way of making the simplest dishes feel like a warm hug. I remember being a little girl, perched on a stool in her kitchen, watching her meticulously shred cabbage for her famous bierocks. The savory aroma … Read more
Beer Rocks (Bierocks): A Taste of Home The smell of baking bread and savory meat filling always takes me back to my grandmother’s kitchen. She didn’t make Bierocks exactly, but her cabbage rolls had the same comforting, stick-to-your-ribs quality. I can almost see her now, flour dusting her apron as she hummed a polka tune, … Read more
Bierrocks with Cheese: A Taste of Home The aroma alone can transport me back to my grandmother’s kitchen, a place perpetually filled with warmth and the comforting scent of yeast dough. Her Bierrocks were legendary, each one a perfectly crimped pocket of savory goodness. I remember sneaking into the kitchen as a child, hoping to … Read more