Grandmother's recipe for pierogi carries memories by the mouthful By Charity Vogel Oct 8, 2015 Oct 8, 2015 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 Even if you don't have a Polish grandmother, pierogi are worth sampling. (Sharon Cantillon/Buffalo News file photo) Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Charity Vogel This article was originally published in the print publication of The Buffalo News on Dec. 24, 2008kAmu@C J62CD[ :E H2D 2 D4C:33=6 :? E96 324< @7 2 DA:C2=\3@F?5 D49@@=8:C=VD ?@E63@@<]k^AmkAmQ!:6C@8:[Q E96 E:E=6 C625[ 2?5 E96? 2 3C:67 C64:A6[ ;FDE 2 76H =:?6D =@?8] }@E9:?8 >@C6[ ?@E9:?8 =6DD] w@H :E 8@E E96C6[ E92E =:EE=6 C64:A6[ :D 2 =@?86C DE@CJ \\ @?6 23@FE 8C2?5>@E96CD 2?5 8C2?552F89E6CD[ 72>:=J 2?5 EC25:E:@?[ 7@@5 2?5 72:E9]k^AmkAmxEVD 2 DE@CJ 6DA64:2==J DF:E65 E@ r9C:DE>2D tG6]k^Am kAmp7E6C 2==[ E9:D :D[ 7@C !@=:D9\p>6C:42?D[ E96 ?:89E H96? A:6C@8: C6:8? 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Former St. John Kanty Church school building to become affordable apartments Community Services for Every1, together with Edgemere Development, wants to convert the academic building of the church into a mixed-use proje…
