This year for Christmas Eve the Felician Sisters Michigan in Livonia celebrated with a traditional Wigilia Supper. Similar to the Italian tradition of the Feast of 7 Fishes the Wigilia Supper is primarily fish with a few vegetarian dishes. To keep the meal as traditional as possible the menu was listed in Polish, thanks to our new kitchen supervisor Michal Zinczuk (and in English for those of us that don't speak Polish). Our menu included:
- Szczupack po Polsku-"Pike Polish Style", we used Rainbow Trout, poached with in white wine, lemon juice, diced vegetables and topped with a hard boiled egg and dill mixture.
- Kluski z Kapusta-"Noddles with Cabbage", a noodle casserole with sauerkraut, sauteed mushrooms and onions, and cream of mushroom soup.
- Pierogi-we serve two different kind for a local company, sauerkraut and farmer's cheese.
- Glazed Carrots
- Shrimp Cocktail-not a traditional meal, but it is a tradition here with the sister.
- Sledz-pickled herring
- Kolaczki-a homemade cream cheese based cookie filled with jam and folded.
The sister's were very pleased with the effort and thought that went into this years feast and we enjoyed learning a bit more about their heritage. We look forward to many more.
Phillip Emerson
DDS/Executive Chef
Felician Sisters Michigan