hehehe wow this is great - i wish you had a picture of that cardboard chimney! LOL
this Christmas we spent it grandfather style too! we made handmade pierogi and bought kielbasi from a fabulous eastern European store down in San diego, i made some pasca bread and potato salad and sauerkraut... yummmm hehehe we were so stuffed... it was very uncomfortable hahaha
good thing that only happens once a year! LOLOL
well not true - Easter is approaching soon LOLOL
Haha, about that cardboard chimney, it's just a small DIY thing, a piece of cardboard rolled up and inserted in the center of the pie. I really should've taken a picture; it would've been more illustrative.
Sounds like you had a delicious feast! Handmade pierogi and kielbasi from an Eastern European store, pasca bread, potato salad, and sauerkraut... yum! I can imagine how stuffed you must've been, haha, but hey, it's worth it.
And you're right, luckily, it's just once a year. Here in France, the oysters were contaminated due to the numerous storms we've had, so if you catch the French news, you'll see that about a third of French people are currently dealing with gastroenteritis. Oops 😅