New Kensington’s Patti Mazza Bieranowski has been pinching up a pierogi storm since 1984.
Her homemade pierogies are sold and gifted to friends and family.
More than 20 flavors are offered. including shepherd’s pie, buffalo chicken, kielbie kraut, sweet kraut, loaded baked potato and cottage cheese with chives.
Her passion for pierogi provides a nonfood related perk, too.
Originally from Tarentum, Bieranowski suffered a spinal cord injury playing softball at Wolf Pak Park in Lower Burrell when she was 19 years old.
A hit in the back of her neck by a softball left Bieranowski with permanent nerve damage to her right hand and arm.