Picture it: golden perogies, savoury cabbage rolls, garlic dill pampushky and a slice of poppyseed roll, right next to your turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy.
In Alberta, perogies and cabbage rolls at Thanksgiving are practically a tradition of their own. Here’s how to build a Ukrainian-inspired Thanksgiving dinner without spending the whole weekend in the kitchen.
A Ukrainian Thanksgiving Menu, Course by Course
- Appetizer: Sliced Marchyshyn’s handmade sausage (kovbasa) with pickles and mustard.
- Bread: Warm garlic dill pampushky, soft Ukrainian buns brushed with garlic and dill. They’re a great swap for dinner rolls.
- Sides: Perogies (varenyky) topped with sour cream, fried onions or bacon, plus cabbage rolls (holubtsi) baked in tomato sauce.
- Main: Your turkey, ham or roast, with all the usual trimmings.
- Dessert: Poppyseed roll (makivnyk) next to the pumpkin pie.
Get the Whole Menu in One Pack
Our Thanksgiving Frozen Food Pack covers almost every course above. Each pack serves 4 and includes your choice of perogies, your choice of cabbage rolls with tomato sauce, Marchyshyn’s handmade sausage and garlic dill pampushky. Add a poppyseed roll for dessert.
For gluten-free guests, the gluten-free Thanksgiving pack includes gluten-free perogies, cabbage rolls and sausage.
Which Perogies and Cabbage Rolls Should You Choose?
- Crowd-pleaser: Cheddar & potato perogies with pork cabbage rolls
- Classic Ukrainian: Sauerkraut or cottage cheese perogies
- Vegetarian table: Potato & caramelized onion perogies with vegetarian or Carpathian mushroom cabbage rolls
How to Cook Frozen Perogies and Cabbage Rolls
Everything arrives frozen, so you can stock up early and cook on the day. Boil perogies straight from frozen until they float, then pan-fry in butter with onions for a golden finish. Bake cabbage rolls covered in their tomato sauce until hot through. Follow the heating instructions on each package.
Handmade in Edmonton
DON’YA is Canada’s first newcomer-run Ukrainian kitchen brand, making food by hand in Edmonton since 2023. Every pack is made with the same recipes we serve at our Fort Road café.
Whether you’re feeding the whole family or just want plenty of the good stuff on the table, we’ve got you covered. Pick up in-store in Edmonton or get delivery across Alberta. Planning ahead? Read how our Thanksgiving pre-orders work.
