Recipes & Home Cooking
Recipes & Home Cooking
These Hungarian potato cakes go by many names depending on the region, often causing friendly conversations to come to a halt as everyone tries to establish that they are talking about the same thing. They make for a great snack…
Can’t go wrong with this crowd pleaser be it a family meal, weekday dinner. The ground meat is mixed with rice and binded with an egg like in quite a few of other Hungarian dishes. The tomato sauce could be…
These soft and light jam filled buns are often served as a second course after a soup lunch. Any leftovers would be nice for breakfast with tea or coffee. I found some “plum butter” in the supermarket, which gave me the…
This traditional layered cauliflower dish is a delicious way to turn a head or two of cauliflower into a hearty family meal. I used ground beef here, but you can easily substitute pork, turkey, or chicken. Ingredients Serves 4 500…
One of the highlights of summer is when the golden deep yellow apricots come into season. Hungary is blessed with a wonderful climate for this fruit. My family used to have a big apricot orchard and I never got tired…
Poppy seed is widely used for a variety of sweet cakes and bakes in Hungary and this dish can’t be more simple to assemble. All we need is some tagliatelle or wide strip pasta, poppy-seeds and sugar. The only fiddly…
This creamy vegetable marrow stew is traditionally served with a generous handful of finely chopped dill—the two are a perfect match. A splash or two of vinegar is almost always added at the table; it brightens the dish and cuts…
An easy-peasy healthy little dish, very popular as an everyday main course that only takes a few minutes to prepare. Makes a nourishing vegetarian meal on its own, goes well with fried or boiled eggs, or could be served with…
A lovely home-made vegetable broth with delicately spiced soft dumplings. Even those who are not usually a fan of liver may find this pleasing, kids usually love it too. A great traditional Hungarian starter. I have fond memories about this…
Simple and delicious little cakes with the winning combination of crumbly pastry, apples fused with cinamon and vanilla, perfect with a cup of coffee. Sprinkle some roughly chopped walnuts in the filling to make it even better .
A nice spring summer dish, light and fluffy dumplings with creamy egg. The variations are endless and you can add your own extras to it. Sprinkle with chopped parsley or serve with some smokey fried bacon scattered on top. Another…
A filling meat and potato dish. A few variations are popular, but it is more than often made with diced pork, onions and generous serving of chopped garlic cooked with a few streaks of smokey bacon and mixed with diced…
Hungarian quark cheese noodles, “túrós tészta” is a firm favourite with the entire population of Hungary. It’s not exactly a diet food but so easy to make and utterly delicious for an ocassional indulgence. Often served as a second course…
There is just something right about the way you can find things on Nature’s tray in abundance and turn them into the most delicious nutritious food. Organic, local, plentyful and free. Wild garlic (or bear garlic) can be found in…
I had the good fortune to try this dish a few years back in Hungary at a Christening celebration only that it was made with wild boar. It was so delicious I decided this was my favourite game recipes to…
Hungarians usually serve these tasty dumplings to accompany meat ragouts/stews especially rabbit and various game. They are not difficult to prepare and make an excellent alternative to potatoes or rice.
New Years Eve is fast approaching when lentils are a popular choice on the menu as it would bring wealth and money according to one of the many traditional beliefs. This is a lighter lentil based party salad with cooked…
Perfect party snack or weekend nibble. These scones are incredibly soft and light even the next day thanks to the mashed potato in the dough. Could be made to use up any mashed potato leftovers (adjusting the butter content accordingly …
A typical winter dish that could be made with pork, beef or a mixture of both. There are slight differences preparing the dish across the regions of Hungary and according to family traditions. Some stuff savoy cabbage leaves instead of…
A Hungarian Christmas classic. The apricot jam and walnut filling is encased in crumbly pastry layers, finished with a smooth chocolate top. My whole close and extended family expects these at Christmas since I first made them a couple of years ago.…
Delicate filled Christmas cookies with a generous dusting of icing sugar. They keep very well for days or even over a week so can be made ahead of the festivities and stored in a tin for friends and visitor drop…