Nokedli, these delectable Hungarian egg noodles or dumplings make the perfect side dish. They need only a few everyday ingredients and are easy and super fast to make. These little dumplings (we call them nokedli or galushka) are very similar to the German spaetzle. They …
Hungarian cucumber salad is an extremely refreshing side-dish, which usually accompanies traditional main courses like chicken paprikash. It is served along with the main course and not before. In Hungary many meals with meat (or meat substitutes) are served with some pickles and/or a vinegary …
Lecsó [lecho], this delicious and versatile pepper tomato stew with paprika is a traditional Hungarian dish. As soon as the Hungarian yellow peppers and field tomatoes are in season in the summer in Hungary, everyone starts making lecsó, and everyone has their own “best of …
Have you been craving a delicious Hungarian chicken paprikash, but you don’t want a heavy stew with flour, sour cream and chicken skin? Do not look any further, this chicken stew is your recipe! It is so easy to make, uses a few everyday ingredients, …
What is for dessert tonight?! If you got this question just a few minutes before dinner, you were in my shoes. Once my kids asked me this the other day, I literally had a few seconds to think about what ingredients we had, and what …
We love lentils period! They are healthy & crazily delicious. Dried lentils can be stored for a very long time, once cooked they can be refrigerated for up to a week in an airtight container, or they could be frozen for up to six months. …
This savoy cabbage stew recipe is an old time favourite in our family. It only needs every day ingredients, easy to prepare and fast to make. Savoy cabbage has dark green, wrinkly leaves and a round head. It is delicious raw or cooked. It keeps …
Are you looking for a sponge cake recipe that’s easy and fast to make, requires only a few ingredients, and is crazily delicious? Don’t look any further, I got you covered! I found this recipe ages ago in Hungary, and I have been using it …
A quick, easy and delicious leek soup for dinner? This recipe is a family favourite. Even my son, who hates onions, loves this soup. Leeks have a mild onion flavour, keep well in the refrigerator, are easy to prepare and cook. You can find more …
Another delicious traditionally Hungarian one-dish meal, in Hungarian: “székelykáposzta” [SAY-kay-kap-oh-stah]. This meaty cabbage stew is so easy to prepare, and it just gets better and better every time it is reheated. Back in Budapest, if I needed some fresh pickled cabbage, I just went to …