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Fake brains for vegetarians

My mum used to make this pretty often when I was growing up, mostly because cauliflower is widely available here and it is cheap. The best way to eat cauliflower is to deep fry it and eat it with tartar sauce and fries.  But fake brains is second best thing. It is less caloric and in many ways it’s even good for you. It is also very easy to prepare. I would recommend this to all beginner chefs. [Read more →]

January 26, 2010   1 Comment

Letcho or Lecso

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Lecsó (or letcho) is an important part of Hungarian cuisine. Summer in the village smells of people making letcho, as the gardens overflow with ripe tomatoes and peppers. Letcho is the basis for plenty of Hungarian meals, including goulash, paprikash, or porkolt. This time of year, people are starting to open the jars of letcho they put up during the summer to have a little taste of sunshine when the days are short. [Read more →]

December 9, 2009   4 Comments

Caraway Seed Soup

caraway soup

Katy asked me to come up with a recipe for the day after Thanksgiving, something light, something to soothe a possibly upset stomach. [Read more →]

November 27, 2009   No Comments