by Liz | Dec 1, 2022 | Holidays and Traditions
With Mikulás Nap right around the corner and the importance of planning ahead for holiday baking, we want to encourage you to be thinking about how you share your Hungarian heritage during December. Food is often present at holiday gatherings and sharing family...
by Liz | Aug 17, 2025 | Breads and Desserts, Cook
Ingredients (for approx. 8–10 pieces): 500 g all-purpose flour 25 g fresh yeast (or 1 packet dry yeast) 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 300 ml lukewarm water 100 ml milk 1 tbsp oil (for the dough) oil for frying Preparation: Mix the sugar into the warm milk, crumble in the...
by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | Breads and Desserts, Cook, Wine & Kitchen Conversations
Here is our basic recipe for Palacsinta – Hungarian crépes! 4 large eggs 1 cup flour 2/3 – 1 cup soda water 1/3 cup milk 1/3 cup oil or butter, melted and cooled pinch of salt powdered sugar for serving This is our basic recipe. It all depends on the size...
by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | Do It Yourself Projects
Weddings are wonderful, life-changing events. The blending of two people who are connected to two families of different ethnic origins is a delicate endeavor. How is a balance achieved? When I became engaged to my husband, Don, who is 1/2 Dutch and 1/2 German, there...
by Liz | Jan 31, 2014 | Do It Yourself Projects, Holidays and Traditions
For the last couple of years I have been thinking about making the traditional Hungarian Christmas candy, szaloncukor. What was my motivation? I miss the traditional fringed paper. I just like how it looks. I guess it is nostalgic. But it also is (or at least it was)...
