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 | Sep 21, 2014 | History and Inventions
Music is a universal language and in our family we experienced a lot of exposure to music growing up. We had a baby grand piano in our living room so we made good use of it by taking piano lessons along with some violin lessons for good measure. Almost all of the kids...
by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | Do It Yourself Projects
Add a nice touch to your refrigerator or filing cabinet with these Hungarian-themed pencil holders! Here is a very simple project we recently completed. If you have an old magnet on your refrigerator that you can use for this, that’s even better! There are many...
by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | History and Inventions, Learning Hungarian
On January 22, 1823, Ferenc Kölcsey, a Hungarian poet, completed the manuscript of his poem “Himnusz.” Ferenc Erkel set this poem to music. It was many years later that it was officially declared the National Anthem of Hungary. This anthem is played throughout...
