The heart of my cooking for some time now is tomatoes – we had many of them in our garden. I am in a constant search for easy recipes resulting in tasty dishes.
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Greek salad – Görög saláta
The traditional Greek salad is probably one of the most popular salads. I sometimes make it with a little twist by adding cooked chickpeas and leaving out the olives (because my husband doesn’t like olives but loves chickpeas).
Tomato and avocado salsa – Paradicsom és avokádó salsa
When I want to find a good recipe for a certain ingredient, I will often consult Alice Waters’ great cookbook “The Art of Simple Food.” This time, it was our ripe tomatoes for which her fresh tomato salsa gave me an inspiration.
Thought on good things — Gondolat a jó dolgokról
“Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.” — Swedish proverb
Refreshing summer salad – Frissítő nyári saláta
This simple salad is versatile, and you could put it together in the last minute. You can change some of the ingredients, depending on what’s available at home. You don’t really need a recipe here.
Tomatoes, mozzarella, basil – Paradicsom, mozzarella, bazsalikom
We have so many tomatoes this year! Hungarian heart heirloom and yellow cherry tomatoes from our garden, mozzarella cheese and basil from the farmers’ market. This simple salad is not even a recipe, just an arrangement. Perfect for a summer dinner.
Foxglove – Gyűszűvirág
Picking a foxglove would offend fairies, it was said in folklore to children, likely to protect them. Yes, these beauties are poisonous. The entire plant.
Cherry poppy seed waffles – Cseresznyés-mákos gofri
These waffles are a variation on the popular American breakfast food. The recipe comes from the cookbook A modern way to eat by Anna Jones. I got very excited about this recipe because instead of the usual all-purpose flour the main ingredient here is ground oats; I rushed to try it.
Kale chips – Fodros kel-chips
When there is an urge to eat chips as an easy snack, let’s forget about the tempting potato- or corn chips, and try a healthier version: crispy kale chips. They are unbelievably easy to make at home and they taste great.
May beauties – Májusi szépségek
There are so many pretty flowers in May in Seattle! It makes May one of the most beautiful months of the year here, especially this year, when the temperatures are high on many days, and it feels more like Summer than Spring.
I miss you all already! – Már hiányoztok!
You all graduated from high school this Friday, only two days ago! I miss you already! Seventy of you – all seniors – whom I taught this school year in my two AP Calculus AB and two Calculus classes. (In addition, those of you who were also in my AP Calculus and Precalculus classes as juniors last year.)
Apple and apricot loaf – Almás-sárgabarackos kenyér
For a quick and easy bake, I consulted my trusted Making Fresh Bread cookbook. The main stars in this recipe are apples and dried apricots. You can bake this delicious bread at any time of the year. Give it a try!