This is a quick, simple, and effortless recipe for two people from the legendary French chef, Jacques Pépin.
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Roasted cauliflower salad with lemon tahini dressing – Sült karfiolsaláta citromos tahini öntettel
This is a healthy and filling salad. One of my favorites. It combines roasted cauliflower, red onion, and spiced chickpeas. All ingredients are tossed with tasty tahini dressing.
My food moments in 2024 – Ételek, pillanatok 2024-ben
Hungarian sour cream and cheese biscuits, “pogácsa” – Tejfölös-sajtos pogácsa
Pogácsa is the king of Hungarian savory pastries. These tasty, circular sour cream and cheese biscuits are relatively easy to make, especially if you knead the dough a day before, and let it rest in the fridge overnight. On the day of baking, you only have to spend time on shaping.
Simple tomato sauce – Egyszerű paradicsomszósz
This simple tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes is great on pasta, but can be used as an element in many different dishes.
Arugula-apple salad – Almás rukkolasaláta
This simple but perfect recipe, using peppery arugula, crisp apple slices, and crunchy almonds, comes from the cookbook Eat a Little Better: Great Flavor, Good Health, Better World by Sam Kass.
Kohlrabi and carrot casserole – Karalábé-sárgarépa rakottas
Here is a great dish, which is especially perfect when kohlrabies are in season. It uses six different vegetables and some ground meat, but, in my opinion, the meat could also be left out.
Raspberry-yogurt cream – Joghurtos málnakrém
This simple, super easy, refreshing fruit dessert will satisfy your cravings for something delicious, and the recipe is very flexible.
Raspberry curd cream – Málnás túrókrém
My trusted cookbooks, which I’ve been collecting for more than four decades, and which I consult very often, are written by the Hungarian cook Mari Lajos.
Soffritto, mirepoix, sofrito – Alap zöldségtrió
In many different cuisines, the trinity of onions, carrots, and celery serves as the flavor base for a variety of different dishes. It can be the base for soups, stews, and ragues.
Simple pasta salad – Egyszerű tésztasaláta
Some people believe that for pasta salad fusilli is the right type. But pasta can take on many different shapes, and you cannot go wrong if you use bowtie (also known as farfalle), rotini, penne, or even angel hair pasta.
Easy duck confit – Omlós kacsacomb
Ever since a friend of mine told me about a local grocery store where one can often buy duck legs, we started purchasing them quite regularly, because we love to eat duck.