It’s finally cherry season in the Pacific Northwest! After seeing the amount of Rainier and Bing cherries we received a few days ago in our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box, I knew immediately we wouldn’t just eat them in their natural form, but there would be baking with them as well.
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Quinoa salad with peas and beans– Borsós-babos quinoa saláta
Quinoa is always an excellent choice when you want to make a good grain salad. It cooks fast, it’s gluten-free, and you can make it as colorful and as tasty as you wish. Your imagination and creativity can truly shine when making a quinoa salad.
Baked spaghetti with meatballs – Sült spagetti húsgombóccal
Get creative in your kitchen. How? Gather a few good quality ingredients from your pantry, fridge, and freezer, and throw them together. Experiment. Use your imagination.
Apple, plum, and coconut crumble – Sült alma és szilva kókuszos morzsával
Cleaning out the freezer, I found a few frozen plums. I immediately thought about making one of my favorite crumbles adapted from the 38th issue of Donna Hay Magazine.
Nusskuchen – German nut cake – Német diós torta
A collection of international cake recipes from all over the world offering fascinating insights into their origins; this could be a short description of my newest cookbook, World’s Best Cakes by London chef Roger Pizey. The book has two extra perks for me: 1) the food photography was done by the talented Czech photographer Šárka Babická 2) it was a present from my son.
Kaiserschmarrn – Császármorzsa
Do you have a favorite dish from your childhood? I’m sure, you do. This simple dish is one of my favorites from when I was a kid.
Liptauer: sheep cheese spread – Liptói juhtúrós kőrözött
Liptauer is a unique, piquant cheese spread made with paprika and caraway. It originates from Central-Europe, more precisely from the region known until 1918 as the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In these days, in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Northern-Italy, or Serbia – just to name a few geographic locations – there are many variations of thi
Lemon, tuna, and white bean salad – Citromos tonhalas fehérbab saláta
It’s time again for another simple bean salad! This time the idea for it comes from Donna Hay’s book The Instant Cook. You can really assemble this salad in an instant if you have all of the ingredients at home.
Tuscan bean salad – Toszkán babsaláta
It’s time for a simple salad! For a simple Italian bean salad that is refreshing, colorful, and good on its own or served as a side to any meat.
Blueberry muffins – Áfonyás muffinok
When it comes to the use of small berries for baking, frozen or fresh blueberries are always a good choice. I love their taste and color, and how beautifully they can color the batter.
Sour cream–maple bread – Tejfölös juharszirupos kenyér
Quick bread – noun – “bread made with a leavening agent (as baking powder or baking soda) that permits immediate baking of the dough or batter mixture” – Merriam Webster Dictionary
Tartine buttermilk scones – A Tartine pékség írós édes pogácsája
My newest scone recipe discovery comes from pastry chef Elizabeth Prueitt’s book Tartine which she co-authored with her husband, the baker Chad Robertson. This recipe can be varied – as they do in their famous Tartine Bakery & Cafe in San Francisco – using different types of dried and fresh fruit.