“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” — Marie Curie
Recent Posts
Snowy Green Lake – A havas Green Lake tó
snowy morning walk + unexpected snow day = white wonder around the lake
Our snowy garden – Havas kertünk
Two-colored sandwich cookies – Felemás
By now, you might have noticed that I quite often cook and bake from Hungarian cookbooks. Many recipes from these books I’ve used multiple times, since some of these books I’ve had for a long time. However, today I am presenting a recipe from Sütemény és torta by Mari Lajos that’s new for me. This is the first time I baked these little sandwich cookies. Half of the cookies have light color, half of them are dark from added cocoa powder.
Lemon maple granola – Citromos juharszirupos granola
As you probably know, making your own granola is one of the easiest things you can do in the kitchen. You actually don’t need a recipe if you keep the 6:1 ratio of dry and wet ingredients in mind. You might recall reading about this in one of my earlier posts of crunchy maple nut granola. However, today I do recommend that you check out this new recipe.
The icy Green Lake – A jeges Green Lake tó
It’s the middle of January of 2017. Today’s short walk with Steve around Green Lake provided a surprise not witnessed since he was a young man in the early 70’s. The lake is frozen!
Thought on winter – Gondolat a télről
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus
My food moments in 2016 – Ételek, pillanatok 2016-ban
Christmas postcards – Karácsonyi képeslapok
I love traditional postcards. Picture on one side, writing on the other. From the many that we have received for Christmas over the years, I kept a number for my personal postcard collection. These are European cards, sent to us by our family members and friends in Slovakia and Czech Republic – previously Czechoslovakia – and Hungary.
Creamy mashed potatoes – Krémes burgonyapüré
No doubt, mashed potatoes are an ultimate comfort food. These are the smoothest, creamiest, and flavorful mashed potatoes you can imagine. Warning: they are very rich in butter and therefore very delicious. Give it a try, especially around the holidays.
Thought on the beauty of math – A matamatika szépségéről
“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show.” — Bertrand Russell
Riot of colors in our garden – Színek kavalkádja a kertünkben
Calm reigns in our garden. It’s the end of November. Today, there are almost no leaves on the trees.