No, this is not my grandmother’s apple cake. I’ve been baking it from the Hungarian cookbook Gyümölcsös édesség by Mari Lajos for decades.
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Walking the High Line of New York City – Séta New York High Line parkjában
Do you wish to see a truly one-of-a-kind park? The High Line Park of New York City is like no other. My husband Steve and I experienced its autumn beauty while taking a leisurely walk through one third of its entire 1.45 miles length exactly a year ago, when we found ourselves unexpectedly in New York.
Caramelized pear and arugula salad – Karamellizált körtés rukkolasaláta
In one of our raised beds the arugula looked really wonderful the other day, ready to be used. I harvested it all – some for a tasty salad, some for some sandwiches.
Lavender walnut scones – Levendulás diós édes pogácsa
On some of the islands of Puget Sound around Seattle, WA, there are many lavender farms and annual lavender festivals – a favorite destination for many in the summer. It was already a few years ago during one of these festivals where I tasted my first lavender scone and bought my first little bag of dried culinary lavender.
Apple–berry baked oatmeal – Almás–áfonyás sült zabpehely
This is a very satisfying, healthy, baked breakfast dish. Although not the quickest, but definitely one of the easiest ways of preparing oats – in our household suitable as a weekend project.
Roasted potatoes with caraway seeds – Sült krumpli köménymaggal
From the many ways of preparing potatoes, I love the simplicity of these roasted ones with caraway seeds and flaky sea salt. Perfect and very delicious as a side to any roast meat or just by itself.
The humble cream of wheat – A szerény grízkása
Sometimes the simplest food is the best. When faced with the choice whether to eat a bowl of store bought cereal for breakfast or something else – which might actually need quick preparation – I prefer the latter. Even on workdays.
Hungarian “gulyás” with sauerkraut – Székelygulyás
In many Hungarian meat recipes you start with a pörkölt, then you enhance this base to create a new dish. Such is the case with this popular one-pot dish called székelygulyás. Székely is an ethnic group of Hungarians in Transylvania (Romania) but the dish is not named after them.
Quick apricot tray bake – Gyors sárgabarackos sütemény
If you need a quick and easy recipe for a summer dessert, you just found one.
Crusty white sandwich bread – Fehér szendvicskenyér
In these days, you can often read that you should be eating baked goods made with whole wheat flour. Yes, but sometimes you just need a piece of delicious white bread.
Lemon poppy seed madeleines – Citromos mákos madeleinek
In the early 20th century, the French writer Marcel Proust immortalized the humble madeleine in his novel Remembrance of Things Past (À la recherche du temps perdu). Madeleine is a French pastry resembling a tiny pearl which has a crumbly and light sponge-cake like texture.
Viennese potato salad – Bécsi krumplisaláta
According to the International Potato Center, an organization for agricultural research and development in Peru, “The potato is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption.