Baked Mushroom Gnocchi with Marinara Sauce and Ricotta

Dinner for two in about 15 minutes? Is this possible? Oh yeah. But how? OK, ok, I will tell you. I buy the gnocchi and the marinara sauce. N...

Apple Ginger Shot

I’ve totally fallen in love with juicing! Last night I made my first apple ginger shot. The first sip felt like all my taste buds exploded! ...

Orange and Ginger Juice

Since I received my Breville Juicer I am juicing every day. I try everything: fruit juice, vegetable juice, green juice .... so good.  I wan...

Goat Cheese, Olive and Pistachio Cake

How about a savory cake today?   I know I know it sounds weird, but you have to give it a try. It is fantastic. Just imagine a slice of  so...

My photos on the web - without my permission

Not a happy post today I’m afraid. It has come to my attention that my photos are being stolen and used around the web without my knowledge ...

Hungarian Chicken Soup

OK. I promised you my Hungarian chicken soup recipe.  This is my mom's recipe. I think every family has its own recipe. Growing up my fa...

Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto and Puff Pastry

Ingredients:  asparagus spears, washed, dried and trimmed paper thin prosciutto cut in half lengthwise thawed puff pastry olive oil Directi...

Liebster Blog Award nr. 2

This is unbelievable: another Liebster Blog award from Prathibha -   http://cook-ezee.blogspot.com/ What can be better than one Liebster awa...

Liebster Blog Award

Yesterday I received a wonderful surprise from Stephanie http://www.rodeobucket.com/ . First of all I want to thank you for including my blo...

Manitou's Cake - Caramel Cake

We had an Alaskan Malamute and every time my mom made this cake Manitou was present. When she caramelized the sugar he showed up and he didn...

Creamed Spinach

I could eat this every day, it is one of my favorites. If I don't have time to cook I just take a box of frozen spinach from the freezer...

Mushroom Stew - Hungarian

We love mushroom stew over polenta or mashed potatoes. So easy to make and super cheap, you have to try it. You can make it without sour cre...

Arugula Apple Pomegranate Salad

This salad is super easy to make and it's ready in no time. Sometimes I put all the ingredients on the table and we make our own salad a...

Hungarian Cabbage Salad

My mama used to make this salad for us a lot. It goes well with any meat and potato dish. I love it and it's a very simple and cheap sal...

Cream Cheese Penguins

Here is one of the appetizers I made for Christmas. I invited some friends to join us for dinner and when I put the penguins on my table the...

Merry Christmas!

 Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! Well, this is Santa’s big day. He’s leaving the North Pole for his journey around the world bring...

Ham and Mushroom Stuffed Turkey Breast

I make this dish often, not only for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We love it, it is sooo good. Sometimes I use chicken breast or turkey, you ...

Stewie Salad

I posted this recipe a long time ago. I will post it again, just because I think this deserves a separate post. Just look at that face. It m...

Halloween Chocolate Marshmallows

Happy Halloween everyone! Nothing easier than melted chocolate and some marshmallows. Take a toothpick and go crazy. The result: cute little...

Semolina Dumplings - Griz Galuska

One of my readers, Andrea asked me to put this recipe on the blog. This is how I make semolina flour dumplings for hungarian chicken soup. T...