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Hands up everyone, who loves ketchup. Even those of you, who are ashamed of admitting it. 🙂 If you make home-made tomato ketchup, you will no longer need to hide your love for this “condiment”. Ketchup is essential ingredient for variety of great sauces and … (čítať viac)
Wild leek or ramp is one of the first ingredients, which always brings me the joy in the spring. Its beautiful color indicates the coming season. For this reason, I have cans ready to preserve any seasonal flavors. Fresh leaves of wild leek is great … (čítať viac)
Both vanilla sugar and vanilla extract are my favorite ingredients for making desserts. I add them to almost every dessert or cake. Times when we used to bake with artificial flavored vanilla sugar are gone. Now, it’s the time for home-made vanilla sugar. 🙂 I … (čítať viac)
Quince season is here! Do you grow your own quinces or do you have a kind supplier? Let’s see what to do with them. Although they cannot be eaten raw, there are many possibilities to process and enjoy them all year round. You can make … (čítať viac)
Tomatoes are an essential ingredient in our kitchen. Fresh home grown tomatoes with rich flavour are unique and can be eaten alone — as apples. But it could be problem to find tasty tomatoes out of season. Fortunately, there are many ways how to preserve … (čítať viac)
Everyone who likes to cook or bake, will (sooner or later) try to cook homemade bread. That was my case, too. I remember the enthusiasm we had, when we tasted our first home-made bread. My first bread I prepared at home was the easiest one; … (čítať viac)
I love sour cherries more than cherries. I think they are more versatile in use and its sour flavour is just awesome. That’s why me and my friend go every year to sour cherry orchard in Bezenye (small village in northern part of Hungary). It … (čítať viac)
Elderflower syrup is a classic I remember from a childhood. It is basic ingredient for refreshing summer lemonades or cocktails. Preparation is very easy and if you have the opportunity to pick fresh elderflowers in a clean environment, you should definitely try this recipe. The … (čítať viac)
Rich creamy flavor, low production costs, made of two ingredients only, antibacterial and anti-inflamatory effects, contains healthy fats that increase the amount of good HDL cholesterol, improves digestion, and many more healthy impacts can give you my beloved coconut milk. When I made my first … (čítať viac)
If you love pasta, let’s try to make some at home. It is so quick and easy (especially if you have somebody to roll the dough). 🙂 You don’t need any special tools to make your own fettuccine, tagliatelle, ravioli, farfalle, or noodles for traditional … (čítať viac)