Home-made tomato ketchup

Home-made tomato ketchup

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)

How to preserve wild leek?

How to preserve wild leek?

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)

Home-made vanilla sugar and vanilla extract

Home-made vanilla sugar and vanilla extract

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 feast: How to make delicious quince treats

Quince feast: How to make delicious quince treats

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)

Oven-roasted canned tomatoes

Oven-roasted canned tomatoes

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)

Sourdough story: The story of Žofia

Sourdough story: The story of Žofia

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)

Sour cherry special: how to preserve sour cherries?

Sour cherry special: how to preserve sour cherries?

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)

Home-made elderflower syrup

Home-made elderflower syrup

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)

Coconut milk

Coconut milk

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)

Home-made pasta

Home-made pasta

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)