This frittata is easy to make on a Saturday morning, packs nutrients – mainly protein and fat – and can be saved in the fridge or frozen in batches for the rest of the week.
Zacuska – Eggplant Spread/ Zakuszka
If there is one thing to know about zakuszka, it is that there is no single recipe. In Transylvania, it is the kind of food that belongs to the kitchen rather than to a cookbook — made in big batches when the garden is generous, then tucked away in jars to brighten the cold months ahead.
Home Made Goulash Cream / Gulyáskrém
I grew up with my mom always having a tube of Gulyáskrém in the fridge door. That and Piros Arany …
Peach Jam / Baracklekvár
Baracklekvár, or Hungarian peach jam, is one of those recipes that takes me straight back to my childhood. I remember late summer days in our weekend garden, when the peach trees were heavy with ripe fruit and my mother would begin preparing for the winter months ahead.
Pickled Vegetable Mix / Hungarian Csalamádé
Csalamádé is one of those foods that immediately brings back memories of Hungarian kitchens, pantries, and family meals. A jar of colorful pickled vegetables was almost always welcome on the table, especially alongside rich Hungarian dishes.
Hungarian Vegetable Stew / Hungarian Lecsó
Lecsó is one of those Hungarian dishes that reminds me of summer in Hungary. It is humble, rustic, and incredibly flavorful, made with just a handful of vegetables and a few simple seasonings. There is no need for a long list of ingredients. When the tomatoes and peppers are ripe and flavorful, they do most of the work.
Basil Bombs / Bazsalikom Bomba
The small basil pastilles that last all winter long and make adding fresh basil flavor to meals quick and easy.
Pepper Bombs / Paprika Bomba
These spicy pepper bombs are an easy way to preserve hot peppers for the winter. Adjust heat by adding less hot pepper and more sweet peppers or make it out of sweet peppers entirely. You can also add crushed garlic if you like.
Just drop one into soups, stews, chili, sauces, or braises whenever you want a burst of heat and fresh pepper flavor
Hungarian Pancake / Palacsinta
Palacsinta has always been a special treat in our family. Simple ingredients—milk, eggs, and flour—come together to make something wonderfully comforting. Thin, tender, and lightly golden, these Hungarian crepes were often made for Sunday lunch or afternoon snack, holidays, and gatherings when everyone gathered around the kitchen table waiting for the first warm one to come off the pan.