Central-East European foodblog
A very traditional Irish cottage pie made from ground beef. Cottage pie is an Irish dish made from ground meat and cheesy mashed potatoes. It is usually made in Ireland and all around the world to celebrate the Saint Patrick’s day. I have tried this dish for the first time […]
Pavlova meringue with fresh berries and stracciatella cream. Do you know the situation when you are cooking something with eggs and then you end up with 10 egg whites? And you are wondering how to use them? I do, and I am always happy about it 🙂 And why? Because […]
Tomato basics The tomato – it doesn’t need any special introduction. Is well known across the globe, used in many traditional and modern cuisines. Many cooks couldn’t imagine life without it. Tomato plant originated in western South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word tomato gave rise to the Spanish word “tomate”, from […]
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Easy and healthy tomato bread [VeGaN] If you would tell me before that I can make bread from tomatoes, I would probably laugh at you 🙂 Today I know that it is possible. The bread is so delicious that I could eat it just like that several times a day. […]
Italian Marinara Sauce. This is one of the easiest and tastiest tomato sauce I have ever made. (I actually make it once per week 🙂 It is super easy to prepare and you can use it for pasta dishes or as a pizza sauce. The only thing you need is […]
Classic bruschetta from fresh tomatoes Bruschetta is one of my very favorite summer dishes. I almost always have some tomatoes, garlic, and bread at home so I can prepare it anytime. To make it even tastier I like to add a bit of balsamic vinegar and grated Parmesan on top. […]
Homemade Bolognese sauce (alcohol-free). I will tell you one thing friends. Once you try this Bolognese recipe you will never search for another one. Ever! And God saves your hearth from buying a Bolognese sauce in the grocery store, yuck. And why I am so damn confident? Because this recipe always […]
Chicken Milanese with spaghetti and tomato sauce. This dish might seem as a wiener schnitzel with spaghetti and ketchup but this is definitely not true. The devil lies in details 🙂 For example, the chicken Milanese is made with Parmesan cheese and the tomato sauce is made from fresh tomatoes. […]
Gazpacho, or cold tomato soup. I made gazpacho a few times in my life but it never tasted somehow special. So I have made some research and checked out several recipes online. In the majority of them, the ingredients and directions were very similar to each other. But as I […]
Traditional Hungarian “lecsó” (leczo, lečo) I used to eat lecsó almost every Saturday when I was a kid. I liked the taste of the cooked veggies and especially sausages or bacon. 🙂 On the other hand, I never liked the tomatoes and especially the tomato skin. This changed only a […]
I am passionate about cooking as much as about eating and drinking. I love traditional Central East European cuisine and tasty red wines. Originally Slovak, having Hungarian roots and living in Poland.
