Food

Do you love food? Gluttony is my favourite sin! I find myself eating my way through Europe, and recreating the recipes and sharing them with you!

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How to break boredom? Best cultural and gastronomic route around Europe; the schnitzel to seafood tour
ByEva Hamori August 26, 2019February 5, 2022

We finally get a real vacation, not a three day weekend, not carting around a student on vacation with us (although with Dora it is always fun), but a real vacation! I absolutely unplugged during these three weeks off, plus we still have another full week to go! Although it is tainted knowing we all…

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Food | France

Gallette Pannette – French-style Salisbury steak
ByEva Hamori March 4, 2018

Our student Dora did a two-week English homestay with our family over the winter break, and she shared with us a version of Salisbury steak, with a French-twist that was just out of this world. It is rare these days that I write up a new recipe, as of course I could find this…

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Budapest | Food | Hungary | Hungary | Our Journey Hungary

Roman Shore Danube River
ByEva Hamori July 23, 2017

Twenty minutes from Solymar and it feels like we are on a beach holiday. Along the Danube River in Budapest there are little beaches and restaurants from Spring – Autumn for tourists and locals alike. You can find families eating ice cream, groups of students canoeing up and down the river, and cyclists making their…

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Food

Hungarian Cabbage Rolls
ByEva Hamori June 9, 2017

1.Cabbage Rolls Start by cutting out the core of a head of green cabbage and putting it hole side down in a big pot of salted boiling water with the lid on. Put on medium high and let boil for about an hour. Take a pack of 500 gram ground meat, (pork, beef or turkey) add…

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Food | Spain

How To Make Spanish Seafood Paella
ByEva Hamori June 8, 2017

For Alfonz’s birthday on this soggy Sunday, we decided to celebrate indoors with Spanish Seafood Paella. Ingredients Olive Oil 1 Onion finely chopped 1 Red Pepper cored and finely chopped 2 Carrots finely chopped 3 Garlic Cloves Crushed 2 Diced Tomatoes Salt & Pepper 1/2 tsp. 200 grams Petit Peas 1-2 Cups Long Grain Rice…

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Food | France

French Fussion, Hungarian Gulyas with Cèpes
ByEva Hamori June 6, 2017April 6, 2021

‘Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colours, there are only so many flavours, it’s how you combine them that sets you apart.’ Wolfgang Puck Each year in November Puisserguier, the neighbouring village just North of Capestang, runs the Soup Festival, where two dozen locals…

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Food | France

Capestang Wild Boar
ByEva Hamori June 5, 2017

“Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” Lord of the flies The first time I saw a wild boar was on our first day on our very first visit to France. We were zipping along the one lane twisty road at high speed, heading towards my friend’s home high in the Pyrenees mountains. I remember the…

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Food | France

HOW TO MAKE: French Fries
ByEva Hamori May 30, 2017

HOW TO MAKE: French Fries Ingredients 6 Potatoes Olive Oil Salt Method Scrub potatoes, leave skin on and cut into small wedges. Heat oil in a frying pan and place potatoes in a shallow layer, making sure their covered in oil. Do them in batched until they reach golden brown. Scoop them out,…

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Food | France

Quick Kid Friendly French Quiche
ByEva Hamori May 13, 2017

Quiche is a savoury open faced pastry filled with eggs, cheese and vegetables. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: Under 1 hour Pastry Ingredients Buy pre-made pastry or make your own. 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup oil 1/4 water Mixture Ingredients 3 beaten eggs 1 cup milk 1…

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Food | Home Schooling

Pumpkin + Cake Mix = Healthy
ByEva Hamori May 9, 2017

What do you do with roasted pumpkin? To roast a pumpkin cut into 4 pieces, take out the seeds and put on an oven tray with a tiny bit of water. Cook on 300 for 1 hour. I salt it a little, sometimes put sugar or honey on it. You can not mess this part…

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