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Road Trip from France to Hungary with Elvis the Cat
What in the world were we thinking?! The car was packed and we were in front of the notary to sign the last papers and hand over the keys to the new owner, when all hell breaks loose in our new VW Sharan parked out front. We had two crying kids and a howling cat…
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Héviz – The Fountain Of Youth
The ancient Greek poet Homer called old age “loathsome,” and William Shakespeare termed it “hideous winter.” So it is no wonder since the beginning of time, people searched the globe for ways to restore their youth. But it was the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon that explored the new world for the actual fountain…
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Olonzac Market & Homps Lake
We had the perfect day. Alfonz rarely plans an outing, but when he does, it usually ends up being something special. First, admitting, I have been very neglectful of the chores around the house. Between work and gatherings with friends and my garden, the last few weeks the general stuff like the dishwasher and vacuuming…
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End of Summer Update – I’m walking on Sunshine
‘The end of labour is to gain leisure.’ Aristotle How many gendarmeries per square mile in the south of France? I wonder how these little creatures got their name, and laughed to myself at the comparison. It is nice to have a few moments to contemplate life after such a busy summer. I started the long overdue…
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Chicken Paprikas, Nagymama’s Recipe
Hungarian Food Paprika’s Chicken with Nokedli & Cucumber salad 15 minutes prep time 1 hour cook time 1 large skillet with lid 1 large pot for noodles with lid Ingredients 1 chicken cut up into pieces, or 4 leg/thigh attached cut up 1-2 large onion, diced 1-2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tomatoes, diced 1-2 pepper (Hungarian…
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Top Ten Restaurants near Capestang
So where is the food everyone raves about? I can say from personal experience the best food in France is in the French home. Invited by families for lunch and dinner we have experienced traditional French cuisine, served in four courses and paired with the finest…
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Easy Traditional Coq Au Vin
French Cooking Day Cooking with Mom, Julie and the Hungarian girls again, we tackle the Über famous Coq Au Vin. Notes: 1 hour prep time Over…
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Traditional Hungarian Beef Stew with Smoked Paprika
Traditional Hungarian beef stew, or Marha Pökölt is made like most pörkölt or paprikas, but I decided to try something a little different and used smoked Hungarian paprika in place of traditional mild paprika and added mushrooms. I served this with jasmine rice and a sweet and sour lettuce, both…
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Traditional Korma Chicken Curry with a Lime Twist
Traditional Korma Chicken Curry with a Twist of Lime Blending spices for this dish was super fun. I gentle roasted them in a pan, let them cool and ground them in my coffee grinder. Little did I know it would stain my counters and my white appliance,…
