Cabbage and Noodles
This is an old Hungarian recipe that I learned from my mother. Natalie and I were campers before kids and kept up the tradition after kids. We always tried to prepare simple, good meals and it was a bonus if … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Hungarian
Crepes
This is my mother’s crepe recipe as would be used in Palacintas. They can also be used as dinner and dessert crepes with your choice of fillings. Crepes December 11, 2011 by Mark Karney Ingredients 2 Eggs 2 c Flour 2 … Continue reading →
Gulyas Leves (Goulash Soup)
When I was growing up, despite being immersed in Hungarian cookery, no one in the family ever made Hungarian Goulash. I guess it wasn’t part of the Northern Hungarian cuisine. When Jared and Izabella went to Hungary a couple of … Continue reading →
Hungarian Sour Cream Salad Dressing
This is the only salad dressing that I ever knew when I was growing up. It’s especially good on cucumber salad, but I never ate cucumbers back then. As my mother said, “I didn’t know what I was missing.” It’s … Continue reading →
Kifli – Hungarian Cookies
Kifli is another Hungarian Christmas tradition that I remember well, and they were always my favorite of the Christmas cookies. Growing up, we called them Kiffles, which is the anglicized version of Kifli. I had never made them until long … Continue reading →
Kifli – Hungarian Cookies – Vegan Version
I don’t think my mother knew what a Vegan was and I’m sure making Vegan cookies never crossed her mind, although she was very health conscious in her cooking in her later years. But, times change and I have a … Continue reading →
Krumpli Galuska (Potato Dumplings)
This was one of my favorite foods as I was growing up. In my family, it was one of the few traditional Hungarian foods that we ate on a regular basis. It’s still one of Jeff’s favorites, as well as … Continue reading →
Mom’s Nut Roll (Dios)
My paternal Grandmother, Helen Kun Karney, immigrated to the United States at the tender age of 16, in 1901. She married my grandfather, Steven Karney in 1904; they both came from the same town in Hungary, Battyan. Dios (‘dee-oshe) or … Continue reading →
Mom’s Nut Roll (Dios) – Vegan Version
My grandmother certainly had no concept of Veganism in her day. But, times change and I have a number of friends who became Vegan this year, some of whom I have gifted at Christmas with nut roll and Kifli. I … Continue reading →
Palacintas
This is the recipe for Hungarian dessert crepes. Make the crepes from the crepe recipe and prepare as shown below. Palacintas December 11, 2011 by Mark Karney Ingredients 1 Pt Dry curd cottage cheese. 1 Egg, well beaten ¼ c Sugar … Continue reading →