Archive for the ‘Soups and Stews’ Category

Hungary?

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Hungary's capital city of Budapest is a glorious dark fairytale, a home to royalty, thieves, gypsies and fusions of all three. It is a city of castles, cathedrals and labyrinthine underground tunnels, a place where things are seldom what they seem. Once welcoming doors can suddenly open to stone walls, and ...

whole grain noodles

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

These were a rather spontaneous latenight snack. I have laying around a blend of wheat, rye, corn and oats that I made bread from last winter. I decided to add an egg to it. Before I knew it, I'd rolled and cut fat strips of pastry for the rosemary peppercorn ...

Bakalar: Croatian Cod Stew

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Listen: Bakalar: John J. Goddard podcast 12.25.2007 The Christmas meal in Croatia nearly always includes bakalar, a simple stew of dried cod and potatoes. It's beyond delectable. The Croatian word bakalar is not only the name of the dish, but also of the fish. It's a derivation of bacalao, the Spanish ...