Category Archives: Eat

Parasol and penny bun mushroom-hunting

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EXODUS 2013 Whenever it rains for a few days in the middle or end of summer, the thought the comes on my mind after the initial “ugh, that’s a bummer”  is “yay, mushrooms!”  I think it’s not just me who … Continue reading

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Baked pangasius fillet with vegetables

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I’m probably close to becoming a pescetarian because my diet is mostly of sea foods and vegetables.  I still eat poultry, especially turkey, but if sea foods weren’t so expensive in this land-locked country,  I would probably have been a … Continue reading

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Banana- red currant cake

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These days I’m mostly in the kitchen whipping up new recipes out of fresh fruits and vegetables from my parents in laws’ garden.  We often visit them in their summer-house and each time we come back to Prague we always … Continue reading

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Healthy raspberry- blueberry cake

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Is there such a thing as healthy cake?  Yes, I’d like to believe so when we don’t load it with too much sugar or butter, or when we use healthy substitutes for common ingredients like the ever-present all-purpose flour.  In … Continue reading

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Zucchini + potatoes + bacon = Dinner

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My mother-in-law taught me basic Czech cooking when I was new in Prague and when the sight of a stove sent me hyperventilating.  Like I said before, I had no idea how to cook so she gave me easy recipes … Continue reading

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Banana bread with dark chocolates

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I know one might think there are already thousands of banana bread recipes existing online so why bother to come up with another one?  It’s because when I bake I usually don’t measure the ingredients and it’s a pain trying … Continue reading

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Homemade hopia

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Hopia is a popular Filipino snack.  It’s similar to Chinese mooncake. You can have it in different fillings but my favorite has to be with munggo or mung beans.  I swear I can easily eat 10 pieces in one sitting. … Continue reading

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Stir-fry vegetables with tofu

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I’m not a vegetarian but lately I noticed that the recipes I often come up with would please my vegetarian friends.  I still cook meat for my husband because just like most Czechs, he is a hardcore carnivore but if … Continue reading

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Homemade Glazed Doughnuts

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As an expat living in Prague, there are foods I crave for that I have no choice but to either make or forget about.  Take for example glazed doughnuts.  A doughnut is not a doughnut for me unless it’s round, … Continue reading

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