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This is indeed turning into a food blog. Help!
Here are shots from the dumpling cook-off between Jo and Lavi. I call them gomboc, which is the Hungarian spelling of the lovely dumplings. Jo made papanasi (even though she inisted they are gomboc - they are not) out of yogurt and raisins, and she made them [...]

No posts in a while, but, believe me, it’s because I’m writing enough at work.
Still, there are interesting experiments going on in my kitchen. Below is Lavi’s monumental apple pie, which I ate about 80 percent of by myself. Why? Well, first of all it was damn yummy. Second of all, people say I’m skinny [...]

I’m full.
Every once in a while (alright, every once in a very rare while) you get the chance to spend that perfect weekend peppered with just the right amount of food. Saturday was burger time and Sunday–following another lovely American tradition–was brunch time.
Just a few days ago I was chatting with Mirona over beers about [...]

A couple of weeks ago I found myself drooling at the thought of an American hamburger. One of those that require you to handle ground meat, assemble the patties, grill them (in a pan will work just fine), slap a piece of cheese on them and so on. Yesterday I couldn’t take it anymore. I [...]