Traditional Hungarian & European Comfort Foods
I grew up in Hungary, in a kitchen run by my mum, Maria, who is known for her cakes, and my Oma, who showed her love through food. This book collects the recipes I grew up with, written down properly for my son, niece and nephew, and now for you.
— Izabela
At the heart of the book are the great Hungarian desserts and the soups, stews and dumplings that fill a Hungarian home with warmth, with treasures from Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Dutch and Scandinavian kitchens too.
recipes, each with its own full-colour illustration, across 8 chapters
English names alongside the Hungarian or native name for every dish
clickable recipe index, marked gluten-free (GF), dairy-free (DF), vegetarian (V) and contains tree nuts (N)
metric measures for Australian kitchens, conventional and fan-forced oven temperatures, plus kitchen conversions
a Hungarian & European pantry guide, with notes on finding special ingredients in Australia and simple swaps
A4 pages in one PDF, to read on any device or print at home
Tap a chapter to see every recipe in it.
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I grew up in Hungary with my mum, Maria, and my Oma. Our home was constantly filled with the smell of something baking in the oven, or the smell of paprika from a pot that was always cooking away on the stovetop. There was never a time when something wasn't simmering, rising or cooling on the bench.
Oma showed her love through food. Every time we came to the table, there was always something cooked and something baked waiting for us. Feeding the people she loved was simply who she was.
Read our story“The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.”
A férfi szívéhez a gyomrán keresztül vezet az út.
The magnificent Dobos torte with its glossy caramel crown, our much-requested rum balls, a proper paprika-red goulash, and the Christmas beigli.
Dobos torta
Six whisper-thin sponge layers, a silky chocolate buttercream and a lid of hard caramel that seals the cake like a glass roof. It has been the cake for name days and big birthdays in our family ever since. Step by step over four pages.
Inside the e-book
Rumgolyó
Every Hungarian grandmother has a tin of rumgolyó hidden somewhere in December. Rich with chocolate, walnuts and a good splash of dark rum, with a children's version too.
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Gulyásleves
Hungary's iconic herdsman's soup, rich with paprika, tender beef and vegetables. It is still the dish Hungarians are proudest of. The soup should be rich and paprika-red.
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Mákos és diós bejgli
Tight spirals of buttery yeasted dough around poppy seed or walnut filling. Oma always made two walnut and two poppy seed rolls, and judged them by their crust.
Inside the e-bookThe book includes Christmas favourites such as poppy seed and walnut bejgli, rum balls, pepernoten and a Scandinavian Christmas roast turkey.
Because it's an instant download, it also works as a last-minute gift: forward the file by email, or print a few favourite recipes and tuck them into a card. It's a lovely gift for anyone with European roots, or anyone missing a grandmother's cooking.
One PDF file, about 18 MB, with 123 A4 pages.
Any phone, tablet, laptop or computer with a PDF reader, such as Apple Books, Adobe Acrobat Reader, or the built-in viewer in most browsers. The index links are clickable in most PDF readers.
Yes. It's laid out on A4, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you need. Colour looks best, but black and white works fine for cooking.
No. It's a digital download only.
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No. The food images are digitally created illustrations showing how each dish is traditionally presented.
The A–Z index marks recipes that are gluten-free, dairy-free or vegetarian, or that contain tree nuts. The markers are a guide based on each recipe's ingredients, so please always check packaged ingredient labels.
Because it's a digital download, I don't usually offer refunds for change of mind. That doesn't affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. If the file is faulty, won't download, or isn't as described, message me and I'll make it right with a replacement file or a refund.
You're welcome to buy it as a gift for someone. Please don't share, resell or post the file publicly, because it's licensed for the purchaser's personal use.
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94 recipes, 123 pages, an instant PDF download. Cook the food Oma made for us, from Sunday goulash to the Christmas bejgli.
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