Helen's Hungarian Heritage Recipes shares Hungarian Wines

 

Helen's Hungarian Heritage Recipes TM 

by Clara Margaret Czegeny and Chef Ilona Szabo 

presents...

  

HUNGARIAN WINES

  A YOUTUBE VIDEO

 

Hungary boasts over 500,000 acres of vineyard and it's wine history dates back to at least Roman times and possibly as far back as ancient Greece.

Outside of Hungary, the best-known wines are the white dessert wines like: Tokaji Aszu. Also, another popular Red Wine is Bull's Blood of Eger or Egri Bikavér. Hungary is known for producing fiery white wines as well as their sweeter counterparts. Some regions are larger and better known than others and some of the wine from these regions makes it beyond Europe.

When you travel to Hungary, be sure to sample many different Hungarian wines - on their own and paired with wonderful spicey and delicious foods such as Gulyas Leves and lots of thick Hungarian peasant bread. If you're really serious about educating yourself about Hungarian wines, consider taking a wine tour of Hungary.

Many of Hungary's wine regions are tourist destinations. You will be able to enjoy the magnificent scenery and the landscape. It can be easily stated that Hungary is truly a wine lover's paradise! There are many other types of wines to be enjoyed and appreciated within this beautiful country. Be sure to try them all.
 

Thank you for watching our lovely video.
 

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Fall in Love with Hungarian food one dish at a time and fall in love with Hungarian Wines, one bottle at a time!

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Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls & Viennese Cucumber Salad - Hot Hungarian Chef Finds!

The Hot Hungarian Chef

is on the prowl to find new and exciting recipes to broaden the ever-growing culinary experience.

I found a great recipe that I decided to feature in a newsletter for Father's Day brunch.  
Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls. We saw the recipe on this amazing site and the photo was 
Photographer Mark Thomas, Styling Lynn Miller Dec2009. How talented. 

 Baked Eggs in Bread Bowls

For the AUTHENTIC recipe, go to 

Baked Eggs in Bread Bowl Recipe (My Recipes)

Here's another amazing find.

Viennese Cucumber Salad

A close cousin to the Hungarian version of Cucumber Salad is this one. We found it on Smitten Kitchen called Viennese Cucumber Salad

Lovely site - great recipes.  

I just L-O-V-E this cucumber salad – especially the gorgeous picture. 
Find the recipe at Smitten Kitchen here...

Site owned by Deb Perelman
at Smitten Kitchen 

ENJOY

HELEN'S HUNGARIAN HERITAGE RECIPES TM © by Clara Margaret Czegeny

HELEN'S HUNGARIAN HERITAGE RECIPES TM © 

by Clara Margaret Czegeny

Have you seen the Parade? The Hungarian parade of classic recipes? It's a must see! Mouth-watering. 

Clara Margaret Czegeny and her Mother Helen Irene Czegeny (Ilona Szabo) co-authored these highly sought after, beloved, treasured and cherished Hungarian Czegeny family recipes.
 

This culinary masterpiece contains the best of the best Hungarian Heritage recipe collection ever. For the first time, Helen and Clara share the best kept secrets of Hungarian cooking with you!

With old fashioned methods and attention to detail, Chef Helen keeps alive an age old tradition of exceptional European cookery. You will find a full range; from the simplest sumptuous savoury meat dishes, vegetable side dishes and soups to the elegant and elaborate world-renowned favourites!

HUNGARIAN PEASANT MELT-IN-YOUR MOUTH MEALS LIKE:

Turos Csusza, Rakott Káposzta, Tepértös Pogácsa, Rakott Krumpli Kolbászal, Székely Diszno Gulyás, Téjfélés Uborka Saláta, Nokedli, Lecso and Lángos!

AS WELL AS CLASSICS LIKE:

Gulyás Leves, Csírke Paprikás, Toltött Káposzta, Bécsiszelet, Madár Tej, Rácsos Tészta, Palacsinta, Fonott Kálács, Debreceni Túrós, Kifli and Fánks, Piskota Tekercs, Cseresznyés Rétes, Varga Béles Rétes and Turos Rétes.

ALL THE WAY TO THE ELEGANT TORTES AND EXQUISITE PASTRIES AND DESSERTS FROM THE CLASSIC CAFES OF BUDAPEST, THE ENTIRE WORLD TALKS ABOUT LIKE:

Dobos Torta, Diós és Mákos Rudas (Beigli), Rigo Jancsi, Sacher Torta, Gérbaud Slices, Esterházy Torte, Dios Torta, Russian Custard Torte and Krémes and many, many more!

With our great cookbook, Helen's Hungarian Heritage Recipes TM © we wish to serve one purpose: to bring the flavours of Hungary nearer to your hearts and also give you a glimpse into Hungarian life and acquaint you with our wonderful hospitable country.
(Bukta Photo courtesy of B. Rolek, Eastern Euro Food, About.com)

 HOT HUNGARIAN CHEF ON YOUTUBE

 

Visit our website for more recipes and how to purchase a copy of our fine Hungarian Heritage recipes cookbook!

http://www.helenshungarianheritagerecipes.com/ 

 

Helen's Hungarian Heritage Recipes - THE COOKBOOK MAN TELLS ALL!

 WHO COULD ASK FOR A MORE LOVELY AND THOROUGH COOKBOOK REVIEW?

WE ARE BIASED, WE AGREE!

TITLE: Helen’s Hungarian Heritage Recipes
AUTHOR : Clara Margaret Czegeny
PUBLISHER : Dream Machine Publications
CUISINE : Hungarian

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Featured Ingredient: Paprika
Paprika is a spice made from ground, dried fruits of Capsicum annuum, either bell pepper or chili pepper varieties or mixtures thereof. In many European languages, the word paprika refers to the Capsicum fruit itself. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Paprika can range from mild to hot. Flavors also vary from country to country. [Wikipedia]

First Impression
First off, I love self-published cookbooks. It’s a tough mountain to climb. I admire the determination it takes to get one of these publications into the hands cooks like you and me. Helen’s Hungarian Heritage Recipes is similar to so many of these self-produced projects. Homey and comfortable, those are two adjectives that would accurately describe this labor of love. Lots and lots of recipes are contained in the 377 pages. Mostly Hungarian as you would expect. The book is dedicated to Clara’s mother, Helen. Looks like Helen really knew how to cook. And, as a real pat on the back the book was named a 2010 Canadian Cookbook Best Seller.

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What You Find Inside (aka Table of Contents)
Introduction & Forward
History of Hungary and Foods
Appetizers and Soups
Sauces, Salads and Side Dishes
Main Dishes
Pastries, Squares, Tortes and Crepes
Passport to International Fare

 Best of the Book (Our Favorite Recipes)

Transylvanian Veal Stew	Hungarian Liver Sausage
Wild Braised Rabbit in Red Wine	Breaded Chicken Livers
Braided Raisin Bread	Wild Mushroom Strudel
Potato, Egg & Sausage Casserole	Hungarian Soup Dumplings
Rustic Fisherman’s Soup	Chicken Cordon Bleu (France)

Yes, of course there were recipes that really caught my eye. I love salty things. So, the Salt Bread Sticks (p112) are a big hit with me. The Anchovy Stuffed Hard Boiled Eggs (p31) are a great take on an old favorite. Who doesn’t love a good deviled egg? So, when you pep it up with a little anchovy and Madeira you’re sure to have a hands down winner. The Chocolate Jelly Roll (p245) will make a wonderful finish to any meal, Hungarian or not.

 

TO READ THE WHOLE REVIEW - CLICK HERE! 

http://www.cookbookman.com

Hungry for Hungary - Mother-daughter team create new cookbook

Brantford Expositor- Hungry for Hungary

Clara Czegeny & Chef Helen Czegeny (Ilona Szabó)

Local News - November 22, 2008 - Brantford Expositor

Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Hungry for Hungary

Mother-daughter team create new cookbook

Posted By HEATHER IBBOTSON, EXPOSITOR STAFF

Do you crave cabbage rolls, drool over dumplings or get all atwitter about torte?

Recipes for these favourites and more than 300 others are included in the latest 312-page edition of Helen's Hungarian Heritage Recipes.

The cookbook, based on the culinary magic of Helen Czegeny, of Brantford, is self-published by her daughter Clara Czegeny, of Paris.

The bulked-up fourth edition of the Hungarian cookbook debuted this summer, bursting with 325 recipes from the sublimely elegant Dobos Torte to the sublimely simple cabbage noodles.

The Czegenys will be at Coles at Lynden Park Mall on Saturday for a Taste and Sign from 1 p. m. to 3 p. m. where samples of goulash will be available as well as signed copies of the cookbook.

Nearly 3,000 copies of the cookbook have been sold since its first printing two years ago.

"I never dreamed something would come of it," said Helen, who remains amazed at the constant demand for the recipes she simply kept in her head.

Along with hundreds of mouth-watering recipes, the updated and expanded edition includes trivia, anecdotes, memories and traditions penned by Clara.

Recipes in the final chapter, Passport to International Fare, are a tribute to Helen's culinary talents in preparing classics and favourites from other lands.

Cooking is as natural to Helen as breathing.

STARTED COOKING AT 12

Now 82, she has been cooking since she was 12 when she began working for her great-aunt in the village of Hajduhadhaz, Hungary.

Helen and her husband, Alex, slipped out of Hungary in 1947 and went to Sweden, where they lived and worked on farms, until 1953 when they immigrated to Canada.

Her husband worked mostly at Massey Ferguson, but the family spent some years as tobacco sharecroppers in the Oakland, Scotland and Mount Pleasant area. Helen's hearty cooking was a natural hit with hard-working tobacco labourers at harvest time. The Czegenys returned to Brantford in 1963.

The cookbook was Clara's brainchild and originally was printed as a keepsake for family members in celebration of Helen's 80th birthday in 2006.

Everyone in the family was astounded and delighted when the book began to take off and requests for copies began pouring in, Clara said.

The self-publishing route has worked out well, Clara said, adding that maintaining control over the venture is important to her.

"This is fun and I want it to stay fun," she said. Still, putting together a cookbook is no cakewalk.

Helen prepared her recipes from memory. The ingredients, amounts and instructions were recorded and the results taste-tested. Recipes were fine-tuned if needed and then prepared again.

Somewhat challenging was the conversion of Helen's pinch-of-this and handful-of-that ingredients into proper cookbook measurements, Clara said.

Many a midnight was passed in the kitchen conducting taste tests, she said.

For ordering information, visit www.helenshungarianrecipes.com

Website: www.helenshungarianrecipes.com