Eingetropftes & Käsereis 🇦🇹

Two quick and tasty additions to clear soups Austria and surrounding countries tend to start (not only) Sunday lunches with soups. In most cases these are clear soups, based on chicken or beef broth, alternatively a vegetarian vegetable broth. The basic broth is then enhanced with various Suppeneinlagen, i.e. added dumplings and similar. Best known…

Tarte salée du printemps 🇫🇷

Spring, printemps in French… Time of colorful farmer’s markets with greens tempting even such convinced antivegetarians as myself. In my local Zagreb market the spring and early summer days are so colorful, that it is hard to resist buying things by colour – either more elegant all green, or a cheerful colour-mix. I did both,…

Tokány 🇭🇺

Thinking of which not-yet-featured countries lie on the Orient Express route, I decided it is time to add a Hungarian dish. As a Croatian, I am used to many dishes with names and basic preparation style influenced by Hungary, as (northern) Croatia was 1102-1918 in various forms of union with Hungary (and Austria). One would…

Quiche Vosgienne 🇫🇷

Almost everyone heard of quiche Lorraine, most of you, dear readers, have probably eaten or even made it themselves. However, do you know that what is usually served as quiche Lorraine is not a proper one? A true quiche Lorraine should have neither cheese nor onions in it. It is mentioned by name at least…