tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788366493417332491.post2815627135879382115..comments2024-03-28T12:24:29.361-04:00Comments on The Happy Whisk: Hungarian LekvárThe Happy Whiskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788366493417332491.post-90237612596512829452010-10-17T20:33:11.703-04:002010-10-17T20:33:11.703-04:00Some foods never photograph nicely. Pea soup, any ...Some foods never photograph nicely. Pea soup, any green soup, I find looks unappealing. Even with top-notch lighting. Oh, and certain rice shots, to me, just look like maggots. <br /><br />Very cool on the cookbook. That's how I learned to cook - a pinch of that and a handful of this. It's a nice way to learn.<br /><br />Done with supper and eating our personal-sized apple crisps. Num num num.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788366493417332491.post-30893701601072273242010-10-17T20:12:07.297-04:002010-10-17T20:12:07.297-04:00yes, i think that's the problem with food phot...yes, i think that's the problem with food photos ... they have to have tons of lights, i guess. mega-wattage! <br /><br />years later, my dad started making kolaches, and he used the bohemian cookbook that an old family friend had published. alas, her measurements often consisted of "a pinch of that," "a handful of this" ... i guess he finally found a recipe--this was long before the internet--so he could make kolaches. and they were good! maybe one of these days i'll try.<br /><br />apparently, there are a ton of czechs in texas, and they have an annual kolache festival!<br /><br />kKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215194049769778591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788366493417332491.post-35707492628470591432010-10-17T13:07:38.800-04:002010-10-17T13:07:38.800-04:00Last night I made the homemade lekvár. So so yumm...Last night I made the homemade lekvár. So so yummy. Though when I shot photos of it, it looked, well, maybe not so appetizing.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788366493417332491.post-70707060295786143072010-10-17T13:05:03.833-04:002010-10-17T13:05:03.833-04:00Hi Kathy - I loved your comment. I'd forgotte...Hi Kathy - I loved your comment. I'd forgotten all about poppy seed filling. Mamam used that a lot too. Yum.<br /><br />Thanks for helping me remember that. Now I gotta get me some poppy seed filling. Yummy.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788366493417332491.post-65836961516039948812010-10-17T12:51:58.167-04:002010-10-17T12:51:58.167-04:00it sounds good. i like prunes. i don't know ...it sounds good. i like prunes. i don't know why people don't ... prunes are really tasty! my grandmother used to make kolaches, a czech pastry, and she would send us some with apricot or poppy fillings [the poppy ones were my dad's and my favorite]. but she also sometimes sent a third flavor as well. i always thought it was plum, but now i'm wondering if it wasn't prune ... it was that color. the kolaches would come in a shoebox, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. i think they arrived on sunday, just about the time my dad and i were sitting down for breakfast.<br /><br />kathyKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215194049769778591noreply@blogger.com