List of author's articles
How to make strapačky, halušky with sauerkraut and bacon
The most well known Slovak dish is bryndzové halušky, but my favourite is strapačky.
How to make segedínsky guláš, creamy sauerkraut stew
Both cooking the sauerkraut and adding cream help temper the acidic tang of sauerkraut for an easy comfort food.
How to make Medovníky, Slovak spiced honey cookies
Medovníky are everywhere in Slovakia around Christmas, from fancy decorated ones in market stalls to simple treats in grandma's kitchen.
Cooking with Babička: Making Christmas wafers, vianočné oplátky
Oplátky are a favourite among Slovak Christmas foods, even though in the west part of the country they are a relatively recent addition to the traditional meal.
How to make sauerkraut
Fermented foods are the new old superfood, which Slovaks have made and eaten all along.
How to make Slovak roast goose or duck
For this traditional autumn meal, do you know the difference between hus, kačica, and husokačka?
How to make Slovak stuffed peppers
Slovak stuffed peppers are stewed rather than baked for a juicy dish using summer produce.
How to make creamy Slovak courgette soup with dill
If you know anyone with a garden, they will gladly give you courgette, also called zucchini.
How to make creamy Slovak cucumber salad
What is more cooling than cucumber?
How to make Slovak style egg spread
This recipe takes minimal cooking for hot summer days.
Cooking with Babička: pagáče, an untranslatable word
Pagáče are a classic Slovak food but without an English equivalent. Biscuit? Scone? Neither.
How to make elderflower syrup
Though foraging is now trendy, this wild flower syrup has been made for years in Slovakia.
Cooking with Babička: Pull strudel to connect with others
Most of us want quick recipes for our busy lives; making pulled strudel, however, is a recipe of mindfulness and connection.
How to make chicken paprikáš
Not only is paprikáš quick and easy, it's the perfect comfort food for anyone following Slovak politics lately.
Cooking with Babička: opantance, an old dish for the future
Once common in Slovakia, most people have forgotten what millet is, but as a heat and drought resistant crop it's worth learning old recipes for the future.
How to make handful soup
A recipe for a soup both cheap and filling — and tasty of course, just what is needed in times of inflation.
Cooking with Babička: Slíže, sweet or savoury Slovak noodles
The best food comes from Grandma's kitchen - and we are setting out to find it, first with homemade Slovak noodles.
How to make a good Slovak Sunday bone broth soup
Sunday lunch - or any celebration - is not complete without a bone broth soup.
Neither buckets of water nor whips. Celebrate holidays with Easter cuisine
Spectacular Slovakia listeners will lick their fingers at Easter.
Get ready for Christmas Eve with Spectacular Slovakia
Opekance, bobáľky and pupáčky are the same thing. But what is it?
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- Blog: Easter Monday: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
- Blog: My favourite Slovak tradition Photo
- Neither buckets of water nor whips. Celebrate holidays with Easter cuisine Audio
- Cooking with Babička: opantance, an old dish for the future
- Blog: Maternity wards have a problem with attitude
- Blog: Fear is dictating Slovakia's actions towards refugees
- News digest: Fico’s latest target? Sunday TV debates Photo
- Drown yourself in luxury with Slovak charm while visiting Bratislava
- Branč to the beach: Slovakia’s unexpected south-west Photo
- Slovakia’s eye-watering €326M plan for PCs — and they do not even have Windows
- They are planning a hotel and wellness centre at Bratislava’s favourite lake, and not everyone’s happy
- As shooting anniversary nears, Fico allies escalate blame and rhetoric
- Would you pay €115 for this hat? Slovak minister was about to – using taxpayers’ cash
- Slovak Paradise trails are already packed. The season has only just begun.
- They are planning a hotel and wellness centre at Bratislava’s favourite lake, and not everyone’s happy
- Drown yourself in luxury with Slovak charm while visiting Bratislava
- News digest: PM not worried about worsening relations with EU, NATO partners
- Last Week: Fico went to Moscow and he has a new talking point
- Slovakia’s eye-watering €326M plan for PCs — and they do not even have Windows
- Slovakia find rhythm against Slovenia to claim first World Championship win Video
- UK appoints Bilal Zahid as new ambassador to Slovakia
- Escape from the Slovak depression: Is housing in Austria worthwhile?
- Last Week: Fico went to Moscow and he has a new talking point
- Pay to play?
- They are planning a hotel and wellness centre at Bratislava’s favourite lake, and not everyone’s happy
- Poprad, 'capital' of the High Tatras, named in top European destinations ranking
- Underground vampires are taking over Slovakia one rave at a time
- Drown yourself in luxury with Slovak charm while visiting Bratislava
- UK appoints Bilal Zahid as new ambassador to Slovakia
- Slovakia find rhythm against Slovenia to claim first World Championship win Video
- Pay to play?
- News digest: PM Fico seeks alternative route to Moscow after Baltic states deny airspace access
- Last Week: Fico went to Moscow and he has a new talking point
- Underground vampires are taking over Slovakia one rave at a time
- Wayside shrines of Slovakia
- Slovak property prices rise at fastest pace since 2022 as cities lead recovery
- Slovakia set to clash with Sweden on Ice Hockey World Championship first day
- Escape from the Slovak depression: Is housing in Austria worthwhile?
- News digest: Fico’s latest target? Sunday TV debates Photo
- We are not remote: Záhorie near Senica draws in both cyclists and golfers
- As shooting anniversary nears, Fico allies escalate blame and rhetoric
- Would you pay €115 for this hat? Slovak minister was about to – using taxpayers’ cash
- Slovakia’s eye-watering €326M plan for PCs — and they do not even have Windows
- Branč to the beach: Slovakia’s unexpected south-west Photo
- Slovak Paradise trails are already packed. The season has only just begun.
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