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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- 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
- Bratislava’s Nová Tržnica reinvents itself with Yellow Thursdays Photo
- Europe rearms - but can Slovakia be trusted?
- One American's dream of bringing a gym with Venice Beach vibes to Slovakia
- News digest: Slovak leaders voice concern over rising global tensions
- From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story
- Bratislava approves US Embassy lease extension, keeping unpopular fence in the heart of the city
- Rare brain-eating amoeba kills child in Slovakia
- A year later, Bratislava’s laser spectacle goes global
- Bratislava’s Nová Tržnica reinvents itself with Yellow Thursdays Photo
- From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story
- Slovakia has given up on attracting quality people. It is disgusting, says expert
- One American's dream of bringing a gym with Venice Beach vibes to Slovakia
- Europe rearms - but can Slovakia be trusted?
- Rare brain-eating amoeba kills child in Slovakia
- News digest: Slovak leaders voice concern over rising global tensions
- A year later, Bratislava’s laser spectacle goes global
- From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story
- From not knowing an English word to being a noted radio announcer in the US Video
- A year later, Bratislava’s laser spectacle goes global
- Last Week: Revenge-hungry Smer voters feast on donated ammunition case
- Bratislava’s Nová Tržnica reinvents itself with Yellow Thursdays Photo
- Rare brain-eating amoeba kills child in Slovakia
- Slovakia has given up on attracting quality people. It is disgusting, says expert
- Wish you were here: the lost spas of yesterday
- From Seattle to Bratislava: an American’s reverse migration story
- Rare brain-eating amoeba kills child in Slovakia
- A year later, Bratislava’s laser spectacle goes global
- From not knowing an English word to being a noted radio announcer in the US Video
- Wish you were here: the lost spas of yesterday
- Two Slovaks deported from US and Vietnam in separate incidents
- Biting the hand that feeds us
- Slovakia has given up on attracting quality people. It is disgusting, says expert
- News digest: Slovak leaders voice concern over rising global tensions
- Zuckerberg’s U-turn unleashes torrent of unmediated political content. But what does it mean for Europe?
- Unions offer alternative to government’s cost-cutting plan
- Air above, water below: southern Slovakia’s dual-adventure destination Photo
- Europe rearms - but can Slovakia be trusted?
- Bratislava’s Nová Tržnica reinvents itself with Yellow Thursdays Photo
- The kitchen staple found in every household before the Velvet Revolution
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