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If you recall the family meals you ate as a child as the best tasting ever, then your memory serves you right regardless of your parent's ability in the kitchen. That's because the primary ingredient was love. The elements of caring and sharing will always make your memories of family meals extra special and above all others in terms of taste and presentation. And if those meals came from an ethnic base, then all the better.
Preparing and eating food closely tied to your ethnic roots can, and does, make for more enjoyment and fonder memories. Ethnic cooking is an important family bonding agent that also links us to our ancestral roots. It is one element of a shared commonality that should be passed down to each generation. In a sea of cultural change it's reassuring to have a constant in the form of delicious and unique food to fall back on.
This is a web site that celebrates Hungarian cooking, a hearty, down to earth, unpretentious cuisine. While I myself am not pedigree Magyar, my bloodline does allow me to make a valid claim to this wonderful ethnic food. My Hungarian grandmother and, in turn, my mother prepared an array of dishes for my family that were simple in ingredients but rich in aroma, texture, and taste.
Sadly, the convenience cuisine's of today's rushed lifestyle barely evoke honest taste, much less fond memories. So why not try one of these recipes, or better yet, a dish from your own ethnic roots and start creating some special memories for yourself and your family today.
Enjoy!
David J. McCartney
Site Contents Copyright 2002 David J. McCartney
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