Beef and Barley Soup

(3-4 servings)

It's finally beginning to feel a little bit like fall in Dallas, at least in the evenings and early mornings..  perfect weather for soup!

Almás Pite; Hungarian Apple Cake

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I have eaten broccoli with oyster sauce almost every day this past week. I can't seem to get enough of it and  I haven't even tired of it yet. I swapped out green beans one night which were good, but not as good as the broccoli which I love. I decided to bake today so I would at least have something to post about.

My grandmother made this apple cake which is quite popular in Hungary. It reminds me a bit of apple pie in that the filling is in the middle and the pastry is a sweetened version of the classic shortcrust pastry.

This cake is quite easy to make if you have a food processor; both for grating the apples as well as making the pastry dough. I like to add raisins which have been soaked in rum to the apple filling whereas my grandmother added ground walnuts to hers.

Beef and Broccoli

(2-3 servings)

I enjoyed the tofu and broccoli so much last week I decided to make the dish again, but with beef this time. The beef was marinated  and I added some sesame seeds and ketchup to the sauce to change it up a touch.

Whole Wheat Potato Bread

(9 x 5 inch loaf)

I baked this loaf a few days ago and it's still wonderfully moist and slightly chewy. I have been experimenting a bit with potato/flour ratios when making potato bread and love the way this particular loaf turned out.

Chopped Fish Salad with Roquefort Dressing

(2 servings)

A while ago I had lunch with a friend who ordered a chopped salad of iceberg lettuce, tomatoes and crispy deep fried catfish smothered in blue cheese dressing. He let me have a bite and it was delicious, but way too rich.

I decided to try to reconstruct a similar salad with less fat. I pan fried the fish and lightened up the dressing; the resulting salad was delicious!

Tofu and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

(2-3 servings)

Yesterday I picked up a box of cereal while I was out shopping for groceries. That cereal put me into my lazy mode and I ended up having it for dinner as well as breakfast this morning. I was about to have it for lunch when I thought it's probably best to eat something green for a change.

This tofu and broccoli was easy to prepare. I got everything ready before I heated the wok because once I did, it cooked very quickly.