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Golden squares of carrot pudding cake dusted with vanilla powdered sugar on a white ceramic plate, warm window light
desserts cakes

Carrot Pudding Cake

A soft, naturally sweet carrot pudding cake with no eggs and no flour in the batter — carrots boiled, sieved, and baked.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 9 squares
Parsley-coated lamb rolls in a shallow bowl with paprika broth and a jug of sour milk on the side
meat poultry

Parsley Sarma

Ground young lamb and rice rolls coated in finely chopped fresh parsley, simmered in a light paprika roux — a meatball-adjacent dish.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 20 sarma
A cone-shaped mold of rice with bacon and cheese, turned out onto a round plate and topped with grated cheese
rice grains

Rice with Bacon and Cheese

Savory rice cooked with dried bacon, poultry broth, and tomato passata, packed into a mold and inverted onto a plate, finished with generous grated cheese.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 6
Whole grilled trout on a long ceramic platter, opened along the spine and filled with a colourful raw vegetable stuffing of onion, tomato and green pepper
fish seafood

Grilled Stuffed Trout

Whole grilled trout, deboned at the table, packed with a raw vegetable filling and finished with a pour of boiling oil and fresh lemon juice.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 2
Layered piskote dessert in a glass bowl, topped with glossy strawberry syrup and whole fresh strawberries
desserts cakes

Ladyfingers with Strawberry Topping

Ladyfingers layered with a thick wild strawberry syrup and chilled to set — a simple, elegant Central European no-bake dessert from the early 20th century.

Total time: 35 min
Servings: 4–6
A small glass jar of deep ruby-red rose petal preserve beside a demitasse of black coffee on a linen cloth, with fresh rose petals scattered around
preserves jams

Rose Spoon Sweet

Fragrant rose petals slowly simmered with sugar and lemon juice into a ruby-red syrup. A traditional Central European spoon sweet, served with coffee.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 1 jar (approx. 400ml)
A bowl of pale green zucchini soup garnished with fresh dill and black pepper, on a linen cloth with a wooden spoon alongside
soups stews

Zucchini Soup

Young zucchini and spring onion soup built on a butter roux, finished with fresh dill and a tempered yogurt and egg yolk liaison. Serve with black pepper.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4
A ceramic casserole dish of stuffed leek tubes baked in a tomato and ground pork base, golden and bubbling from the oven
meat poultry

Leek with Ground Meat

Leek tubes filled with seasoned ground pork and sautéed leek centres, baked over a meat and tomato base. A deeply satisfying Central European oven dish.

Total time: 100 min
Servings: 8-10
Unmoulded peach cream dessert on a glass plate, decorated with whipped cream and fresh peach halves
desserts cakes

Peach Cream

A chilled peach mousse from early 20th century home cooking: peach marmalade base folded with egg and gelatine, set in a mould and served with fresh cream.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4–6
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