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Scoops of pale golden vanilla ice cream in a glass bowl, with a vanilla pod alongside
desserts cakes

Vanilla Ice Cream

A rich vanilla ice cream made from a cooked egg yolk custard base — an early 20th century home recipe churned to a smooth, creamy finish.

Total time: 35 min
Servings: 6
Sliced braised veal heart arranged in a serving dish, covered with a glossy white wine sauce, with carrots and onion visible alongside
nose to tail

Veal Heart in Wine Sauce

Veal hearts larded with fresh bacon, braised in butter with vegetables and peppercorns, then finished with a white wine and lemon pan sauce.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 4
A deep ceramic pot of bean and beef soup with a rich reddish broth, served on a wooden table
soups stews

Bean Soup Cooked with Beef

White beans and beef shoulder slow-simmered with a bouquet garni, finished in the oven with a paprika-spiced pan roux. A deeply satisfying one-pot meal.

Total time: 180 min
Servings: 6
Deep bowl of golden-sauced braised chicken pieces with visible saffron colour, raisins and herbs, rustic setting
meat poultry

Chicken Stew with Spices

A fragrant braised chicken with walnuts, saffron, cinnamon, raisins, and savory — a Caucasian-inspired stew from a Central European cookbook.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 4
A chilled bundt-shaped dessert unmoulded onto a glass plate, decorated with whipped cream in the centre and around the sides, with banana slices visible in the layers
desserts cakes

Yellow Bundt Cake with Bananas

Ladyfingers soaked in rum and milk, layered with ripe banana slices and a rich vanilla egg yolk custard, set in a bundt mould and finished with whipped cream.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 8
Golden-baked celeriac and Parmesan gratin in a porcelain baking dish
vegetables preserves

Baked Celeriac with Parmesan

Tender boiled celeriac layered with Parmesan, butter, and breadcrumbs, then baked until golden and bubbling.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4-6
Pan of sliced mushrooms in a creamy sour cream sauce, garnished with fresh parsley
vegetables preserves

Mushrooms in Sour Cream

Pan-fried sliced mushrooms with onion in a rich sour cream and beef broth sauce – a simple, deeply savory Central European side dish.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 4
Glass jar filled with golden-brown pan-fried peppers layered with green herbs and garlic, on a wooden surface
preserves jams

Fried Peppers in Oil and Vinegar

Pan-fried peppers layered with garlic, parsley, celery, and horseradish, then preserved in wine vinegar — a tangy, aromatic winter relish.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: 1 large jar (approx. 3L)
Two open jars of amber grapefruit marmalade on a wooden surface, thin strips of peel visible through the glossy jelly, a halved grapefruit beside them
preserves jams

Grapefruit Marmalade

A bitter-sweet marmalade of grapefruit and lemon, slow-cooked after an overnight soak — a classic Central European preserve from the early 20th century.

Total time: 250 min
Servings: 10–12 jars (250ml)
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