A Traditional Hungarian Dinner

Christmas celebration #4 this year was at my Uncle Andrew and Aunt Julie's place. Julie made nokedli, and she let me photograph her in front of the blazing (only a minor exaggeration) stove while she cooked for our family and friends.

Nokedli is a hungarian dumpling dish that was, this evening, served with a beef sauce or pork sauerkraut. It begins as dough:

which is "grated" using a traditional hungarian cooking tool, over a large pot of boiling water until it cooks.

Served with a delicious cucumber salad, pickles, and bread, it was a delicious meal!

When asked her favourite food, my cousin Emma proudly answered, "nokedli!" That's the Hungarian in her coming out. Here we are enjoying the festivities:

I love Christmas--Canadian or Hungarian style.

Delicious Oatmeal: Take I

Oatmeal

Brown Sugar

Milk

Poppyseeds

Crasins

Banana Slices

Shredded Cocoanut

Slivered Almonds

Kelly Moore Bag: A Photographer's Dream

Something that a food blogger cannot live without is her camera. And something a camera cannot live without...is a Kelly Moore Camera Bag. I can't wait until I can get my paws on one!

Its a slow process, getting into the world of photography. It's so expensive that I have to save for this, and then save for that. Slowly but surely I have acquired a few lenses and (most recently) a new D90. Soon enough this little baby:

will house all of my equipment.

Now if I could only decide which colour I like best. Which do you like?

www.kellymoorebag.com

Homemade Quiznos Sub

I have this thing for Quiznos. (If you do too, you're gonna love this).

For a really long time I was a Subway girl, but then I found Quiznos and I've never been able to go back to my old stomping ground. There is just something about the toasty bread, yummy sauces, and delectable flavor varieties which is somehow, so much better at Quiznos. (Sorry Subway...)

Anyway, this isn't an endorsement for Quiznos (you can send me my cheque later), because I don't do that sort of thing. I'm more into revealing the secrets to my favourite foods so that we all can save money by making these things at home! Muah ha ha!

This one is brilliant, if I do say so myself. And super simple. Start by finding a delicious loaf like the one you see pictured. It is an oat/seed/raisin variety that I found at Wall Mart. (Again, you can send me my cheque later). Cut it open just the way you like it; all the way through, like a pocket, whichever. Top it with mayo, a sliced deli meat like ham or turkey, a slice of swiss or provolone cheese AND (drum roll please)...a few shakes of italian spices. This makes it. I have a blend which has oregano and basil and it tastes just like the one from Quiznos. It's kind of weird that they thought to throw this onto a sandwich, but they knew what they we're doing!

Pop the sandwich under the broiler for a minute or two, and then top with your favourite toppings: lettuce, tomato, etc. One final tip, also add some cranberry sauce or sweet jam to your sandwich, and the sweetness will go really well with the salty meats.

And there you have it, a homemade Quiznos sub! I hope you find it as satisfying to make as home as I do.