Prunes in bacon are a quick party snack made of two ingredients only. All who likes the combination of sweet and salty flavours will enjoy this snack, because sweet dried prunes complement the taste of salty bacon perfectly. Preparing prunes in bacon will take you about 10 minutes, and of course, there is also the…
Mushrooms with cream cheese and bacon is a meaty dish that can be served both as an appetizer and as a snack. In this dish, I wrapped mushroom caps filled with cream cheese in bacon and baked them in the oven. The stuffing with which I stuffed the mushrooms is a simple cream cheese stuffing,…
Brussels sprouts are a vegetable loved by some and not so much by others. I suspect that those who are not its big fans must have tried it inappropriately prepared at some point and hence their aversion to this very healthy vegetable. There are several ways to prepare brussels sprouts, the most popular of which…
Spilt pea soup is one of my favourite soups. It is full of aroma, warming and satisfies hunger fantastically. Without a doubt, this is an iconic soup that I remember well from my childhood. My father used to cook it back home, he was proud of the fact that he learned how to make it…
Sausages in bacon is a dish popular in many countries. In England, this dish is known as “pigs in blankets“. You can prepare it with only two ingredients. It is popular not only at parties but also during Christmas, when it is served on the festive table along with other festive dishes. This quick party…
Halušky are Slovak potato dumplings, made from raw potatoes and flour. Cooked dumplings can be served with bryndza and cracklings – the dish is then called “bryndzové halušky“, or with cabbage and cracklings – then it is called “strapačky”. Regardless of the way it is served, this dish is a national dish of Slovaks and…
Braised cabbage with potatoes and bacon is a simple dinner dish that can be prepared without much effort. The basis of this dish is cabbage, which I first fry in oil a little to brown the leaves. In the next step, I fry the bacon and onion, then combine it with vegetable broth, potatoes and…
Butter bean soup is one of those traditional soups that my mother often made at home. The basis of the bean soup are dry beans, which are soaked in water for several hours before cooking to help them cook faster. Root vegetables such as celery, carrots and parsnip are added to the beans. This soup…
Baked beans is a dish that probably needs no introduction. The basic ingredient of this dish are beans, which are combined with tomato sauce, sausage, bacon, onion, seasoned with garlic and marjoram. This dish can be made all year round, as the ingredients used in it are generally available. During the season of tomatoes, it…
Here is a recipe for my favourite pasta, which is spaghetti alla carbonara. The basic version of spaghetti carbonara is with bacon, Parmesan cheese and eggs. Plus, of course, garlic and herbs. A slightly modified version includes sun-dried tomatoes as well. Of course, that is just one among many suggestions to prepare a “richer” version…
If you like vegetable salads, you will surely like this salad as well, in which I combined canned peas with delicious pickled cucumbers, crispy bacon, cheese, potatoes and eggs. The salad is flavoured to taste with sour cream and mustard. The idea for this potato, bacon and peas salad came to my mind when I…
New potatoes are something I am always eagerly waiting for. Once they arrive, I use them for anything possible. For me, new potatoes reign supreme when they are prepared in the simplest possible way, i.e. boiled in water. Of course, I serve them with melted butter and dill. In this version, they are an addition…