Czech Foods Recipes

Check out this youtube cut of a young travelers experiences in the beautiful city of Prague. Okay she is a vegan in the Czech Republic..........Strike one.  Regardless, she has seemed to have learned a lot about this city, the food, the culture, and having a really darn good time. The fries and fried block of cheese has apparently missed my czech recipe archive on this site. The fried cheese known as Smazeny Syr is typically a Edam cheese that is dusted with flour and immersed in egg wash. Then it is rolled in breadcrumbs and fried. This would be a street food or "fast food". Enjoy the fun sights and sounds of young travelers having a great time in Prague.

It seems to happen all the time. You see bananas on sale and pick up a large bunch for the week. Before you know it, Thursday and Friday arrive and most of the bananas are still remaining. All is not a total waste at this point. Bananas that start to over ripen are prime candidates for baking. We enjoy a good banana bread, cake or muffin given the opportunity. Below is a fun late summer B&B muffin otherwise known as banana and blueberry muffins. These fruits go good together and are fun to make now that the blueberries are still in season. Though when prepared in the offseason, the frozen blueberries work well. As some of the blog readers have seen in previous posts, I enjoy a good muffin recipe on occasion and this one is no exception. Moist Banana-Blueberry Muffins 1 ½ cups flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 3 ripe bananas ½ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cup butter, at room temperature ½ cup sugar ½ cup packed li

The past weekend involved a lot of outside (and inside) work that left little room for cooking. The chores included everything from completing bathroom renovation to relocating a few bushes in the backyard. On top of those duties, there was the other matter of getting kids ready for back to school week. Fortunately the weather on Sunday was much more cooperative, but still too hot to make a Sunday roast. My plan “B” as usual became the outdoor grill. As I have stated in previous posts, the grill is your answer to keep the heat out of the kitchen. The grill is also more versatile than you might think. Just about anything that can be made in an oven, can be replicated with an outdoor grill. I may even have to try Svickova one of these days with a grill. As I made the decision to cook out on the grill, I went out to the garden for some available produce and was able to pick three bell peppers and a few dozen cherry tomatoes. These vegetables gave me the idea of making Shish kabobs for din

Summer is in its last phase and the highlight to this warm season has been the bounty of good produce coming to harvest. Some of the tastiest produce offered right now include peaches and blueberries. Throughout July and August, blueberries are still a hot item at farmers markets and grocery stores now that they are in abundance. Aside from being a great ingredient for muffins and pancakes, I really enjoy a freshly baked blueberry kuchen. This German cake complements a hot cup of coffee and can be considered an ideal coffee cake selection for a mid morning get together with friends and neighbors. Consider this tasty treat for your next morning gathering. Some potential adjustments to this recipe include adding chopped walnuts or slivered almonds to the streusel topping. One could also use a 9 inch spring form pan instead of the 9 x 12 rectangular pan I use below. Enjoy! Blueberry Kuchen Recipe Kuchen Batter 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel ¾ cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon s

I have an overabundance of green peppers in my garden that I am hard pressed to use up before they over-ripen. I have already used up a few as they have been mixed in the last few weeks with the likes ofs omelettes, salads, and Italian beef sandwiches. Peppers are a different sort as they really can’t be frozen for later use as can be done with beans, carrots, etc. I love these vegetables and almost consider them a fruit as they tend to get sweet when subjected to high roasting temperatures. Aside from my tendency to grill peppers or continue using them in skillet dishes, I turned my attention to making a stuffed green pepper soup. The recipe is easy to follow and will yield enough servings of soup for several meals. There are several ways to make this soup though the essentials include the peppers (of course), onion, tomato base, and rice. When preparing the soup, make sure to keep the rice on the side and warm. Serve the soup directly on top of the rice upon serving. Keeping these tw

In the kitchen my wife and I have had to wash dishes the old fashioned way for about a year now. We have established a two person operation where one washes and the other dries and puts away. I will admit there are times when this has been a great opportunity to catch up on conversation with the wife since the typical meal involves constant interruption by the little ones. This routine does grow old quickly though with the kids using up several glasses daily and the dish count getting crazy when we have guests over. The main reason for the old way of dishwashing was attributed to a complete breakdown of our aging Amana dishwasher that came with our aging home. The old machine still had the ability to wash and dry dishes. The Amana failed when a small volume of the old rinse water failed to drain completely from the machine. This pooling of water inside the dishwasher created a skunk water smell that became a constant nuisance. I went online and researched the problem. I ran several dia