Fun with fusion – going Off the Grid in San Francisco

Street food is the soul of the nation. It is true all over the world, except the USA. In Fort Mason, overlooking the San Francisco Bay, national identification merges with the scenery. Let me back up a little bit. It is 2006 and I am visiting California. My in-laws respect my obsession with food and […]

Emperors Crumbs Revisited

Emperor’s Crumbs or császármorzsa or smarni or Kaiserschmarrn was our first recipe on this blog. I felt like revisiting it for three reasons: first, it is our name and signature recipe, so we should try it with American ingredients. Second, we are delighted to mention that we’re featured on The Hungarian Girl’s website and I […]

Hungarian Potato Bread v 2.0 – video

Hungarian Potato Bread

I love the Hungarian Potato Bread. It hasn’t been long since we featured the recipe here on Emperor’s Crumbs, and I’m still making it a few times a week. I was playing with it, tweaking the technique, and finally I decided that this recipe works the best. And for refreshing content I made a video […]

Hungarian Chicken lecso

This recipe was born when we invited my in-laws for a Hungarian picnic. Traditionally, the protein part of the meal would be cold cuts: thinly sliced Hungarian paprika sausage or the famous Pick/Hertz winter salami.  You can’t get those here, though,  and substituting sugar-soaked ham was not an option for me. The other popular Hungarian […]

Hungarian Spicy Cheese Spread – Körözött

Körözött is a Hungarian classic and every household makes it differently. It is kept in the fridge for moments when you do not have the mood to make lunch or dinner, or when your offspring is going to school and you just barely tumbled out of bed. You reach for a slice of bread and […]