About
About Me ………….
I am a Cookbook Author, a Recipe Blogger and a Home Chef. Cooking is my passion. Each week I try new recipes or remake old ones. I am a curious and adventurous cook and enjoy sharing my recipes through my cookbook and my recipe blog with thousands of other adventurous cooks around the world.
My cooking style is international. I was born in Budapest, Hungary but I was raised in the US, and later moved to Canada. This is where I met and married my husband, who is the lucky recipient of my food experiments, mostly delicious. I attribute my sense of style and interest in international cuisine to my mother, who was an incredible cook, pastry chef, an artist and a fashion designer along with influences and experiences gained from our world-wide travels, and of course to my Hungarian heritage.
It took me a couple of years to initially create the content for my Recipe Blog. In those two years or so, I cooked, photographed and described each recipe taken from my handwritten cookbooks or from memory for Inspired Cuisine. I published just over 100 recipes when first launched my website. I have added many more recipes since then and have achieved another notable accomplishment by publishing my first cookbook, Inspired Cuisine, of the same name as my Recipe Blog. I am currently working on my second cookbook featuring my latest recipes.
For more information about my cookbook, Inspired Cuisine, please visit my book website at
About Inspired Cuisine ………….
Each recipe in Inspired Cuisine includes ‘how to’ tips and ‘make-ahead ideas’ as well as illustrated instructions in order to save you time or show you how to make the dish in the recipe. Browse the Recipes page and choose from one of the 8 sections allocated to just Small Bites, Appetizers, Dinners and Desserts, etc. Or, use the Search bar to find recipes by ingredients you may have on hand, or by a preparation such as roasting or frying or even by a special occasion menu such as BBQ, Easter, Christmas and more.
I have focused on good food with lots of flavor over meals which are specifically designed to include only 5 ingredients or take less than a certain amount of time to make, although I have published dozens for both types. Cooking takes time and to get flavor, you need ingredients, so I have included a fair number of recipes which are a bit more complex or take longer to cook. Try some of these at a weekend, when you may have more time.
Also, just as a diversion to cooking, I publish posts on a variety of topics in my Blog. I found that my Blog section was a great way to write about places we’ve been and can recommend, restaurants that we have tried and would or would not go back to and what their specialties may be, along with photos for some. My Blog has turned out to also be a great way to describe cooking techniques and the origins of some of the recipes that I have published. I also use the Cooking section of my Blog to post where to buy the best or hard to get ingredients.
Because I also have a passion for gardening, you will find both real gardening ideas, table decorations and beautiful photos of plants and flowers encountered in my travels. Sometimes a tree, shrub or flowering plant is so breathtakingly beautiful, I just have to capture the image. And of course, spring brings out the urge in me to dig and plant and to visit my favorite garden centers and buy those glorious colors and combinations, albeit for planting in my terrace planters each season. I post some of these moments and trials, tribulations and successes. I thought that this collection of my insights may provide another perspective and perhaps be of inspiration to you. I enjoy both the cooking and the writing and hope that you will too.
At the end of the day, there should be something for everyone, I hope. But take note, I do include recipes with many ingredients, and at times, many steps. Do not lose heart, if you like good food, you like to eat, you like good restaurants, you like to entertain, and finally, you like to cook, we are of like mind, and I trust that you will enjoy my recipes as much as I do.
AboutMe ………….
I am a Cookbook Author, a Recipe Blogger and a Home Chef. Cooking is my passion. Each week I try new recipes or remake old ones. I am a curious and adventurous cook and enjoy sharing my recipes through my cookbook and my recipe blog with thousands of other adventurous cooks around the world.
My cooking style is international. I was born in Budapest, Hungary but I was raised in the US, and later moved to Canada. This is where I met and married my husband, who is the lucky recipient of my food experiments, mostly delicious. I attribute my sense of style and interest in international cuisine to my mother, who was an incredible cook, pastry chef, an artist and a fashion designer along with influences and experiences gained from our world-wide travels, and of course to my Hungarian heritage.
It took me a couple of years to initially create the content for my Recipe Blog. In those two years or so, I cooked, photographed and described each recipe taken from my handwritten cookbooks or from memory for Inspired Cuisine. I published just over 100 recipes when first launched my website. I have added many more recipes since then and have achieved another notable accomplishment by publishing my first cookbook, Inspired Cuisine, of the same name as my Recipe Blog. I am currently working on my second cookbook featuring my latest recipes.
For more information about my cookbook, Inspired Cuisine, please visit my book website at
About Inspired Cuisine
Each recipe in Inspired Cuisine includes ‘how to’ tips and ‘make-ahead ideas’ as well as illustrated instructions in order to save you time or show you how to make the dish in the recipe. Browse the Recipes page and choose from one of the 8 sections allocated to just Small Bites, Appetizers, Dinners and Desserts, etc. Or, use the Search bar to find recipes by ingredients you may have on hand, or by a preparation such as roasting or frying or even by a special occasion menu such as BBQ, Easter, Christmas and more.
I have focused on good food with lots of flavor over meals which are specifically designed to include only 5 ingredients or take less than a certain amount of time to make, although I have published dozens for both types. Cooking takes time and to get flavor, you need ingredients, so I have included a fair number of recipes which are a bit more complex or take longer to cook. Try some of these on a week-end, when you may have more time.
Also, just as a diversion to cooking, I publish posts on a variety of topics in my Blog. I found that the Blog was a great way to write about places we’ve been and can recommend, restaurants that we have tried and would or would not go back to and what their specialties may be, along with photos for some. My Blog has turned out to also be a great way to describe cooking techniques and the origins of some of the recipes I have published. I also use the Cooking section of my Blog to post where to buy the best or hard to get ingredients.
Because I also have a passion for gardening, you will find both real gardening ideas, table decorations and beautiful photos of plants and flowers encountered in my travels. Sometimes a tree, shrub or flowering plant is so breathtakingly beautiful, I just have to capture the image. And of course, spring brings out the urge in me to dig and plant and to visit my favorite garden centers and buy those glorious colors and combinations, albeit for planting in my terrace planters each season. I post some of these moments and trials, tribulations and successes. I thought that this collection of my insights may provide another perspective and perhaps be of inspiration to you. I enjoy both the cooking and the writing and hope that you will too.
At the end of the day, there should be something for everyone, I hope. But take note, I do include recipes with many ingredients, and at times, many steps. Do not lose heart, if you like good food, you like to eat, you like good restaurants, you like to entertain, and finally, you like to cook, we are of like mind, and I trust that you will enjoy my recipes as much as I do.
