Monthly Archives: March 2012

Honey Cake (Medovnik)

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This cake is butter, nut and honey heaven.  It is filled and covered with a rich butter cream caramel and nuts.  A truly traditional Czech dessert!  The caramel is the easiest I’ve ever seen and the hard cookies turn into … Continue reading

Chicken Brown Rice

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It’s been a very long week at our house, one of those weeks when we have so much on our plates that we can only make it to the grocery store to get a ready roasted chicken.  That’s what we … Continue reading

Beef and Dumplings with Dill Sauce

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Growing up this was a very traditional Sunday dinner.  The dill sauce is very creamy and hearty.  Also, these dumplings were  a staple around our house, some old czech recipes make them with yeast, but we find them a little … Continue reading

Chocolate Lemon Cake

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This recipe started out as something else.  I was going to make a traditional Czech cake called the Sachr Dort, essentially Sachr Cake.  Perhaps I will make that the next time, but for now it is the same cake with … Continue reading