She is 94 years old in 2025. Will be 95 at the end of the year.She was and is a lot of things. Primarily, willful, stubborn, manipulative and can be very charming when she is conspiring something. She is Hungarian. She is my Mother. Just the two of us left of our small refugee family…
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Palacsinta
The ones my mother made were almost always perfect. Mine however were not, I had a long learning curve, but later on I intentionally made mistakes. The imperfect ones were for “testing”. When I saw the kids waiting in anticipation, I made a wonky one so they could get one right away, I just had to hold it in the air to cool it for a minute not to burn their hands. It was my way of keeping the anticipatory magic alive for me.
Fish and Chips: A Culinary Love Letter
When I had a shilling to spend for food, I chose between pasties or fish and chips. The shops were almost next to each other. One was a bakery that made the pasties, the other a fish and chip shop. They were both across the street from my Nelson Central School. I love fish…