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Strawberry Compote (Jahodový Kompót)
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Recipe for a strawberry compote. Compotes are common in Slovakia and were used to preserve fruits for the winter. Ingredients: strawberries, water,...
Eurotrip'11
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Photos from our 2011 Eurotrip: Slovakia, Prague, Weisbaden, Amsterdam, Brussels, and London. Can't wait to go back!
Pork Ribs with Vegetables (Bravčové R...
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Quick pork ribs dinner. Serve with cooked vegetables and a side of rice.
Fruit Dumplings (Ovocné Knedličky)
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Recipe for one of my favorite Slovak dishes: sweet fruit dumplings topped with toasted bread crumbs and melted butter.
Cauliflower Soup (Karfiolová Polievka)
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A simple delicious cauliflower soup.
Spiš Castle and Rafting in Pieniny
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Spis Castle and Pieniny are two sights in Slovakia not to be missed. This is part four of our hiking trip across Slovakia in which we visited the c...
A Journey into the Slovak Paradise
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Slovak Paradise is a national park in Slovakia that is famous for various ladder and chain reinforced via-ferrata routes. Beautiful but definitely ...
High Tatras Part 2: Starý Smokovec to...
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Trip report from our second day hike in the High Tatras. Alex and I took a funicular to Hrebienok, and hiked on the red route to Skalnate Pleso. Th...
Punch Cake (Punčové Rezy)
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Punch cake is a three layer cake consisting of a middle layer soaked in a rum-based punch. The layers are joined with jam and the cake is covered w...
Baked Trout (Pečený Pstruh)
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Baking a whole trout is very easy. Just place it on a baking pan, add butter, and bake at moderately high temperature (400F+) for about 30 minutes.