List: My Food Stories and Recipes | Curated by Arpad Nagy

Feb 25, 2025
126 stories
My Food Stories and RecipesMore than a recipe book, it's the stories, memories and experiences delivered through food. Also-full instructional recipes.
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Pesto Crusted Lamb Chops on Hazelnut-Red Wine Demiglace with Pumpkin SpaetzleSki vacation dinner deluxe — Day one
6d ago
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6d ago
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Hungarian Winter Cabbage SoupSmoked slab bacon, pork side ribs, savoy cabbage, smoked ham, a dump of paprika, and a dollop of sour cream make one good soup
Jan 4
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Jan 4
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The Memoirist
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Arpad Nagy
Irreconcilable Regrets: How I Blew My Shot at a Michelin Star KitchenWhen ruminating over past missteps, this one takes the lead and still leaves me stupefied.
Nov 5, 2024
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Nov 5, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Hungarian Ham and Bean SoupLeftover ham dinner that goes from bone to broth to brilliant
Oct 20, 2024
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Oct 20, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Rich and Gooey Gluten-Free Milk Chocolate Chip BrownieThe easy 5-minute throw-together recipe for a dessert that satisfies the chocolate craving
Oct 14, 2024
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Oct 14, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Sweetened Vanilla Cream-filled Profiteroles and Milk Chocolate DrizzleWhen you see how easy it is to make these petite pastries, you won’t need to visit the bakery for a fix
Oct 3, 2024
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Oct 3, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Sweet and Savory Spice-Rubbed Roast Leg of Lamb, Garden Greens with Feta and Blueberry Balsamic…A dry rub marinade makes a little work today, a great meal tomorrow — a fall feast with the other red meat.
Sep 25, 2024
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Sep 25, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Peasant/Farmer’s Hunter Sauce on Pasta with Seared Pork Loin SteakThe simplest ingredients for a sumptuous supper
Sep 23, 2024
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Sep 23, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Sunday Supper: Provolone and Spinach stuffed Pork Roast with Horseradish and Thyme Creamed Potatoes…A tasty meal for a cozy, comforting, and delicious fall dinner.
Sep 3, 2024
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Sep 3, 2024
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The Unintentional Milk Chocolate Cream Cake with Raspberries and Milk Chocolate Fudge GlazePlans for a white chocolate cream failed at the critical step (twice), so a last-minute switch-up meant a milk chocolate substitute would…
Jul 2, 2024
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Jul 2, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Italian Summer Chicken on Toasted Garlic RisottoRoast peppers, sundried tomatoes and spinach in a velvety cream sauce over the classic Italian rice
Jun 23, 2024
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Jun 23, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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The Day I Burnt the Face Off of My Apprentice CookLamenting the lessons of Lobster Bisque
Nov 14, 2021
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Nov 14, 2021
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Kitchen Tales
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Blueberry Chocolate Chip Cookies.Baking the taste of summer into two bites
Jul 26, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Canard Confit et Navet en Pâtisserie — Duck Confit with Apple-poached Turnips in Pastry.The Christmas Party Main Course, with a side show of Duck Breast on Strawberry Gastrique. — Be not afraid, the process is long but not…
Jan 7, 2024
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Jan 7, 2024
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Festive Pumpkin Cake with Blueberry, Vanilla Custard, Toasted Cake Croutons and topped with Swiss…With two layers and a quadruplet of flavours and textures, this Christmas cake is dinner party pleaser!
Dec 30, 2023
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Dec 30, 2023
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Shiitake, Cauliflower and Potato ChowderA deep dive of comfort, flavour and warmth as winter sets in for the long haul.
Dec 10, 2023
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Dec 10, 2023
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Kitchen Tales
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Vanilla Custard, Chocolate and Strawberry NapoleonsA flaky, fancy, sweet pastry treat I cheated nearly all the way through, and you can too!
Nov 15, 2023
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Nov 15, 2023
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Hungarian Palacsinta aka Crêpes but BetterWill the real crêpe please roll up? The secret ingredient to making crêpes better than the French.
Oct 28, 2023
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Oct 28, 2023
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Road Trip Donuts-Cinnamon Sugar Dusted Sweet Yeast DoughHockey season bus rides go better with some homemade bites.
Oct 16, 2023
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Oct 16, 2023
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Kitchen Tales
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Arpad Nagy
Easy Supper Satisfaction — Swedish Meatballs with Rich Cream SauceAdaptable to Beef, Pork, or Turkey, a low-cost, easy-to-make supper to throw in the endless dinnertime rotation
Aug 27, 2023
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Aug 27, 2023
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