Marika Horvat - by Nigel A JAMES
Marika
Horvat - What's for Dinner Today!
Good
meals are the paths to everyone’s heart. This we all know. But, it
isn't only taste that's important, it's that what's behind it as
well. And Marika Horvat has it all at the tip of her fingers. For
she has a garden and from it comes all that is good!
But
good meals are more than just picking and cooking. There's
much more to it than that! One not only has to know how to cook, but
how to make the most of what's growing as well. And, Marika's an
expert. And, today is casserole day and a chicken is needed
as well.
And
chickens and rabbits are part of Marika's Hungarian country life,
too. And, looking after them and keeping them happy is not only a
question of food, but care and attention as well. And, this
is something one learns.
As
a young girl, Marika's father taught her that red and yellow
peppers grow better with a view to the south, while green peppers
taste better pointing south-east. There are similar rules for
all other crops, too. And, the same goes for rabbits and chickens as
well. They never suffer from stress and always taste good if
their pens and coups face the right way. They, too,
like sunshine and rain, and, as Marika says, good food tastes of
weather as well. And, there's plenty of weather in the wood that
she uses for cooking.
She
has a wood burning stove and the heat it gives off is not
only just right for baking and roasting, but perfect for cooking as
well. It's not dry like electricity, and it's more gentle than gas.
But, Marika's real secret of excellent taste lies in three very
short words: soft, gentle and time.
And
these three are the most important ingredients of all! Marika
always allows plenty of time for her cooking. And, what happens
because of this is the soft gentle melting of tastes. And the results
are always the same. A sensational explosion of delicious
enjoyment!
And,
Marika's example is easy to follow! Just think of her three little
words. Slow down and give yourself time and stir and cut
gently and softly. The rest will come on its own. Your meals will
not only be good for your heart, but everyone else’s as well!
Slow
down, cook and eat as you should, and you will be happy as well!
Vocabulary
picking
– pflücken
casserole
– Eintopf
attention
– Aufmerksamkeit
taught
– teach/taught/taught -
similar
rules -
suffer
– suffer/suffered/suffered -
pens
– (rabbit pen) - Pferch
coup
– (chicken coup /coop) - Hühnerstall
stove
- Herd
soft
- weich
gentle
– sanft
ingredients
- Zutaten
encourages
– zumuten
melt
– schmelzen
stir
– umrühren
delicious
– schmackhaft
enjoyment
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