My Chocolate Cake
Originally published on the Blog of Blore on 4/3/14 When I was a kid, my mum used to bake me…
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Pohanske, schmohanske – Halloween in Slovakia
Vampires, werewolves, ghosts and zombies have fascinated us for generations. In Slovakia, there are čerty (demons), the vodnik (a malevolent…
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Book Spines
Notice anything strange about this picture? And no, I don’t mean the slightly random selection of books. Do you find…
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Lovely Tortillas!
Not long before I came to live in Slovakia, I spent a couple of months travelling in Mexico, Guatemala and…
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Pasties!
If there’s one thing missing from Slovak cuisine, it’s the combination of pastry and meat, best exemplified by the wonderful…
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On Slovak, Bedtime Stories and Audiobooks
You just have to talk about a book you like for a few minutes, she said. Sounds easy enough, I…