Erzsébet Etl was laughing on the phone as we discussed lecsó (leh-tcho), the beloved pepper stew of her native Hungary. A Hungarian language teacher who lives in Reston, Va., Etl didn’t want me to ...
8 ounces skinless slab bacon, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut into 1/4-inch strips 1 large Vidalia onion, thinly sliced 3 large yellow bell peppers, thinly sliced 3 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced 12 ...
BEFORE TRAVELING TO Budapest a couple of years ago, I diligently read up on Hungarian cuisine. By the time I arrived, my appetite was primed for gulyás and paprikás, dumplings and sausages, strudels ...
After the woman had finished her lecsó sandwich, cherry turnover, and choco-spice latte, she asked if she could take a nap on the couch. At first Rafael Esparza thought she was joking. “So I said, ...