My mother came over to
the states in 1933 when she was 18 years old. My father
was born in Pennsylvania, but went back to Slovakia for a
time in his youth, where he met my mother. He went back
and forth a few times between countries to maintain his
US citizenship. When they were married, they came and
settled in New Jersey, where I have lived my entire life.
My mother and father were wonderful, hard-working people,
and though neither could read nor write well, they were
able to provide me with rich childhood memories. I was
inspired to create this site because I missed my mother's
delicious cooking from Slovakia (it was still
Czechoslovakia when she lived there, actually). So, I
went around to all the women from Slovakia that I knew,
and compiled all the recipes I was able to get from them.
I am now making this delicious cook - book available to
you so that you too can enjoy a little taste of the old
country.
And for you non meat-eaters, my daughter, who is a
vegetarian, has converted the recipes to create a
vegetarian version of the book, so you can enjoy it too.