Dough, paprika and fresh herbs on a warm wooden kitchen table

Central European Recipes · British Kitchen

Central European recipes
for a British kitchen

Central European home cooking, family recipes and practical kitchen notes, including dishes and bakes adapted for British ingredients, ovens and everyday cooking.

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In Anita’s words

“I’m a feeder”

The cook behind Anita’s Kitchen describes herself simply: “I’m a feeder.” That is a better introduction than any formal biography.

Her cooking is rooted in what she learned from her grandmother and mother, with Hungarian, Slovak and Czech influences running through the kitchen. These are recipes built around flavour, familiarity and the pleasure of placing something generous on the table, not restaurant presentation or unnecessary complication.

Expect sviečková na smotane, goulash, granadír, comforting pasta, pineapple cake and bábovka. The practical details passed through a family matter here, including the occasional lesson from experience, such as the discovery that a cake does, in fact, notice when the baking powder has been forgotten.

Recipes will be written for cooking, sharing and adapting, rather than admiring from a distance.

What will be cooking

Family dishes, everyday comfort and bakes worth waiting for

Food with memory, generosity and a useful method.

01 · Tradition

From the family table

Hungarian, Slovak and Czech dishes preserved with the details that make them taste familiar.

02 · Everyday

Comfort without ceremony

Generous main dishes, familiar ingredients and methods designed to work on an ordinary evening.

03 · Baking

Bakes worth waiting for

Cakes and sweet things that make a house feel occupied and prove that baking powder is not merely a suggestion.

Kitchen artwork: original people-free illustration created for The Perry; it is not a photograph of an Anita Perry recipe.

A kitchen principle

Good food does not need ceremony, but it does deserve care

Kitchen note

Ingredients and kitchens vary

Recipes are shared for general interest and reflect a home kitchen. Ingredients, brands, substitutions and preparation environments vary. Allergen-free results are not guaranteed. Check every product label, avoid ingredients that are unsafe for you or your guests, and seek suitable professional guidance where allergies or medical dietary requirements are involved.

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