Art of Natural Living

Hungarian Chicken Paprikash

By Inger Apr 21, 2026 Main Dish No Comments

Chicken in a paprika-tomato-onion sauce, Chicken Paprikash is a tasty and unique entrée that’s perfect for dinner or brunch.

Chicken Paprikash served

Today’s recipe comes to you courtesy of a rainstorm.  Because bad weather when you travel is really just a sign.

Rain in Monet’s gardens?  Take beautiful pictures of visitors with umbrellas.  Snow in Norway?  Time for a reindeer sleigh ride.  Rain AND snow in Budapest?  Perfect for a cooking class! 

Which is how I came to make Chicken Paprikash! 

This Hungarian comfort food consists of chicken in a paprika sauce, served over spaetzle-like pasta or egg noodles.  It’s unique, flavorful and loaded with natural goodness. 

Serve it for a family dinner with a nice salad.  Or add it to the Mother’s Day buffet!  You really didn’t want that same ol’ quiche again, did you?  Read more

Lemon Panna Cotta

By Inger Apr 19, 2026 Cooking & Recipes 4 Comments

Creamy, bright, and lemony, Lemon Panna Cotta is an easy and special dessert.  Perfect for a holiday brunch like Mother’s Day or Easter. 

Lemon Panna Cotta

In the often inconsistent days of spring, sometimes you need a dessert that reminds you of sunshine.  Like this tasty Lemon Panna Cotta! 

Yes, lately it seems that one day it’s t-shirt weather, the next it’s snowing, and then it’s so rainy that ducks are swimming in the newly formed back yard pond. 

I sure could use a good dessert! Something bright, tart, and EASY.  

This Lemon Panna Cotta is all of the above.  Even better, with brunch season upon us, today’s Lemon Panna Cotta can move seamlessly from attitude adjustment right into Mother’s Day buffet star!  Read more

Vintage Tuna Rarebit

By Inger Apr 18, 2026 Main Dish 1 Comment

Come enjoy this makeover of the vintage classic Tuna Rarebit.  With rich cheddar and healthy tuna it will please kids and adults. 

Tuna rarebit served

Today, nutrition is in.  But the sixties, when I was a child, was not the era of health food.  Orange juice was mixed up from powder, spaghetti came out of a can… and hotdogs were everywhere! 

Even many foods that could be natural, like cheese, got processed.  There was easy-to-melt Velveeta, sandwich-ready American Cheese (separated by layers of plastic), and even cheese you could squirt from a can! 

But like a formerly grand old house, some of the classic old recipes are blessed with good bones.  Which means they can be tweaked, and maybe even turned healthy!  Read more

Strawberry Creme Brulee

By Inger Apr 4, 2026 Cooking & Recipes, Desserts & Snacks No Comments

Strawberry Creme Brulee is silky smooth custard, lightly flavored with strawberry, and topped with a crunchy caramelized sugar topping.

Strawberry Creme Brulee

It was a fateful day when I realized you didn’t need a torch to make crème brulee.  Instead you can caramelize the topping under the broiler. 

That revelation set off a series of experiments from cream to egg ratios… to fun new flavors (see Variations below).   

And even though I’ve now purchased a torch, I still like experimenting.  Today, I did Strawberry Crème Brulee to celebrate spring!  Read more