Have you ever had a significant moment simply slips by you in life? Priceless and life altering moments in which you should have done or said something that would have aligned your purpose and destiny in any phase of your life? Have you ever had what I call a ""missed the moment"" experience, that leaves you wishing you could go back in time and respond differently? Perhaps you have indeed missed some significant moments in the past, but it's not too late to prepare for the future. That can be changed today

This book offers a cultural and culinary glimpse of the final years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and its aftermath through the life of one family. Part historical account, part recipe collection, it takes food as the vital element that survived war, persecution, bankruptcy, displacement and exile. To cook these recipes is both to celebrate that survival and to reflect on another time and another world, from the piquant delicacy of tomato soup enriched with rice to the rich sumptuousness of diverse cakes.