Diet Friendly Fast Food

A few years ago I shared  Al's Famous Hngarian Cucumber Salad, and that amazing recipe from my friend Al has been a huge hit with everyone who tries it.  When I made that salad with Al, we talked about cooking together again, but I'm sorry to report that it's taken us nearly two years to tackle another Hungarian dish together.  Then I saw Al and his girlfriend Judy at a party recently and we made a plan for them to come over and make Hungarian Summer Squash with Sour Cream, Paprika, and Dill.  This Hungarian dish uses a combination of  zucchini and yellow squash with all those Hungarian flavors I like so much, and it turned out to be just as good as the cucumber salad.  We had a great time making it a few days ago, and if you have summer squash in the garden, you must try this recipe!

(For Phase One Fridays I highlight Phase One recipes from the past that have been my personal favorites, and when my friend Becky from Vintage Mixer included cucumbers on her list of Seasonal Produce Guide for July, I remembered this amazing cucumber salad.  This salad is really a wow; hope you enjoy!)

My friend Al Church is not only a former restaurant critic and food writer, but he's also one of the most food-savvy people I know, so when Al offered to make his famous Hungarian Cucumber Salad with me and share it with Kalyn's Kitchen readers, I couldn't wait to try the salad.  I haven't eaten that much authentic Hungarian food, but it's definitely on my list of places to visit, and I love the combination of sweet paprika and sour cream that's used in so many dishes in that part of the world.  And of course my love for cucumbers is well-documented on the blog.  I loved everything about this salad, which was almost even better the next morning (when I gobbled up the leftovers for breakfast!)  If you have garden cucumbers right now, or even if you need to make a trip to the store for the long English cucumbers we used, you must make this right away!