I’m Rita Földi,

the creator behind Meal Blogger.

Based in Hungary, I share recipes inspired by Hungarian comfort food and sunny Mediterranean flavors. I started cooking alongside my grandma as a child, later trained as a chef, and have been blogging since 2013.

My recipes are created with healthy eating in mind – simple, quick, and easy to make at home, with no fancy plating or unnecessary fuss.

For me, cooking is joy, a reset button, and sometimes even a little meditation. And because everyone deserves to feel confident in the kitchen, I’ll always encourage you to learn from others, then make every recipe your own – seasoned to your taste and your life.

Eat well, feel better: more energy, more balance, and yes – maybe even a brighter you. Bring happiness into your life through food.

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Food Philosophy: When you cook, you give love.

Discover the joy of cooking!

Fun facts about me

3 of my favorite dishes:

Hungarian Ragout Soup with Tarragon
Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
Chicken Broccoli Pasta

ingredient I can’t live without:

pickles

my favorite sport:

squash

morning or evening?

morning

3 things that matter to me:

Naturalness.
Moderation.
Respect for ingredients.

guilty pleasure:

white chocolate with raspberry

a game I love to play:

the Speed card game

dog or cat?

dog

Principles

  • Who is the blog for?
    My recipes and content are intended for generally healthy individuals as part of a preventive lifestyle. If you have a medical condition, please consult a doctor. (Disclaimer)
  • I do not use AI-generated photos for my recipes.
    Home-cooked dishes, styled and photographed by me. No AI, just food and daylight.
  • Advertisements: I don’t overload my pages with ads so the content stays easy to read.
  • There is no media company or agency behind this blog. I do everything on my own, as a hobby and with passion.
  • What is considered healthy?
    Nothing is inherently healthy or unhealthy. Quantity is what matters. Water is healthy, but drinking 5 liters in one sitting can be harmful. The same applies to many foods: even fiber, while healthy, can cause problems in excessive amounts. What matters is not only what we eat, but also how much we eat. A varied diet in balanced portions is key.
  • What kind of flour do I use?
    All-purpose white flour (mainly for thickening), whole wheat flour (for larger quantities), or oat flour (for baking).
  • What do I use for sweetening?
    In my sugar-free recipes, I use xylitol or erythritol. I also use granulated sugar or honey depending on the recipe.

What would you cook today?

Choose a delicious and healthy recipe!

  • Sütőtökkrémleves
  • csirkés szendvicskrém
  • Töltött csirkemell: krémes fetával, fokhagymás cukkinivel
  • Isler (cukormentes, gluténmentes)

That’s why I do it

My Mission

My goal with this blog is to show that mindful, healthy eating doesn’t have to mean boring or repetitive meals.

I want to share my love of cooking and inspire you to discover the joy of homemade food. Because cooking isn’t just about nourishment – it’s about creating moments, flavors, and experiences you can truly enjoy.

I create simple, quick, and healthy recipes that fit into your everyday life. You don’t need to spend hours in the kitchen to prepare something delicious. With just one well-prepared dish, you can bring real joy to yourself and the people you care about.

I believe that knowing how to cook is one of life’s greatest treasures. It gives you the freedom to eat well every day – and to take care of yourself in the most natural way.

Bring more joy into your life through food.

Questions & Answers

Yes. I photograph every recipe myself. My second favorite hobby after cooking is food photography. I used to shoot with my phone, then I taught myself how to use a DSLR. Today I shoot with a Nikon D3500.

I love clean, white food photography. I prefer working with natural light and using my hand-painted backdrops. In this recipe, for example, you can see exactly how I photographed the dish.

I’ve always loved cooking and eating. My mom and my grandmothers were wonderful cooks, and as a child I helped them a lot. My earliest cooking memories are of my mom letting me stir something, breading meat, or do other prep work. I really enjoyed it. She always taught me and showed me how to do things the right way.

Later, when I was working in my own kitchen, I often had to call her before making a dish I couldn’t quite remember. I’d ask how she made that delicious green bean stew or her chicken soup. She’d tell me, and I’d write it down on a small note. Over time, I had more and more notes. I organized them into notebooks, but they filled up quickly.

I’ve always been drawn to digital tools, and I thought: why not collect my recipes digitally? So I started a food blog that I can access from anywhere, and where others can enjoy my recipes too.

As a child, my parents owned a grocery store. I grew up in a way that we always had everything at home we needed – or if not, I could simply go down to the shop.

It often happened that some products were close to their expiration date. We took those items home, and if they were still perfectly fine to eat, we used them. So our fridge regularly had ingredients that probably weren’t very common in other households – liver pâté, goat cheese, or more expensive vegetables and fruit.

From my mom, I learned early on not to compromise on quality, so I got used to cooking with the best ingredients. Having all those “past expiry date but still good” ingredients also inspired me to turn them into something delicious.

That’s still how I cook today (and how my recipes on the blog are born): I check what’s in the fridge and cook from that – not strictly following recipes. I also love getting inspiration from other recipes, but I always adapt them to my own taste.

I believe healthy eating is the key to feeling good in my own skin. As a child, I struggled with my weight, and later as an adult, I did too. I lost weight and have maintained a weight that feels good for me for years now.

These days, I’m in control of what I eat – and how food makes me feel. I consciously choose lighter meals because they help me feel light, fit, and energized. To me, healthy eating is about giving my body the care it deserves.

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