diy

  • Pickled peppers everywhere

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     The beginning of September is usually the time when we start making pickled peppers. Although most of the vegetables are stored in August and July, peppers are one of…

  • Ljutenica- tomato and pepper relish/spread

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     August is the month in which I spend most of my time in the kitchen. I already wrote about Ajvar which I made last week and this week I’ve decided…

  • No gardening this week

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     Rain, and some more rain. This is the best way to describe this week. It started falling on early Monday and it has been raining since yesterday afternoon. We…

  • What’s New year without Baklava?

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    One of the most popular New year pastries in the Balkans is Baklava. Almost every house has its own recipe and almost every house claims their Baklava is the…

  • Šape- Croatian Christmas cookies

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    Every country has its own traditional Christmas cookies.In parts of  Northern and Eastern Croatia, there is nothing more traditional than baking “šape” for Christmas.Šape (paws), little cookies that every…