diy recipe

  • Krpice sa zeljem (Pasta with cabbages)

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    “Krpice sa zeljem” have been an every-week meal in many North Croatian houses for decades. Originally, it was made with thick pasta and cabbages. The simple ingredients made this meal cheap and available for many poor farmer families. In richer…

  • Sunflower/carob/poppy rolls (makovnjača, suncokretnjača i rogačnjača)

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    Every weekend I bake some kind of dessert. I try to make something different every week, I try to mix traditional cakes with more modern desserts. This weekend I wanted to make something traditional, and what’s more traditional than our…

  • My Saturday lunch: One-pot pasta

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    I’m a huge fan of one-pot meals. I’m not sure if the reason is fewer dishes to wash or the fact that I own only 4 pots and 2 pans. I cook normal meals, lunches that have many different side…

  • “Less messy avjar” or ajvar from the oven

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    Last year I made ajvar for the first time in my own kitchen and completely alone. Of course, that meant that I also had to clean the ajvar mess alone and that’s the experience I don’t want to do again….

  • First pickling marathon finished

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     Finally, I’ve finished with the pickling marathon. It has been almost a week of peeling, slicing, dicing, and jar hunting. I’ve used almost all medium-sized jars that I had at home and filled 110 jars of different pickled joys.  While…