Bear Paw Cookies
Sretan Sveti Nikola! Or Happy Saint Nicholas’s Day! Today kiddos across Croatia are finding treats in their boots and perhaps a beautiful golden branch. …
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Stuffed Pork Schnitzel
I don’t make this dish too often, but my kiddos ask for it all the time. I will admit it’s easier to just fry …
Gnocchi in Meat Ragu
Let me just open with this. Words cannot describe how good this is. This is home. It’s my belonging, it’s all the celebrations, my …
Squid Ink Pasta with Grilled Octopus
So here is how this meal came together. I had frozen octopus that I needed to use and I was deciding what I …
Apple Strudel
Here is another family heirloom recipe, something I grew up with that I treasure and is downright absolutely delicious. Simple apple strudel. Sometimes I …
Apricot Potato Dumplings – Knedle
Apricot potato dumplings, or how we call them in Croatia – Knedle, is a very dear dish to me. My grandmother made the …
Ham and Mushroom Pizza
So full disclosure, I usually buy my pizza dough. My local grocery has a really good one and it’s so easy to add it …
Gleichgewicht Cake
This is a very nostalgic cake for me. As are these photos and it makes me happy. The board, the towel and the cake …
Chickpea Soup
I have a very simple soup for you today. It is incredibly light and quick to make and is quite healthy too. My …
Slanci – Croatian Breadsticks
I wish you were in my kitchen when these breadsticks came out of the oven last week. I could have cried tears of …