Linzer Torte
I have posted a lot of favorites lately, but this really is my number one favorite winter/Christmas time cake! We’ve had this cake for Christmas …
Croatian
French Salad
Here is a gem of a recipe. Everyone loves this salad. I am not sure if it originated in France or not, but that is …
Vanilla Crescents
These vanilla cookies are one of the most traditional Croatian Christmas cookies. They have a specific crescent shape and wonderful vanilla taste, primarily from vanilla confectioners sugar …
Chestnut Parfait
As promised, here is my wonderful chestnut dessert. A chestnut parfait. This might be my favorite way ever of eating chestnuts. Beautiful puree, whipped cream and a …
Barley Soup
It is cold and windy outside today, I needed a nice comforting soup and I remembered this barley soup my mom and grandma used to …
Traditional Croatian Beef and Noodle Soup
It is finally getting colder around here, and I don’t mean just for a day or two, but it is officially “no more flip-flops” weather around here …
Tomato Spaghetti Sauce – Šalša
Every year at the end of tomato season I make this tomato sauce – šalša or šug (š is pronounced sh). It is the best …
Croatia Part III (Venice trip)
And the last installment in my Croatian Trip Trilogy :)))) The Venice Trip! It was short, hot and yummy. The last week of our vacation we …
Croatia (Coast) Part II
My last post was about food from continental Croatia and stuff I had while I was there on my recent trip. I also spent time …
Croatia (Zagreb) part I
I am finally writing a post about my trip to Croatia and Italy. I’ve been back for a little while, but there was a million …