Ingredients: 300 g dry chickpeas 1 small to medium sized onion 3-5 garlic cloves 1 ½ teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 ½ tablespoons flour Optional: ground cardamom, cumin, cayenne pepper, chopped fresh cilantro or parsley Method: Soak chickpeas in twice as much water overnight. Drain in the morning. Put in a blender or [...]
Ingredients: 250 g plain biscuits 2 tbsp coconut 120 g melted butter 250 g mascarpone cheese 100 ml peach-flavoured yogurt 1 cup + 1/3 cup icing sugar 1 ½ pouch gelatine fix 400 ml sweet cream food colouring (blue, red, yellow) coconut for decoration Method: Grind the biscuits in a blender, or place them [...]
Fresh buns with home-made apricot jam is the kind of breakfast that has been used by the women in my family for decades to cast spells on their men Ingredients: apricots sugar lemon Method: Carefully peel and pit ripe apricots. Add 1 kg sugar to each kg apricots and leave to rest overnight. [...]
Looking for the best perkelt, fish-paprikash or shepherd's stew? Go to Slavonija. To get an idea of the taste, try this recipe I 'borrowed' from Osijek. Ingredients: 1 kg catfish filet (from the Danube or the Drava river) 4 large red onions 2 cloves garlic 10 dag bacon; very finely chopped 2 tbsp [...]
Spaghetti with Ground Meat Sauce Ingredients: 500 g ground beef and pork 500 g spaghetti 1 large onion salt and pepper 1 egg 2 dl sour cream 2 tbsp oil Method: Sauté finely chopped onion in heated oil. Add the meat, season with salt, stir and sauté over medium heat for 30 [...]
The recipe is a tribute to our annual visit to Boston and to all the nice moments spent with Irena, Andrija and their kids. They are our second family and our home overseas. Ingredients: 1 ½ kg vongole 2 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 7 dag meaty bacon, diced 1 clove garlic [...]
An Italian version of chocolate pudding Ingredients: 8 dl milk 80 g dark chocolate, chopped 70 + 50 g sugar 1 teaspoon rum 3 eggs 1 pouch vanilla sugar 6-7 ladyfinger biscuits, cut into pieces Method: Bring the milk and chocolate to a boil. Add 70 g sugar and cook over low [...]
… just like our grandmothers used to make served with poppy seeds, walnuts or sugar and for us goes best with homemade paprikash Ingredients: ¾ kg pastry flour 2 eggs some water Method: Combine the flour, eggs and water to make a firm (but not too tough) ball of dough. Divide the dough into [...]
Ingredients Pastry: 100 g dark chocolate, chopped 110 g butter 1 tbsp bitter cocoa powder 2 eggs 1 cup sugar a pinch of salt 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup plain flour Crème # 1: 250 ml sweet cream 200 g dark chocolate instant coffee Crème # 2: 200 + 50 ml sweet cream 1 ½ [...]
A simple warm starter or a light meal Ingredients: Per person: 8-10 large champignons 1 slice (Gouda) cheese 1 rasher cured pork neck or meaty bacon 1 teaspoon sour cream 1 small clove garlic parsley leaves salt and pepper a bit of butter Method: Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease the bottom [...]
