Thick nettle soup
Thick soups made of green leafy plants, with added cream and eggs make for a rich and nutritious meal. Particularly in the spring when they can be prepared with self-grown plants. In this recipe young...
View ArticleMišancija soup
Mišancija is a mixture of self-grown plants typical of Dalmatia; wild garlic, keeled garlic, wild Swiss chard, cabbage sprouts, borecole, sow thistle, bristly hawkbit, hawkweed oxtongue, bitter dock,...
View ArticleLamb stew with fennel gnocchi
If you are a fan of lamb, then you’ll love it prepared in all possible ways, from being roasted on a spit, through sauteed to slowly baked under the bell. Gentle pink colour of the lamb, scarcely...
View ArticleGrits and raspberry sauce dessert
A light, fluffy dessert made of grits is easy to prepare, and chilled can be served throughout the year with various fruit and fruit sauces, depending on the season. You can shape it in molds or in...
View ArticleEggplant spread
From August to October, eggplant is much used in the meals of the Mediterranean and even Dalmatian cuisine. Low in calories, rich in proteins and fiber, who would not want to use it in today’s diet. We...
View ArticleOctopus salad
Octopus and potato like each other in various recipes and combinations. Even in a salad octopus is combined with potato and onions. Yet I like it like this, “bare”, without anything, apart from added...
View ArticleIstrian soup with quince
Istrian soup was/is prepared of wine (terrano or borgonja) which is mildly heated in earthenware bowls (škundelice) on an open hearth during winter evenings. Some olive oil, a pinch of sugar and pepper...
View ArticlePumpkin seed cake
I like perusing old cookbooks and finding recipes interesting for their unusual combination of ingredients. This recipe combines corn flour and pumpkin seeds, typical of Northern and Northeastern...
View ArticleMulled wine
Mulled wine has been prepared since the time of the ancient Greeks, when the combination of mulled wine, honey, cinnamon and cardamom was considered healing. Today we take pleasure in it during the...
View ArticleGingerbread cookies
When I was a kid, no parish fair could go by without buying cookies from the gingerbread man. Fine, sweet and aromatic. That moment when you bite into the gingerbread and wait for the aroma of the...
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