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Monthly Archives: December 2008

Potato and Olive Terrine

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kuVarijacije is a monthly ex Yu food bloggers game started by Mamajac from Cooks and Bakes. The idea is for all the participants to prepare the same dish, and later publish with remarks and observations. This month’s recipe is Potato and olive terrine, sugested by Monsoon. Overal, I loved it. I just couldn’t find anchovies, so I skipped them. It…

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Eierlikör – Egg Liqueur

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Egg Liqueur

Eierlikör, or Advocaat if you prefer, is a famous, festive European egg liqueur. It was brought to Europe by the Dutch from South America and was originally made with avocados. They were replaced with eggs while trying to replicate the taste. Here is a version from a vintage Burda magazine that is made in my family for years.

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Santa’s Sleigh & Christmas Cookies

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I wish you a Merry Christmas! Have a great holydays! Santa, sleigh and deers are made out of gingerbread. I found the best recipe ever and I’ll stick to it in the future. I only couldn’t find molasses here in Belgrade, so I used barley malt syrup (Maltex brand in Serbia). This was a two days work and apart from…

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Kumquat & Rice Cake

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150 g short grain rice700 ml milk175 g sugar2 clementines1 bag vanilla sugar50 g butter10 kumquatsa piece of cinnamon stick2 clovesa pinch of salt Boil milk with clementine peel, cloves and cinnamon and let rest for 2 hours. Wash kumquats in a water with some baking soda added. Dice clementines. Strain milk and discard the spices and boil it again.…

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