Playground
As I promised a while ago, in the post about Lorenzo & Kakalamba restaurant, reviews about Belgrade restaurants continue. From now on, I join my friend Ana from Prstohvat soli in a new sections on our blogs concerning this subject. The idea was born out of lack of Belgrade restaurant reviews. True, there are some...
Banana Muffins with Streusel Topping
Banana Muffins with Streusel Topping 100 g rolled oats 100 ml heavy cream 100 ml water 150 g flour 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 50 g brown sugar 2 large, ripe bananas 75 ml sunflower oil Streusel 30 g butter 40 g chopped walnuts 30 g...
Homemade Chicken Sausage
Not a real sausage. Rather a fancy boiled chicken, enhanced with prosciutto, Mortadella and pork tenderloin. Very practical for picnics, but worthy of a fancy dinner party. Homemade Chicken Sausage (recipe adapted from Sale & Pepe magazine, Serbian issue for July/August 2010) 700 g boneless, skinless, chicken breasts 75 g thinly sliced, then diced prosciutto...
Baci Di Dama
These famous seductive and fragrant cookies are a masterpiece of Itallian pastry, specialty of the Piedmontese city Tortona. The legend says they were made in 1800 by a chef trying to impress king Vittorio Emanuelle. The cookies were meant to remind of a kiss between two lovers. This recipe is from La Cucina degli Italiani...
Kod Mira Restaurant
In Bogutovac village, in central Serbia, on Kraljevo-Raška highway there is restaurant Kod Mira, one of the oldest restaurants in this part of Serbia. A while ago, I have promised more stories about Serbian restaurants. The first post was about a currently very fashionable Belgrade restaurant Lorenzo & Kakalamba and today I will show you...
Cauliflower Cream with Sausage and Green Pepper
Cauliflower Cream with Sausage and Green Pepper (recipe is from Sale & Pepe magazine, Serbian issue for December 2009) 1 small cauliflower 4 Tbsp grated Pecorino cheese milk 20 g butter 2 green bell peppers 150 g fresh, thin sausage dry white wine 125 g mozzarella cheese olive oil salt pepper Divide cauliflower into smaller...
Potato Soup with Curry Prawns
Potato Soup with Curry Prawns (recipe is from Sale & Pepe magazine, Serbian issue for October 2011) 1 kg potatoes 1,2 l clear vegetable broth 200 g spinach 2 onions a pinch of dried thyme 1 tsp fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped 1 tsp fresh mint, chopped 8 prawns olive oil a pinch of ground...
Bread Crumbs
My grandmother used to make homemade breadcrumbs. I remembered her going around the yard, checking if the bread is dried, grandfather assembling the nuts grinder… They let me turn the handle and I hear the cracking sound of dried bread grinding… Last few years I’ve been making them too. I know they are very cheap...
Preserved Lemons
Preserved Lemons (from Cooking Moroccan) First, see how many lemons will fit into your jar. For the recipe you will need that much plus half of that for the juicing. Wash lemons thoroughly. Cut lemons from the stem end into quarters, almost to the base. You just want to open them up. Then fill them...
Braids
Braids (adapted from here) 400 g flour 60 g sugar 2 tsp salt 20 g fresh yeast 1 egg + 1 more for spreading over 200 ml milk 40 g butter, on room temperature Dissolve yeast in warm (but not hot) milk, best to take milk on room temperature. Place all the ingredients (use only...
Pork Roll With Prunes
Pork Roll With Prunes (recipe is from Hrana i vino magazine) 1 kg pork tenderloin, in one piece, butterflied 300 g dried prunes, pitted 500 ml clear vegetable stock 4 Tbsp plum brandy 100 g butter 100 ml heavy cream 50 ml white wine oil salt and pepper Place meat onto a working surface. Rub...
Galatke
Galatke (recipe is from Hrana i vino magazine) 500 ml milk 3 Tbsp sugar 100 g semolina 250 g butter 3 eggs 1 bag (2 tsp) vanillin sugar 500 g thin phyllo sheets Boil milk with sugar. As soon as it boils, remove from heat and stir in semolina. Return to the stove and continue...
