Twice Cooked Chicken
I ate this for the first time last summer, when I visited Gaga and her village Sumrakovac. As I later found out, a lot of people batter chicken this way. First, you cook it to make soup, then you batter it into flour and eggs, season and fry. Chicken is tender and juicy, and batter...
How we Celebrated Christmas in Estonia
When people are away from home, sometimes they start doing traditional things that they didn’t use to do at home. You go to another part of the world and by all means have to have some traditional item. For example, I wanted to celebrate this Christmas as proper as possible. A couple of dear people...
Cheese Stuffed Peppers
I’ve had these peppers for the first time a few years ago at Gaga‘s home. Something new to me, we usually eat peppers stuffed with a mix of ground meat and rice. And if they are stuffed with cheese, I’ve only had roasted and then stuffed peppers. In this part of Serbia, they don’t skim...
Mekice
To have a fried dough for breakfast… After a teaspoon of slatko and a cup of coffee. In Sumrakovac village. Love it! The dough is called mekice, or mekike more often, and slatko is a type of fruit preserve that in Serbia we usually offer to the house guests as soon as they enter the...
Another Visit to Sumrakovac
There is a village in Eastern Serbia where I always love to come back. It’s a village where Mrs. Ljubinka writes poetry and a home of her daughter, Gaga, my great friend. Village is Sumrakovac, and I visit every year. Last time I wrote how Gaga’s mom is a great cook and how happy I...
Remake: Strawberry Floating Islands
Info za čitaoce iz Srbije koji Palachinku prate na engleskom – na srpskoj verziji posta imate Remake i Mikser nagradnu igru I wrote about Mezze magazine we started in the previous post. Now I have to tell you that it’s going great and that the girls and me will have a spot on a foodie...
Banat Struedel
I can’t tell you much about this struedel. I know it’s made in Banat region of Serbia, but except that, not much more What I can tell you, even though this wasn’t what I expected and the dough looks very different than in the photo of the original recipe, is that it is great for...
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...
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...
Ethno Cooking in Sumrakovac
This August I visited my friend Gaga. She is a fellow blogger, a great friend and I love her so much! Last year we made Čomlek together and this time she took me to her parent’s house in village Sumrakovac. Together with her mother Bine, we made one of the best dinners of my life!...
Ajvar
Ajvar is Serbian traditional and one of the most loved red pepper preserves. It’s a lot of work and it takes days to prepare, so usually the whole family works together. In my opinion, ajvar is the king of preserves so, in the end, all the hard work most certainly pays of. My family uses...
Spinach Roll
Spinach Roll Roll 500 g blanched and strained spinach* 100 g butter 100 g flour 100 ml milk 4 eggs 1 clove garlic (optional) salt to taste Puree spinach in a blender. Heat deep pan and fry spinach, butter, flour and milk for a very short time, just enough that it all combines well. Add...
