Cold Compote With Porto (recipe is from Sale & Pepe magazine, Serbian issue for July/August 2011) 350 g sour cherries 50 g cherries 200 ml Porto wine 100 g light brown sugar 1,5 cm long cinnamon stick 1 star anise 2 cloves 4 cardamom pods vanilla ice-cream powdered cinnamon Put cherries and sour cherries into a pot and cover with…
Grappa Cherry Preserve (recipe adapted from Sale & Pepe magazine, Serbian issue for July/August 2007) 500 g cherries (with stems) cinnamon stick, cut lengthwise into a couple of pieces 150 ml water 150 g sugar 300 ml Grappa (Itallian, grape based brandy very similar to rakija) cloves lemon Wash the cherries. Dry carefully with a kitchen towel. Cut the stems…
A while ago, I posted the recipe for Ohrid Čomlek. I loved the dish and asked Turkish readers of this blog if they would send me the original recipe, as the one I made is only Macedonian adaptation of the Turkish one. And I got it A foodie friend, Ebba from Kirimizi Muftak send me her recipe as well as…
We are still in Istanbul. A city on two continents. Full of mosques, vendors and bazaars. We walked the halls of Big Bazaar. Carpets, nargile, spices… And lamps. Ziya Baba When it came to food we’ll eat while on the road, the idea was to skip the restaurants serving continental food for the less courageous tourists and try as much…