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Žgvacet - Istrian (Croatian) beef stew

5/31/2020

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Žgvacet is a traditional Istrian (peninsula in the north western part of Croatia) goulash-like slow cooked dish. Traditionally it was mostly made from hen (old chicken) meet even though other meat options are just as tasty. Typical for Žgvacet is that you need to brown the meat first, than you add the onions and afterwards use a lot of wine to cook it in. Since this is an old traditional dish there are as many original recipes as there are grandmothers in Istria since every one of them adds that little extra something that makes her Žgvacet the best.

Time needed: about 3,5 hours
Preparation: about 30 minutes
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ooking: about 3 hours
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Kvrguša - Knob Pie (with chicken)

5/23/2020

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Now this is a simple one! Juicy cuts of chicken meat in a soft and spongy dough/crust. The name is weird (in its original and translated into any language) but it does describe the final product to the point. Once pulled out of the oven you will have knobs of chicken meat peaking out of your delicious pie. 

Time needed: about 1 hour
Preparation and assembly: about 15 minutes
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ooking: about 40 minutes
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Buttermilk Biscuits

5/19/2020

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These are just awesome southern american buttermilk biscuits! Quick and simple recipe for perfect soft and flaky results. I've seen dozens of recipes for buttermilk biscuits and they all had their pros and cons. Most of the time they seamed a bit to much work. Recently I accidentally came across a recipe on Facebook where one southern lady made these. She eyeballed all the ingredients but it seamed to work perfectly. So, after couple of days of testing and measuring we came up with our own recipe. Don't ask me how many biscuits I ate in the last five days! :-D 

Time needed: about 20 minutes

Dough preparation: about 5 minutes
Baking time about 15 minutes
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Pita Zeljanica - Cheese and Spinach phyllo pie

5/11/2020

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We already had a recipe for "Burek" - the savory meat pie made with delicious phyllo pastry. Now it's time to write down a recipe for his most famous vegetarian (ovo-vegetarian) competition on the market of Bosnian pies - Pita Zeljanica. Delicious layers of thin phyllo pastry filled with...

​Time needed: about 2 hours
Dough preparation and resting: about 1 hour
Baking time about 40 minutes
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Los Angeles Grand Central Market - or where we found our FAVORITE SLUT

5/10/2020

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When exploring Downtown LA you will most certainly find yourself within couple of hundred meters away from the Grand Central Market at one point. And when you do so, you'd be a fool not to pay it a visit! 
Within walking distance from Walt Disney Concert Hall and The Broad is this temple of food diversity and "bite and sip entertainment" that you want to check out.  


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Eggslut - LA Grand Central Market

5/10/2020

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This tasty breakfast item with a memorable name "Slut" we brought with us from the Grand Central Market in Downtown LA.
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Eggslut is a very busy place on the Market that offers some great breakfast/lunch/snack options. If you find yourself there don't get scared of the long line of people waiting. Grab couple of minutes of patience and just queue up for some tasty treats!

Time needed: about 1 hour
Preparation and assembly: about 30 minutes
Final cooking: about 15 minutes
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"Fritaja" with asparagus

5/6/2020

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If you happen to find yourself in Croatia in spring time make sure to check the local markets for some wild asparagus (aka garden asparagus). If you decide to go hunting for asparagus yourself just keep in mind that you need a permit from the local Forest Administration. The permits are issued free of charge and valid for a year for all forest - produce like asparagus, mushrooms (except truffles!), chestnuts and other forest fruits. 
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This is a recipe for a delicious breakfast (or lunch) made with those wild asparagus and eggs. 

Time needed: about 15 minutes
Preparation about 5 minutes
Cooking time about 10 minutes


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Istarski Fuži - Traditional Croatian pasta

5/2/2020

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Istria is the largest Croatian peninsula at the far north-west of the Croatian coast. This little region bursts with flavors and some of the most magnificent dishes of Croatian cuisine. In this region you will notice a highly Italian influence in everyday life and cuisine (Italians are the largest minority group in Istria).  
One of the signature dishes of Istria are Fuži. Simple and yet amazing pasta which is served with a variety of sauces, meat and vegetable dishes.

Time needed: about 1 hour
Dough preparation and pasta making: about 1 hour
Cooking time about 2-3 minutes


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Bread - Basic recipe

5/1/2020

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In the last weeks so many of us have started baking their own bread. For some these are the first bread baking experiences, so here is one simple and easy bread making recipe. My personal "go to recipe" for the quick bake in the middle of the week when it happens that we run out of bread at home and we don't feel like walking to the bakery :-) 

Time needed: about 3 hours
Dough preparation and proving:
about 2,5 hours

Baking time about 40 minutes


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