Kasato Slices
This recipe comes from my best friend from Croatia, she makes it every Christmas and it is her favorite treat, I must admit, I love …
Croatian
Beignets (Krafne)
These are really Croatian doughnuts or ‘Krafne’, but they are much closer to a beignet than to American doughnut, and they are also made in …
Spice Bagels
I am getting to the point in my pregnancy where it’s not so easy to cook new things every day and take photos of it …
Lamingtons (Čupavci)
Lamingtons apparently originated in Australia. Well, don’t say that to an average Croatian, because to us these are called Čupavci and we’ve been making them for …
Linzer Torte
I have posted a lot of favorites lately, but this really is my number one favorite winter/Christmas time cake! We’ve had this cake for Christmas …
French Salad
Here is a gem of a recipe. Everyone loves this salad. I am not sure if it originated in France or not, but that is …
Vanilla Crescents
These vanilla cookies are one of the most traditional Croatian Christmas cookies. They have a specific crescent shape and wonderful vanilla taste, primarily from vanilla confectioners sugar …
Chestnut Parfait
As promised, here is my wonderful chestnut dessert. A chestnut parfait. This might be my favorite way ever of eating chestnuts. Beautiful puree, whipped cream and a …
Barley Soup
It is cold and windy outside today, I needed a nice comforting soup and I remembered this barley soup my mom and grandma used to …
Traditional Croatian Beef and Noodle Soup
It is finally getting colder around here, and I don’t mean just for a day or two, but it is officially “no more flip-flops” weather around here …