Recipe List

Dear Readers,

Below you will find an up-to-date list of the dishes I have prepared.

I am starting to add live links to the Master Recipe list, but this will take some time to complete. You may need to use one of the  two "search" boxes, on the upper left or to the right, to locate a specific recipe.

Most of these recipes evolved out of the fifty weekly Slovenian dinners I prepared between January and December of 2012, as part of my Year of Cooking Ethnically. Since then, I have continued to cook and post, although at a somewhat more relaxed pace.

The first category is Potica, of course. That is where it all started for me.

The Master Recipe List (the next one) includes all the dishes I have made, arranged alphabetically. After that, I have sorted them into broad categories. Bear in mind that these categories can overlap. Many of the soups and dumplings can serve as main courses. Some of the breakfast dishes work well as desserts.

Most of these recipes are for traditional Slovenian (or Slovenian American) dishes and were inspired by my vintage cookbook collection.  Some, like cevapcici, can be considered more broadly Yugoslav or Balkan. Many, of course, reflect the culinary influence of Italy and Hungary, Slovenia's neighbors.  The sources of a recipe will usually be explored in detail in the post.  So when in doubt, read on.

Exceptions are noted with labels like: Slovenian-inspired, modern, Jewish, and original.  (There is also a separate "Jewish Connection" category at the end.)

Often, I will give both the Slovenian name and the English name or description for a recipe. Generally, the more familiar name comes first.

A few months after my official year of Slovenian cooking ended, I added a new category: Low Sodium.  LoSoSlo, for short.  I have added that designation to the alphabetical and category listings.  I have also added a Low Sodium collection at the bottom of the page. (I explain why I raised the salt alarm here.)

More recently, I added another new category: Gluten-Free.  (It's down toward the bottom of the page.)  I wanted to call attention to the traditional Slovenian buckwheat dishes that can be enjoyed by people who wish to avoid wheat and similar grains.  I've even experimented with a gluten-free potica! (Note that I haven't included every gluten free dish on the list.)

Happy Cooking and Dober Tek!

Blair K.

Potica (of course!)

Cranberry-Walnut Potica

New Potica Horizons, A Retrospective for 2014
Poppy Seed Filling (for potica and pastries)

Potica: A Step-by-Step Guide to Slovenian Nut Roll (Most popular post on the blog :-)
Potica Babies, or Yeast-Raised Rogljički (New for 2017!)

Potica, Gluten-Free, with Almond Filling (New for 2015!)

Putizza di Noci: Italian-Jewish Fusion (chocolate)

Vegan Potica (New for 2016!)

Master Recipe List

Ajdovčki (Buckwheat Thumbprint Cookies)
Albanian Pie with Vegetables  (Byrek Shqipëtar me perime)
Albanian Potato-Cabbage Borscht (Albanian)  
Apple-Cranberry Strudel

Apple Šmoren with Brandied Cranberries
Authentic Albanian Cake (Albanian-American)
Beef Goulash (Gulag)
Balkan Cornbread
Beef Goulash II
Belokranjska Pogača
Bleki (Square Pasta Noodles)
Bleki Soup
Bosman, or Slovenian Braided Bread

Bread Dumplings

Bread, White (Beli Kruh)

Buckwheat Breakfast Crumbles (Buckwheat Šmoren)
Buckwheat Cake with Syrup
Buckwheat Cheesecake (Sweet) (Ajdova Zlevanka)
Buckwheat Cheesecake (Savory)
Buckwheat Cookies for Hard Times (Slovenian-inspired) 
Buckwheat Palačinke and Blintzes
Buckwheat Ravioli (Ajdovi Krapi)
Buckwheat Ravioli Update (Traditional, LoSoSlo)

Caraway Cheese Tart
Caraway Meatballs
Caraway-Buckwheat Shortbread (Scottish-Slovenian fusion)
Cevapcici (with pork and lamb)
Cevapcici Encore (with beef and lamb)
Cevapcici III (with pork and lamb)
Cevapcici IV (all-turkey)
Cevapcici, Salt-free (LoSoSlo)

Cevapcici Meatloaf (Balkan-inspired original, LoSoSlo)
Cheese Dumplings (Skutovi Cmoki)
Chicken Ajmoht (Obara)
Chicken Ajmoht II (with red wine)
Chicken Stew (Ajmoht, Obara), Slovenian-Style and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo)
Chicken Paprikash
Chicken Paprikash II
Chicken Rižota (Risotto)
Cranberry-Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot (Jewish, cousin to domači prijatelj!)
Cranberry Walnut Potica

Cucumber Salad
Curd Cheese (Skuta), Homemade (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese with Onion, Paprika, and Pumpkin Seed Oil (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese Pancakes or Syrniki (Slovenian, Russian, Jewish, LoSoSlo)
Farmer cheese, Honey-Tahini, and Blueberry Breakfast Toast (LoSoSlo)

Dandelion Salad with Marinated Mushrooms
Domači Prijatelj or Domestic Friend (traditional Slovenian biscotti or mandelbrot)
Djuveč (Meat-Vegetable Casserole)
Egg Noodles (Rezanci)
Flancati, Baked (Angel Wings)
Galuska
Gedempte Chicken (Jewish)
Granola (Slovenian-inspired original, LoSoSlo)
Goulash Soup (Bograč)
Goulash Soup, all beef (Bograč II)
Goulash Soup (Bograč), Spicy and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo)
Green Salad with Pumpkin Seed
Honey Cake (Lekach) (Jewish)
Honey Cake update
Kasha Mediterranean Salad (with feta)(Slovenian-inspired)
Kasha Mediterranean Salad, Low Sodium, with Curd Cheese (LoSoSlo)
Kosovo Breakfast Toast (original, Kosovo-inspired)
Kreplach (Jewish chicken-beef dumplings, cousin to žlikrofi!)
Leftover Sausage Hot Dish
Lentil Soup (Lečina Juha)
Lepinja (Serbian flatbread, LoSoSlo)
Lost Kosovo Kugel (Jewish, improvised!)
Ljubljana Egg Dish
Meat Pita (Slovenian burek?)
Meat Polenta (Cornmeal Meatballs)
Meat Polenta II (Polenta Meatballs)
Medenjaki (Honey Spice Cookies)
Minestra (Minestrone)
Mlinci (Baked Noodles), Savory
Mlinci Brei (Slovenian-Jewish fusion)
Mlinci, Sweet
Moussaka (Albanian)

Mushroom Soup (Gobova Juha)
Njoki
Nut Horns
Nut Crescents (Rogljički)

Palačinke (Crepes)
Pašta Fižol (Pasta and Bean Soup)
Pierogi Lasagna
Pisani Kruh (multicolored bread, revna potica)
Piškotni Zvitki (Cookie Rolls, Jelly Roll Slices)
Pohorje Omelet (Sweet Omelet Sponge)
Polenta with Crimini Mushrooms
Poppy Seed Apple Cakes (Lunice)
Poppy Seed Filling
Potato Bread, Old Fashioned
Potato Salad (Krompirjeva solata)
Potato-Spinach Dumplings (Njoki) with Gorgonzola-Gouda Sauce

Potica (Nut Roll) (many listings, see separate "potica" category above)
Pumpkin Beef Hot Pot (Styrian)
Pumpkin Oil Cheese Spread
Pumpkin Pie with Pumpkin Seed Oil (original, Slovenian-inspired)
Putizza di Noci
Prekmurska Gibanica (Strudel Pie)
Ričet (Barley Soup)
Rižota (Risotto)
Roman Bean and Bleki Soup
Rosemary-Paprika Chicken Breasts

Rutabagas, mashed
Šarkelj (Slovenian Gugelhupf)
Sauerkraut, Roasted
Sauerkraut with Potatoes and Smoked Turkey Bits (modern/healthy Slovenian)

Sauerkraut Soup (Vipavska Corba, Jota)
Savory Buckwheat Cheesecake
Slovenian Braided Bread, or Bosman
Slovenian Buckwheat Baby Pancake (modern, Slovenian-inspired, LoSoSlo)
Slovenian Christmas Biscotti (variation on traditional domači prijatelj)
Slovenian Goulash
Slovenski Meat Loaf
Smoked Paprika Chicken Breasts (modern, Slovenian-inspired)
Smoked Paprika Chicken Breasts, Salt-free (LoSoSlo)

Šmoren (Breakfast Dish)
Spareribs and Sauerkraut

Štruklji, Buckwheat (Rolled Cheese Dumpling)
Štruklji, Buckwheat, with Tarragon 

Stuffed Cabbage (Sarma)
Stuffed Cabbage Makeover: Beef-Cauliflower Filling (modern, Slovenian-inspired)

Stuffed Peppers (Nadevana Paprika)
Stuffed Peppers with Turkey-Kasha Filling (modern, Slovenian-inspired)
Sweet Beet Soup (sladka pesna juha)
Sweet Mlinci
Syrniki, or Curd Cheese Pancakes (Slovenian, Russian, Jewish)
Tomato Sauce, Seasoned (non-Italian)
Trilece, Balkan-style Three Milks Cake (pan-Balkan, Albania and Kosovo)
Tuna Salad with Tomatoes and Peas
Uštipci (Grilled Meatballs with Bacon and Cheese)
Walnut Syrup Cake (Orehove Rezine)
Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies
Zeljanica (Spinach Cheese Pie)

Žganci (Buckwheat Polenta)
Žlikrofi (Meat-filled Dumplings)


Potica (of course!)
Cranberry-Walnut Potica
New Potica Horizons, A Retrospective for 2014
Potica: A Step-by-Step Guide to Slovenian Nut Roll (Most popular post on the blog :-)
Potica, Gluten-Free, with Almond Filling (New for 2015!)
Putizza di Noci: Italian-Jewish Fusion (chocolate)
Vegan Potica (New for 2016!)

Soups
Albanian Potato-Cabbage Borscht  (Supë borsh me patate e lakër)
Bleki Soup
Goulash Soup (Bograč)
Goulash Soup, all beef (Bograč II)
Goulash Soup (Bograč), Spicy and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo)
Lentil Soup (Lečina Juha)
Minestra (Minestrone)
Mushroom Soup (Gobova Juha)
Pašta Fižol (Pasta and Bean Soup)
Ričet (Barley Soup)
Roman Bean and Bleki Soup
Sauerkraut Soup (Vipavska Corba, Jota)
Sweet Beet Soup (Sladka Pesna Juha)

Vegetables, Salads and Sides
Cucumber Salad
Curd Cheese (Skuta), Homemade (traditional, LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese with Onion, Paprika, and Pumpkin Seed Oil (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Dandelion Salad with Marinated Mushrooms
Green Salad with Pumpkin Seeds
Kasha Mediterranean Salad (Ajdovi solata)
Potato Salad (Krompirjeva solata)
Pumpkin Oil Cheese Spread

Rutabagas, mashed

Sauerkraut, Roasted
Spinach Cheese Pie (Zeljanica)
Tuna Salad with Tomatoes and Peas

Noodles, Dumplings and Polenta
Bleki (Square Pasta Noodles)
Bread Dumplings
Buckwheat Ravioli (Ajdovi Krapi)
Buckwheat Ravioli Update (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Cheese Dumplings (Skutovi Cmoki)

Egg Noodles (Rezanci)
Galuska

Kreplach (Jewish chicken-beef dumplings, cousin to žlikrofi!)

Mlinci (Baked Noodles), Savory
Mlinci Brei (Slovenian-Jewish fusion)
Mlinci, Sweet
Pierogi Lasagna
Polenta with Crimini Mushrooms
Potato-Spinach Dumplings (Njoki) with Gorgonzola-Gouda Sauce

Štruklji, Buckwheat (Rolled Cheese Dumpling)
Štruklji, Buckwheat, with Tarragon 

Žganci (Buckwheat Polenta)

Žlikrofi (Meat-filled Dumplings)

Breads
Balkan Cornbread
Belokranjska Pogača
Bosman, or Slovenian Braided Bread
Bread, White (Beli Kruh)
Lepinja (Serbian flatbread, LoSoSlo)
Pisani Kruh (multicolored bread, revna potica)
Potato Bread, Old-Fashioned

Main Dishes
Albanian Pie with Vegetables  (Byrek Shqipëtar me prime)
Balkan Cornbread
Beef Goulash (Gulaž)
Beef Goulash II
Buckwheat Cheesecake, Savory
Buckwheat Ravioli (Ajdovi Krapi)
Buckwheat Ravioli Update (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Caraway Cheese Tart
Caraway Meatballs
Cevapcici (with pork and lamb)
Cevapcici Encore (with beef and lamb)
Cevapcici III (with pork and lamb)
Cevapcici IV (all turkey)
Cevapcici, Salt-free (LoSoSlo)

Cevapcici Meatloaf (Balkan-inspired original, LoSoSlo)

Chicken Ajmoht (Obara)
Chicken Ajmoht II (with red wine)
Chicken Stew (Ajmoht, Obara), Slovenian-Style and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo)

Chicken Paprikash

Chicken Paprikash II
Chicken Rižota (Risotto)*

Duck, Roast

Djuveč (Meat-Vegetable Casserole)
Gedempte Chicken (Jewish)
Goulash Soup (Bograč)
Goulash Soup, all beef (Bograč II)
Goulash Soup (Bograč), Spicy and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo) 
Kasha Mediterranean Salad (with feta) (Slovenian-inspired)
Kasha Mediterranean Salad with Curd Cheese, Low Sodium (LoSoSlo)

Kreplach (Jewish chicken-beef dumplings, cousin to žlikrofi!)
Leftover Sausage Hot Dish
Ljubljana Egg Dish

Meat Pita (Slovenian burek?)

Meat Polenta (Cornmeal Meatballs)
Meat Polenta II (Polenta Meatballs)
Moussaka (Albanian)
Pierogi Lasagna
Potato-Spinach Dumplings (Njoki) with Gorgonzola-Gouda Sauce
Pumpkin Beef Hot Pot
Rižota (Risotto)

Rosemary-Paprika Chicken Breasts
Sauerkraut with Potatoes and Smoked Turkey Bits (modern/healthy Slovenian)
Savory Buckwheat Cheesecake
Slovenian Goulash
Slovenski Meat Loaf
Smoked Paprika Chicken Breasts
Smoked Paprika Chicken Breast, Salt-Free
Spareribs and Sauerkraut

Štruklji, Buckwheat (Rolled Cheese Dumpling)
Štruklji, Buckwheat, with Tarragon 

Stuffed Cabbage (Sarma)
Stuffed Cabbage Makeover: Beef-Cauliflower Filling

Stuffed Peppers (Nadevana Paprika)
Stuffed Peppers with Turkey-Kasha Filling
Tuna Salad with Tomatoes and Peas

Uštipci (Grilled Meatballs with Bacon and Cheese)
Zeljanica (Spinach Cheese Pie)

Žlikrofi (Meat-filled Dumplings)

Desserts
Ajdovčki (Buckwheat Thumbprint Cookies)

Apple-Cranberry Strudel
Apple Šmoren with Brandied Cranberries
Authentic Albanian Cake (Albanian-American)
Buckwheat Cake with Syrup
Buckwheat Cheesecake (Ajdova Zlevanka)
Buckwheat Palačinke and Blintzes
Caraway-Buckwheat Shortbread (Slovenian-Scottish fusion)
Chocolate-Rosemary Biscotti (original, Slovenian-inspired)
Cranberry-Walnut Potica
Cranberry-Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot (Jewish, cousin to Domači Prijatelj!)
Domači Prijatelj or Domestic Friend (traditional Slovenian biscotti or mandelbrot)

Flancati, Baked (Angel Wings)
Honey Cake (Lekach) (Jewish)
Honey Cake update
Medenjaki (Honey Spice Cookies)
Nut Crescents (Rogljički)
Nut Horns
Palačinke (Crepes)
Piškotni Zvitki (Cookie Rolls, Jelly Roll Slices)
Pohorje Omelet (Sweet Omelet Sponge)
Poppy Seed Apple Cakes (Lunice)
Poppy Seed Filling (for potica and pastries)

Potica (Nut Roll)
Potica: A Step-by-Step Guide to Slovenian Nut Roll
Potica Babies, or Yeast-Raised Rogljički
Pumpkin Pie with Pumpkin Seed Oil (original, Slovenian-inspired)
Putizza di Noci

Prekmurska Gibanica (Strudel Pie)
Šarkelj (Slovenian Gugelhupf)
Slovenian Christmas Biscotti (variation on traditional domači prijatelj)
Trilece, Balkan-style Three Milks Cake (pan-Balkan, Albania and Kosovo)
Vegan Potica
Walnut Syrup Cake (Orehove Rezine)
Yugoslavian Christmas Cookies 

Breakfast
Apple Šmoren with Brandied Cranberries
Buckwheat Breakfast Crumbles (Buckwheat Šmoren)
Buckwheat Palačinke and Blintzes
Curd Cheese Pancakes or Syrniki (Slovenian, Russian, Jewish, LoSoSlo)
Farmer cheese, Honey-Tahini, and Blueberry Breakfast Toast (Eastern Euro-inspired, LoSoSlo)
Granola (Slovenian-inspired original, LoSoSlo)
Kosovo Breakfast Toast (original, Kosovo-inspired)
Ljubljana Egg Dish
Mlinci Brei (Slovenian-Jewish fusion)
Mlinci, Sweet
Palačinke (Crepes)
Pohorje Omelet (Sweet Omelet Sponge)
Slovenian Buckwheat Baby Pancake (modern, Slovenian-inspired, LoSoSlo)
Šmoren (Breakfast Dish)

Gluten-Free
Buckwheat Breakfast Crumbles
Buckwheat Cake with Syrup
Buckwheat Ravioli
Kasha Mediterranean Salad
Potica, Gluten-Free, with Almond Filling
Stuffed Cabbage Makeover: Beef-Cauliflower Filling
Stuffed Peppers with Turkey-Kasha Filling
Žganci (Buckwheat Polenta)

Low Sodium Slovenian (LoSoSlo)
Buckwheat Ravioli Update (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Cevapcici, Salt-free (LoSoSlo)
Cevapcici Meatloaf (Balkan-inspired original, LoSoSlo)
Cheese Dumplings (Skutovi Cmoki)
Chicken Stew (Ajmoht, Obara), Slovenian-Style and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese (Skuta), Homemade (traditional, LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese with Onion, Paprika, and Pumpkin Seed Oil (Traditional, LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese Pancakes (Russian, LoSoSlo)
Curd Cheese Pancakes (Slovenian, Russian, Jewish, LoSoSlo)
Farmer cheese, Honey-Tahini, and Blueberry Breakfast Toast (LoSoSlo)
Goulash Soup (Bograč), Spicy and Salt-Free (LoSoSlo)
Granola (Slovenian-inspired original, LoSoSlo)
Kasha Mediterranean Salad with Curd Cheese (LoSoSlo)
Lepinja (Serbian Flatbread, LoSoSlo)
Slovenian Buckwheat Baby Pancake (modern, Slovenian-inspired, LoSoSlo)
Smoked Paprika Chicken Breasts, Salt-free (LoSoSlo)


Miscellaneous

Lost Kosovo Kugel
Curd Cheese (Skuta), Homemade

Tomato Sauce, Seasoned (non-Italian)


The Jewish Connection
Buckwheat Palačinke and Blintzes (also traditional Slovenian)
Curd Cheese Pancakes or Syrniki, with Passover variation
Gedempte Chicken
Honey Cake (Lekach)
Honey Cake update
Kreplach
Lost Kosovo Kugel
Mandelbrot
Mlinci Brei (Slovenian-Jewish fusion)
Putizza di Noci

Kosovo and Albania
Albanian Pie with Vegetables  (Byrek Shqipëtar me perime)
Albanian Potato-Cabbage Borscht  (Supë borsh me patate e lakër)
Authentic Albanian Cake
Moussaka
Trilece, Balkan-style Three Milks Cake