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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Albanian Mystery Cake Revisited

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Our son was visiting from Kosovo, so I decided to make an encore version of the delicious meal I had prepared from the Albanian-American...
Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Djuveč Revisited: Chicken, Low Sodium, and Accident-Free!

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. Djuveč, a versatile meat/vegetable casserole, is another one of those Turkish-origin dishes that is popular in Slovenia and through...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Chocolate Domestic Friends (Domači Prijatelj) with a touch of ginger

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Chopped chocolate is a one of my favorite additions to domestic friends (domači prijatelj), Slovenia's answer to biscotti. But I ha...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

An Albanian-American Dinner: Best-ever Moussaka and Authentic Albanian Cake

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      Menu Moussaka ("Eggplant with Hamburg") Green Salad Authentic Albanian Cake Cviček (Slovenian re...
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Buckwheat Palačinke--and Cheese Blintzes, too!

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One morning last spring, I had an urge for buckwheat crèpes. Was this part of the Slovenian cooking tradition? I had no idea. I couldn...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

At last: Slovenian Syrniki or Curd Cheese Pancakes (with a Passover option)

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I first wrote about  syrniki, or curd cheese pancakes , in the fall of 2013. I had just discovered them at a local farmers' market, ...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Extra-Light Baked Flancati for Pust (the rough puff Mardi Gras version!)

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Ten years ago, thanks to some Cajun music friends, I made two belated discoveries: Slovenians have a traditional Carniv...