Potato Burek
Potato burek is a simple and delicious dish. We have been making it more often during the isolation, since we don’t go out as often to get ingredients and we have potatoes and filo dough stored. You...
View ArticleBahar Burek – Springtime Burek
I decided to call this bahar burek because it tastes like spring/summertime: fresh and bright! The addition of dill and parsley gives it a garden-fresh taste. I call it bureku e baharit in Albanian....
View ArticleSebze Corbasi – Vegetable Soup (with noodles)
This is a simple no fuss soup that we all love. Growing up, vegetable soup was my favourite soup. I added star shaped noodles because my mom always uses them in soups and I think they look so cute! You...
View ArticleTave Peshk me Qepe Fish with Caramelized Onions
My grandparents originally come from Pogradec, Albania, so they loved fish, fresh from the lake as they would say, not like the fish we get at the supermarket here. This dish I am sharing with you is a...
View ArticleTiramisu Ice Cream
Once upon a time I use to make and sell ice cream, but since I don’t have plans of doing that anymore I figured I can share my recipe for my most popular flavour! You will need a ice cream maker to...
View ArticleManti – Turkish Dumplings
I have a new way of making manti and I don’t think I can go back to making it any other way now. Usually I roll the dough out and fold them up into tiny dumplings, but those days are over now thanks to...
View ArticleBoston Cream Cake
When I was a kid my two favourite treats were napoleons from the bakery, and boston cream doughnuts from the doughnut shops. Both are custard filled desserts so I guess you can say I really love my...
View ArticleChocolate Chip Cookies with Brownie Bits
This cookie is perfect for when you have leftover brownies or if you are a fan of brookies! I use my brownie recipe for this, I prefer the updated version (check out post) but you can use any brownie...
View ArticleLotus Biscoff Balls
I came up with this recipe because I simply miss my peanut-butter-balls, I’ve grown a intolerance to peanuts, I break out in hives and rash so I avoid it now but miss all my peanut butter recipes. Yes...
View ArticleTatli Pastane Kurabiyesi – Bakery Style Cookies
These butter cookies are melt in your mouth delicious, very similar to my un kurabiye recipe but this has egg yolks and instead of icing sugar, regular sugar is used. I like to use my homemade freezer...
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