Tag Archives: croatian recipes

The Cake

For many years now, this cake has accompanied every celebration in my family home. A sponge cake, one half made with ground walnuts, the other left plain, with a filling of rum, vanilla and lemon. It is only fit that … Continue reading

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Orahnjaca (Walnut roll)

Orahnjaca or orehnjaca (pronounced ‘orahnyacha’ and ‘orehnyacha’ respectively, and with an audible ‘h’ sound, like the ‘h’ in ‘hotel’) is roll with a yeasted dough and walnut filling. I used to think it was Croatian, but it looks like I … Continue reading

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Taste of Home: Some photos from Croatia

Until life moves into a slower gear and I have a chance to sit down and write some posts about my recent trip home, to Croatia, here are a few food photos.   Sweet taste of home: . Orahnjaca – … Continue reading

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Dalmatian fish soup OR Dalmatinska riblja juha (i riba leso)

We are a family of fish lovers. – No, we are a REGION of fish lovers! But who could blame us, with the sea like this? And yes, it is precisely the sea that miss most now that I live away … Continue reading

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Cuttlefish Risotto

I would normally happily eat pretty much anything, and there aren’t very many things that I don’t like. In fact, I can’t think of any, except for… squid! Brrrrr…  My brothers and my uncle fish for squid, and all my … Continue reading

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