Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter surrounded by their loved ones. This was the first time I worked on Easter, and had a free Easter Monday when all of my family came over. We made tons of food, so many different dishes and desserts, and had the best time. Mostly I had to play with…
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Roasted ribs & vegetable rice
There ain’t nothing like roasted ribs on a hot weekend with friends. Must admit I love preparing them during summer vacation at the seaside, when all of my friends come over and we enjoy them with a couple of cold beers on the terrace in front of the house. Afterwards we go to the beach…
Fried chicken drumsticks, oyster mushrooms, mashed potatoes & tartar sauce
Fried chicken drumsticks are a classic and everyone loves them. I remember my grandma telling me how there used to be one recipe for fried chicken and today you can find a million versions of it, seems like every household has their own unique way of making them. In my family every generation has its…
Green bean stew & spicy chicken wings
Here in Croatia if you have a grandma and you visit her at least once a week, you’ve probably experienced breaking green beans in half with her. My grandma played a big role in my life and I always visited her at least once a week, mostly on Sundays. During those visits I saw her…
Ground beef, tomato, potato & bell pepper casserole
I can feel the summer in the air, the hot nights when you just can’t get any sleep, the days when you’d rather be inside the house with the AC turned on. We in Croatia spend our summers at the seaside, where most of us have our vacation homes. For the last five or six…
