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KREMSNITE in Croatia at my house

Posted in food, Recipes on May 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »

I finally made these, daunting as they maybe, Kremsnite, or “Napoleon” Croatian style

Here is the recipe:

2 baked puff pastry shells (trim to square pan after baking)

filling:

5 oz cornstarch

8 eggs separated

13 tbsp sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 tbsp rum

4.25 cups whole milk

preparation:

1. Mix cornstarch. egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, rum and a few tablespoons cold milk

2. Heat up milk in double boiler

3. Add egg mixture to warm milk and  stir nonstop with wire neater until thick 

4. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold 1/2 into cooled custard, discard the rest

5. Place a layer of pastry on the bottom of the pan.Spread evenly with custard, place second layer of pastry on top, pressing down slightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar on top. Refrigerate for three hours before cutting.

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Peas, delicata squash, fennel, bacon bits

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , on November 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Slice the squash and roast for 35 minutes in olive oil, precook the peas in salted water, fry up 4 bacon slices precut into 1/2” strips. Drain out the bacon and add all the vegetables to the pan, cook for five minutes then spread over rice and sprinkle with bacon!

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Buckwheat pancakes with fresh blueberry sauce

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , , , on October 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Home made pancake mix, blueberries sauteed in sugar and organic grape juices, sprinkle with powdered sugar!

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Tomato and onion tart

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , on September 8, 2021| 1 Comment »

Home made pate brisee
One large garden tomato
A sautéed shallot
Grated comte
Mustard
Olive oil
Oregano
Bake for 30 minutes at 400

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Basque piperade in a Le Creuset bowl

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , , , on August 6, 2021| 1 Comment »

This little bowl works perfectly for broiling your piperade! Here is my recipe: Saute 1 sliced boiled potato, 1/2 sliced onion a green or red pepper and cooked corn off the cob for about 15 minutes in olive oil. Spoon into the bottom of the baking dish, add 1/2 cup fresh canned tomatoes, chopped. Add one sliced tomato and a raw egg on top, salt and pepper and a few cubes of mozarella cheese. Broil for 15 minutes on low so the egg gets cooked through. Sprinkle with fresh thyme and extra virgin olive oil from Spain! Serve with toasted sliced bread or baguette!

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A New Year’s Day vegetable omelet

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , on January 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »

2 eggs
A bit of feta cheese
Six small tomatoes sliced
Green onion
Sour cream
Sprinkled with pomegranate

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mini quiche and croissant au jambon!

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , , on September 4, 2020| 1 Comment »

Baking these little quiches is a great idea and you can freeze them for future breakfasts! Mine didn’t last long around here. The croissant ham and cheese sandwich is easy to assemble, just get super fresh croissants and insert a piece of ham and your favorite cheese, heat in mini oven for five minutes!

mini quiche
ham and cheese croissant

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rustic garden tomato tart

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , , , on August 31, 2020| 1 Comment »

We have too many tomatoes this year and I was challenged to find ways to use them or let them fall to the ground and rot. This turned out to be easy and can be frozen after baking as well!  Recipe:
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/tomato-lemon-tart
I did not use the lemons however but I did use all the garlic!

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eggs and sweetpotato frittata

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , , on August 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »

two eggs, scrambled, add sweet potato sliced and fried in pan
add a ham slice chopped and sauteed
cherry tomatoes
green shishito pepper fried
top with homemade pesto!

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Easter lamb

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »

We hardly ever eat lamb and this was a treat, and we are not huge followers of religious events but this one, being indoors and all provided me with an opportunity to use lamb in an old fashioned way.
I marinated the rack for two days in olive oil, chopped garlic and rosemary. I then salted and peppered it before grilling it and finishing it in the oven. On the side I served a Mediterranean parsley salad and a mint and garlic sauce. Fresh and rich at the same time!

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staying in with leftovers: paleo salmon and kale salad

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , on March 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »

thank you Irena for this great recipe, I used cooked leftover salmon and toasted the salmon skin until crispy as a topping, here is the original recipe:

https://irenamacri.com/recipes/fish-salad-with-cajun-salmon-kale

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pheasant for dinner

Posted in Recipes, tagged , on December 31, 2019| Leave a Comment »

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Shrimp Paella with Shishito peppers

Posted in Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 3, 2018| 1 Comment »

This was the first time I made a shrimp only paella, and served with charred shishito peppers on the side.

 

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salmon with lentils and green beans

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , , on May 23, 2018| 1 Comment »

Pan fry the salmon in butter and olive oil for two minutes per side, add salt and pepper, meanwhile cook the green beans in butter and a chopped shallot for five minutes, cook lentils in water with a bay leaf for 20 minutes, add a few tablespooons of home made tomato sauce when finished
Eat!

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buckwheat pancakes with boozy blueberries!

Posted in food, Recipes, tagged , , , on April 21, 2018| 1 Comment »

Buckwheat pancake mix, dried blueberries soaked in rum for a week, half a banana, a tangerine and maple syrup!!!!

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sour cherry (visnja)bomb /drink

Posted in Recipes, tagged , , on November 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

I made sour cherry liquer again this year (see my recipe here…” finally bottling my cherry liquor”) and used the cherries to flavor a new drink I invented!

2 oz white rum
1/4 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 oz sour cherry liqueur
a squirt of fresh lemon juice
one sour cherry pickled in brandy
lemon peel

shake on ice and serve in a small martini glass

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