Summer

All things related to summer. Enjoying the fruits and veggies we planted in spring. Garden parties and entertaining are on the rise, with tasty barbecue recipes. Also, a lot of ideas for preserving the summer harvest.

White chocolate truffles with cherries

Hi, this is a simple no-bake recipe. White chocolate truffles are extremely easy to make. And the kids can help you make them. The sweet cherries are there to provide a bit of colour and a bit of contrast to the sweet buttery truffles. Needed for white chocolate truffles 100 g butter biscuits (petit beurre) Read More >

Midsummer on a Balcony

Hi, this is my proposal for celebrating midsummer in small space. If you have a balcony or a patio it’s easy to set it up. This is easy enough to work indoors as well. And it takes little time to assemble. Midsummer menu Deviled eggs with smoked trout Grilled shrimp salad Cherries and white chocolate Read More >

Simple Potato Fresh Herbs soup

Hi. This is a soup an idiot can make. Really, if you can’t make this soup, there’s something wrong with you. Potato fresh herbs soup has just a couple of ingredients – potato, onion and fresh herbs, salt and pepper. That’s all you need. Really. Milk is optional. Fresh herbs is your choice. If you Read More >

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Cold as Cucumber Soup

Hi! The summer is here. And slowly the season of cucumber is beginning. Cucumber is one of my favourite summer veggies and cold cucumber soup is my go to soup when I want something refreshing for lunch or dinner. It is a great cool down option that can be edited to your liking. You can Read More >

Meat Pasta Sauce with fresh herbs

Hi, meat pasta sauce is the first thing that I cooked for my family. That was a long long time ago, when I was 12 years old. So this is now a truly perfected recipe that everyone enjoys. It’s simple to make and does not take too much time. Needed for Meat Pasta Sauce 500g Read More >

Onion Tart for picnic or lunch

Hi! This was the onion tart we carried with us to our picnic. It was very delicious and isn’t too hard to make. IT consists of bread or pizza dough, fresh cheese mixture and sauteed onions with chopped sausage. To be honest, the sausage wasn’t necessary, the sauteed onions give enough flavour, so you can Read More >

Layered salad with yoghurt dressing

Hi, this is the layered salad we took with us on a picnic. It’s extremely easy to make with the toughest part being boiling the eggs. Very fast, light and delicious. For our picnic I put it in a jar, but you can actually layer it in the clear glass bowl. Layered salad recipe 1/2 Read More >

Berrylicious cupcakes recipe

Hi! These berrylicious cupcakes have everything we love in them. They are a work in progress, since I always keep experimenting with best gluten free muffin recipe. They consist of chocolate muffin, cream cheese frosting and mixed berries on top. The muffins are done using chocolate, NOT cacao. This may sound strange, but my mum Read More >

Soparnik – chard dish of old

Hi, this year I successfully grew swiss chard in the container, so it’s time do do the traditional soparnik. Soparnik is a dish that dates waaay back. Like several centuries old. No one is sure how old it is, it’s been around since Ottoman empire. It’s a dish that was eaten by peasants in Poljička Read More >

Yellow zucchini and carrot soup

Hi, I made this zucchini and carrot soup yesterday for lunch. I was surprised to see that my hubby actually liked it even though it had zucchini and coconut cream. This is a completely vegan friendly recipe that you should definitively try. Also you can use green zucchini, it will just have a bit different Read More >