Baked Crepes with Cottage Cheese Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Baked Pancakes with Cottage Cheese – crepes stuffed with cottage cheese / lemon zest filling and sour cream topping = Croatian Palachinka Ingredients BATTER: 250 g (0.5 lb; 2 cups) flour 2 eggs 1 cup milk 1½ cup sparkling mineral water 1 tsp…
Lentil Stew with Dumplings
Lentil Stew with Dumplings Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Lentil Stew with Dumplings – a simple meal to keep you warm and full Ingredients 4 Tbsp olive oil (or sunflower oil) 2 medium onions, chopped 2 large carrots, finely chopped 1 Tbsp celeriac (celery root), finely chopped 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 6 cups…
Garlic Parmesan Soup
Garlic Parmesan Soup Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Garlic Parmesan Soup – a bowl of this silky and creamy soup is a right solution for simple and cheap meal when it is cold outside Ingredients 3 potatoes, peeled and boiled ¼ c butter ¼ c flour 3½ c milk 1 c cream (20%…
Mom’s Secret French Toast
Mom’s Secret French Toast Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Mom’s Secret French Toast – soft, milky and creamy in the center, and crispy on the outside Ingredients 1¼ cup milk 2 eggs ¼ cup milk a pinch of salt ¼ Tbsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp powdered sugar 8-10 slices bread slices 6-8 Tbsp…
Belgian Waffles
Belgian Waffles Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 24 waffles Belgian Waffles – fluffy on the inside, crisp on the outside; original grandma’s recipe with yeast Ingredients 1½ cup (12 oz; 350 ml) warmed milk 1-2 Tbsp of sugar ¾ oz (20 g) of fresh yeast or 2¼ tsp (7 g) active dry yeast…
Chai Tea Latte
Chai Tea Latte Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 2 Chai Tea Latte – with salted caramel sauce will warm you on a frosty winter day Ingredients 1 cup water 2 black tea bags 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp ground cardamom ¼ tsp ground allspice a pinch of ground…
Espresso Rose Spritz Cookies
Espresso Rose Spritz Cookies Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 40-45 cookies Espresso Rose Spritz Cookies – easy, light and fluffy eggless cookies Ingredients 200 g (16 Tbsp) unsalted butter, soft 80 g (2/3 cup) powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 150 g (1 cup + 2½ Tbsp) all-purpose flour 70 g (1/2 cup)…
Christmas Sangria
Christmas Sangria Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 4 Christmas Sangria – easy festive holiday cocktail made with red wine, brandy, fruit and spices to sip in a cold winter night Ingredients 3 cups red wine (merlot, cabernet) ⅓ cup brandy or rum or vodka ½ cup orange juice 1-2 cup cherry juice (or…
Cinnamon Cream Bars
Cinnamon Cream Bars Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Cinnamon Cream Bars – 3 layers of cinnamon pie crust with lemon cream filling and chocolate frosting Ingredients DOUGH: 10 Tablespoons sugar 10 Tablespoons water ½ cup butter or margarine 1 Tablespoons cinnamon 1 Tablespoons baking soda 400-450 g (3¾ cups) flour FILLING: ½ liter…
Melting Snowflakes Cookies
Melting Snowflakes Cookies Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: About 40 cookies Melting Snowflakes Cookies – delicate almond and vanilla flavored shortbread cookies that simply melt in your mouth Ingredients 2⅔ cup (350 g) all-purpose flour 16 Tbsp (200 g) unsalted butter 7 Tbsp (80 g) granulated sugar ¾ cup (100 g) ground slivered…
Vegan Crazy Dough
Vegan Crazy Dough Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: about 4 lb (1.8 kg) dough Vegan Crazy Dough for Everything – make one miracle dough, keep it in fridge and use it for anything you like: pizza, rolls, pretzels, bread… Ingredients 2½ cup non-dairy milk, lukewarm 2 tsp sugar 80 g fresh yeast (or…
Brown Butter Brown Sugar Cookies
Brown Butter Brown Sugar Cookies Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Brown Butter Brown Sugar Cookies – super soft and chewy on the inside, crisp on the outside, with butterscotch taste Ingredients 1½ cup (125 g) all-purpose flour ¾ cup (95 g) cake flour (or substitute with mixture of 1½ Tbsp cornstarch and ¼…