World Recipes

I am so grateful to all those countries and individuals who helped during last floods in Balkan (and disappointed with Australian media for not giving it enough attention and appealing for help).Situation is still difficult, but many risen rivers are slowly receding. Difficult period of cleaning and disposing dead animals is yet to come. I hope all those affected people will get enough financial help, as all crops are lost (which means whole year of hunger). If we all give just a little bit...This...

Balkans never had so bad flood. Bosnia, Serbia and a part of Croatia are desperate! ...More than 1.200 000 people are affected. Tens of thousands had to be rescued / displaced. Landslides taking homes and bringing danger of moving (war)mines. Whole cities under water.Still raining ...Please help as much as you can!Here is link for help to all those countries.To help Bosnia ( International):Ac. Holder- Red Cross Society of BiHAc.No.- 140-101-12001533-88Bank - SBERBANK BH d.d. SarajevoAddress - Fra...

I often see confused looks and wrong names for different fruit conserves. Here is basic explanation, which I hope will help understanding the difference.Cesto vidim zbunjujuce poglede i pogresne nazive za razlicite vrste konzerviranog voca. Evo osnovnog objasnjenja, za koje se nadam da ce pomoci razumjeti razliku, te da mnogi vise nece dzemove zvati pekmezom.Marmalade - Mostly made from citruses, but any fruit can be used (and /or mixture of a few different fruits); made by boiling fruit,...

I always have some of these in my freezer. Everyone loves them and they so easy to reheat (microwave) and enjoy for breakfast, lunch or snack. You can fill them with ricotta, frankfurters or ham and cheese.Ingredients:Dough-6 cups bakers flour1 cup water1 cup milk2 tsp salt1 tsp sugar2 tsp yeast100 ml oil Brushing-1 egg, beaten, some seeds..sesame, caraway, nigella, linseed, poppy... (optional)Filling-500 g Ricotta1 egg1 tsp salt,ORcocktail Frankfurters (or halves of regular-ones), ORham...

Zagorje is a part of Croatia, located north of Zagreb (capital city). It means 'beyond the mountain' (Medvednica mountain). People there have a specific dialect, called kajkavski and are fans of Bučnica (Boochnitza) - Philo pastry pie with pumpkin (buča) and cheese. White pumpkins are mostly used for this pie, but I couldn't find it in Australia, so I used Jap pumpkin.Ingredients:-Dough / pastry3 cups flour1 tsp salt1-2 tbs oil300 ml waterFilling-500 g grated pumpkin1 1/2 tsp salt500 g ricotta...

It's 20 years today since I arrived to Australia...20 years!!! 3 of us were refugees in Austria, who decided to apply for Australian visa. I didn't want to come, because I learned in school that 70% of all world's poisonous insects and animals live in Australia. I thought my baby would be bitten and die, as we'd get some remote land to live on ... :-)Today, my baby is almost 21, another-one 16. I love living in Australia!This meal is very popular in Australians pubs. We call it simple 'Parmi'...

Finally I have time to sort out all my draft recipes! I have cramp in my lower back and I can't move a lot. Sitting (and tipping) is OK ;-)Following recipe for batter is very easy to make and doesn't disappoint. I like adding different spices (powder) to the basic mixture - mustard, paprika, onion and garlic powder, pepper...Ingredients:1 cup SR flour3/4 cup waterpinch of salt(spices you choose to add - optional)boneless fish and other seafood, veggies, thin chicken pieces... salted slightlyextra...