FUDGY EXTRA CHOCOLATE NUTTY BROWNIES

Place of origin: United States

Just another version of extra popular Brownie, filled with dark chocolate and nuts.... the taste is just .... overwhelming :-D
And the first recipe in a "brownie series" that will follow, so stay tuned. ;-)

SBRICIOLATA MASCARPONE & NUTELLA - ITALIAN STYLE CRUMBLE WITH MASCARPONE & NUTELLA

Place of origin: Italy

Italian style crumble with creamy Nutella & mascarpone filling. Based on the combination of ricotta & Nutella, but I'm not a ricotta lover so I substituted it with mascarpone and made some other small changes while combining several recipes into a new one. Everybody loved it so I hope you will too. :-)

FLOURLESS APPLE & WALNUT CAKE / TORTA OD ORAHA I JABUKA BEZ BRASNA

Place of origin: Our recipe

Some time ago, in one coffee bar and pastry shop in Zagreb, I had very good walnut and apple cake. This cake is my interpretation of the one I had, in a way it's similar, but also different. I hope you will like it as much as we do. :-)

FILET MIGNON IN SOUR CHERRY SAUCE - LUNGIC/BIFTEK U UMAKU S VISNJAMA

Place of origin: Our recipe

Every autumn I end up with a lot of sour cherries that were used for making our own homemade cherry brandy. They're usually used in different cakes that I like to call "drunken cakes" as cherries contain some amount of alcohol. :-) This year I wanted to try something new so I thought of a sour cherry sauce. I've looked up a recipe on the internet, found several ones but none was exactly to my liking so I combined them all and adjusted the taste along the way as I didn't like the original result. It turned out pretty well and we liked it a lot. Have made it later with "normal" cherries from the can so using "drunken" cherries is not necessary. ;-) :-D

AUTUMN DELIGHT - JESENJE VELICANSTVO

CHESTNUT & BUTTERNUT SQUASH CAKE - TORTA OD KESTENA I BUTTERNUT BUNDEVE

Place of origin: Our recipe

For last year's Halloween party I made chestnut & pumpkin crostata and our friends loved it. So, at the first, I wanted to make it again for this year's party but then I thought - why should I repeat the cake we've already tasted, I can make something new and different out of the same autumn ingredients. And then this fluffy cake was "born". :-)

BLUE CHEESE, PEAR & WALNUT BALLS (SPREAD) - KUGLICE (NAMAZ) OD PLAVOG SIRA, KRUSKE I ORAHA

Place of origin: Our recipe

For this year's Halloween (Autumn) party I was thinking about making something simple as an appetizer but it had to contain at least one "autumn" ingredient. The first thing that came in mind was a pear. Then I though about combining it with some sort of cheese or with walnuts. And all that contemplating resulted in combining all three in these interesting little balls. And, as I've had some extra that I didn't make into balls, I realized the next day that it's also great as a spread over a toasted bread. :-)

STRAWBERRY & PASTRY CREAM CROSTATA (PIE) - CROSTATA S JAGODAMA I SLASTICARSKOM KREMOM

Place of origin: Italy

I'm totally crazy about Italian Crostata, that wonderful pie with various fillings and a crust so simple and yet so rich in taste. Being 1/4 Italian and having relatives in Italy, every time we would go to visit while I was still a kid, I had to have at least one piece of Crostata. My mum has never ever made it at home. When I grew up I got this recipe from my Italian cousin who is a great cook. Really great cook. The pie crust is a base and the filling.... it's up to your imagination. As the first Crostata recipe on our blog, I'm presenting you this mouthwatering summer strawberry & pastry cream crostata. :-)

BUTTERNUT SQUASH & CHICKEN SOUP - JUHA S BUTTERNUT BUNDEVOM I PILETINOM

Place of origin: Our recipe

Simple, quick and tasty autumn-style soup that can be enjoyed throughout the year ;-)

BUNS WITH POTATO, CARROT & MEAT FILLING - PECIVA PUNJENA KRUMPIROM, MRKVOM I MESOM

Place of origin: Our recipe

I've made these tasty little buns for one hiking trip. I was thinking what to make that will be easy to carry around and will not require cutlery. We were also craving for bread but standard sandwiches were not the option - too boring. ;-) So I thought of making stuffed buns, just like steamed buns, but baked and with ingredients I've had in the fridge. Turned out delicious. :-D 

MEAT IN SAUCE - MESO U SAFTU

Place of origin: Croatia (mum's recipe)

One simple dish that my mum used to make very often. It doesn’t have any special name and she has always referred to it as “meat in sauce”. You need just a few simple ingredients to have a tasty meal.