Dishes that can be made vegan/posno with substitutions or that are naturally vegan/posno.
I’ll start off by saying this: I’m not a fan of posni kolači/vegan cookies. I like to use milk, eggs, and butter when I make sweets. And I especially love creamy desserts, preferably with fruit, that aren’t too sweet. But sometimes for certain holidays, we make posni kolači, and one […]
A few years ago, I had Sarma sa Orasima for the first time. I really enjoyed it but never got around to asking the host for the recipe. Since then, I’ve made regular sarma with meat, but with the winter chill definitely settling in and with Christmas just around the […]
Balkan-style potato salad (krompir salata) is a must during Lenten days before Christmas and Easter in the Balkans. The perfect side dish!
Now that “kupus season” is in full swing, there are countless recipes using sauerkraut/pickled cabbage. During the colder months, pickled cabbage is most often used in dishes like sarma or eaten simply as a salad. But there are also other delicious ways to use it up, like making Kupusnik! Kupusnik […]
I’ll admit I haven’t had Restovan Krompir in a very long time. During my childhood, my mom made this for us very often; it’s one of her favorite potato dishes. We always smelled it before we saw it; paprika and onion sauteing in the pan, and then the bright color […]
One of the most symbolic dishes in Serbian culture and cuisine is Žito or wheat. This dish is used for many events throughout the year, such as the Slava, Orthodox Christmas, and when holding memorials for the dead, in which case the dish then gets a different name, Koljivo. And […]
Is there really such a thing as too much garlic? Probably, but when it comes to Belolučene Paprike, garlic is the 2nd most important ingredient after the peppers of course. Roasted peppers are popular all over the Balkans, so it’s no surprise this dish is one of the most widely […]
Homemade pizza is something special. It’s made by hands that care, that put effort in ingredient selection, and most often is made by special people in our lives. Sure we all have our favorite pizzerias, but when it comes down to judging pizza, it’s all in the crust. Homemade pizza […]
I think it’s true what they say about our tastes changing as we age. In another post, I mentioned how I never used to like mayonnaise and never ate any kind of salad with a mayo base. Much like this tuna salad. But in the last year, I’ve really been […]