Some would argue that baked apples aren’t a dessert at all. But I beg to differ. If you manage to get some organic apples of the smallest variety (such as lady apples), this is the best way to use them up. A mid-week treat to surprise your family when you’re in a rush – these…
Pasta with tomato sauce and prawns
The ultimate lazy lunch. Sometimes, when I don’t really feel like cooking, but we’re both home and it would be nice to have a decent meal together, I whip this up in no time. And Milan never complains – this pasta with tomato sauce bursts with flavor and we sometimes even go in search for…
Cherry, strawberry and rose liqueur jam
Once upon a time (aka last week) there were far too many cherries and strawberries in the fridge for our family to devour (no matter how devoted to the task we may have been) so I thought it would be a shame to let them go to waste. I love home made jam, but am…
What to sip this summer: Vin d’orange
Jam or cordial, this is pretty much what it boils down to when deciding what to do with bitter oranges. However, this year I wanted something a bit different. The cordial was just fine, in fact more-than-fine (it disappeared in record time), but I’m always on the lookout for new combinations to try. Enter David…
Flourless spelt semolina and strawberry cake
Fine dubrovačke gospođe (posh ladies from Dubrovnik) are well aware that a cake which is supposed to impress their guests should be one without flour. This is not part of the gluten-free trend, but rather a question of pride and style. I have to admit, this stance had rubbed off on me too and whenever…
Bitter Orange Cordial
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you will have realized by now that I’m more of a plant than animal person. My windowsill is currently brimming with all kinds of succulents and similar plants able to withstand my rather random efforts at watering. I also have a shameful confession to make. Once, while I…
#nostyling series: Pan-fried prawns with garlic
I love food photography and I love food styling, the combination is one of the things that relaxes me the most, one of those in-the-zone activities that makes me forget all about time, gmail and to-do lists. At the moment I am able to do it only once a week – which is already a great…
People Make the City: Morana Depoli and Peruna Ceramics
On a recent trip to Finland, I couldn’t resist buying a book called Helsinki: People Make the City (I can rarely resist buying anything even remotely resembling a book). So inspirational. So full of insightful personal stories and accounts of businesses (many of them creative ones or those in the hospitality industry) sustainable in the…
Cooking with Dika: oven-baked sardines
Dika Marjanović Radica is a household name in Dalmatia. If you’re not sure about a dish, go check with Dika – the 450-page volume is bound to have some information on what you’re looking for. I cherish my copy: it is a 1977 hardcover edition which my grandma gave me about ten years ago. At…
Mindful in Dubrovnik
Mindfulness. A word that gets thrown around a lot these days. And for good reason, I believe. We seem to be everywhere, yet nowhere – both at the same time. Our phones are always ringing, or at least buzzing if we’re trying to be considerate of those around us. Our inboxes are constantly filling up…