One of the most famous recipes of Irish cuisine is Soda Bread. It’s simple, easy, quick to make and has a unique flavor and aroma. I love enjoying soda bread warm with butter and jam, avocado or scrambled eggs. It’s traditionally made using whole wheat flour, buttermilk or sour milk, salt and soda. I replaced…
Fast & Easy
Chocolate and peanut butter cookies
I wanted to try these peanut butter cookies since a long time, but somehow I never made it. Few weeks ago, my better half was on a long business trip and I had two weeks all for myself. With no family to visit and still a small network of friends, cooking seemed like the best…
My favorite frosting recipe
I’m writing this post on the commute to work. It takes me around 1 hour, and it’s not nice at all. To make it bearable I read, listen to music, podcast, or write blog posts. I’ve promised you this recipe many months ago, but I totally forgot. This is my go to frosting recipe. It’s…
Classic scones – an Irish must try recipe
It’s time for an Irish recipe, and yay, what can be better than scones? Scones are a bake good, something between a cookie and soda bread. They’re super flaky, due to all the butter they have and can be sweet or savory. You can find them everywhere in Irish bakeries and cafes. Scones are super…
Eggs Florentine – Brunch at its best
Hello from Dublin. I’ve been living here the past two months and couldn’t be happier. The city is cozy with low buildings and big gorgeous park, and the people are the best I’ve met, cheerful and loving. I miss many things from Albania though, as I say, happiness is homemade and that tiny corner of…
Mediterranean wraps
It’s a beautiful day, and all I can think of is spending the day outside. Sunbathing, reading books, playing cards with friends, and of course have delicious food. The recipe I bring to you today is a homemade wrap filled with all delicious ingredients that a Mediterranean country offers: tomatoes, cucumber, olives, lettuce, feta. All…
Pita bread
Pita bread is a simple recipe of my family that has my heart. You only need flour, yogurt and an egg to make it, and some olive oil to cook it. Pita bread is delicious on its own, accompanied by some feta cheese and fresh tomatoes, wrapped up as a souvlaki or with a drizzle…
Crispy oatmeal cookies
I promised to post my recipe for crispy oatmeal cookies more than a month ago, but many things happened in between (beautiful things luckily) so I didn’t manage to bring it to you. I’ll update you on what’s changing in my personal life, which I believe will also affect Mandarina a lot on the coming…
Dark chocolate pudding
Whenever I need a quick dessert, a mood booster, or something that everyone likes, this chocolate pudding comes to help. Its silky texture and deep chocolate flavor are to die for. All you need is a deep saucepan and some ingredients, I’m sure all of you have in your pantry like milk, cream, cocoa, chocolate,…
Stuffed dates dipped in chocolate
I love creating delicious sweet bites with dates. They are ready in few minutes and you can play endlessly with flavors. I like filling dates with nut butter, like almond butter, or peanut butter, or my favorite plant-based butter, tahini. They pair perfectly also with ricotta or mascarpone, and also with lightly toasted almonds. I always…