I really like sushi. Who could resist sticky rice, crunchy veggies, seafood and soy combo? I didn’t mention wasabi, or pickled ginger, since I’m not into them. I tried to make sushi at home and really enjoyed the whole process. Or, I should better say I’ve made vegetarian rolls at home, since I do not…
Savory
White cabbage ricotta and tuna wraps
There’s nothing like a good homemade snack to enjoy while watching a movie at home or when you are having friends over. My snacks are usually on the sweet side, but this time I’m sharing with you a savory snack recipe, white cabbage ricotta, and tuna wraps. These wraps are absolutely amazing. The freshness of…
Spinach, mint and pistachio pesto
I’ve told you how much I love pesto and how easy is to make it at home. I always make big batches and keep it in the fridge for months. But the basil season is over, and I finished my pesto stock too early this year, so I had to come up with a new…
Pispili – Albanian cornmeal flatbread with green leafs
If someone asks me, which is my favorite recipe ever, my answer will be without any doubt “Pispili”. It is a traditional dish cooked in many regions of Albania in different ways, but they all have something in common, they are made of corn-meal and leafy green vegetables. Even the name differs from region to…
Tahini and vegetables whole wheat pasta
One the things I like more about pasta is that tasty they’re quite comfortable. You can make them in few minutes and serve in millions of ways accompanied by assorted sauces, vegetables, seeds or whatever you like 🙂 My favorite pasta at the moment is “Tahini pasta”. I love the combination of creamy texture and…
Curry Pumpkin Soup
Autumn is all about pumpkin. Pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, pumpkin puree, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake, roasted pumpkin etc, etc… Funny thing, one single vegetable and so many delicious dishes. I’m not too much into soups, but this pumpkin soup with the combination of pumpkin and curry won my heart. The pumpkin soup is…
Apple and oatmeal pancakes
Pancakes are nice, but I find them a little flat in flavor and of course not the healthiest meal, so why not experiment a little bit. I replaced flour with oatmeal, added vanilla and cinnamon and at the end a grated apple for more vitamins and autumn flavor. The result was this beautiful stack of…
Zucchini & ricotta casserole
Zucchini is a very comfortable fruit. Yeah, right , it’s a fruit 🙂 In a culinary context, zucchini is treated as a vegetable; it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Botanically, zucchinis are fruits, a type of botanical berry, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower. I use zucchini to bake desserts, to make…
Cocoa pasta with caramelised pears and walnuts
I thought I wasn’t a pasta lover, I mean I liked them a lot, but I wasn’t craving them all the time, or dream about them. After I tried the fresh made pasta at Luga e Argjendtë, an artisanal pasta shop in Tirana, everything changed. Yes, now I dream about pasta all day. My favorite…
Savoury zucchini bread
This savory zucchini bread was at first an experimental recipe. I wanted to prepare something savor for a bake sale at work. I kind of mixed whatever I had in the fridge and ended up with this beauty. To my surprise the result was wonderful and when I brought the cake at work everyone was…