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Pita bread

May 14, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Savory, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: albanian cuisine, flat bread, homemade bread, homemade pita, homemade wrap, pita bread

cake pops

Pistachio & dried rose petals mendiants – Mandarina cooking for Bake my Day Happy

April 10, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I’ve probably stated 1000 times how much I love social media, because it has helped me connect with amazing people that then have become my friends. Nevila is one of them. We started talking some months before she officially launched “Bake my Day Happy” and haven’t stopped ever since. Apart from exchanging recipes, experience and…

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Filed Under: Collaborations, Fast & Easy, Sweet Tagged With: bake my day happy, blogging, chocolate mendiants, guest blog

Crispy oatmeal cookies

Crispy oatmeal cookies

March 29, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: breakfast on the go, cookies for breakfast, crispy oatmeal cookies, easy cookie recipe, easy homemade cookies, how to make oatmeal cookies at home, oatmeal cookies

ballokume

Ballokume

March 12, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Ballokume are traditional Albanian cookies, that have become the symbol of Spring Day. The ingredients are very simple, but the technique is a bit challenging. Ballokume homeland is Elbasan, an old city in Central Albania, that’s why this recipe and tips come from my friends from Elbasani, Xhulia, and Ivlin. I would prefer them less…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: albanian cuisine, ballokume, ballokume english recipe, ballokume recipe, gluten free cookies, how to make ballokume

Dark Chocolate Pudding

Dark chocolate pudding

February 25, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

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,…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: 30 min dessert, Dark chocolate pudding, easy dessert, homemade pudding, how to make chocolate pudding at home, how to make chocolate pudding from scratch, pudding

Stuffed dates

Stuffed dates dipped in chocolate

February 20, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

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…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Super healthy, Sweet Tagged With: dates and chocolate, dates and nut butter, edible gifts, healthy desserts, healthy sweet bites, STUFFED DATES, vegan desserts, vegan recipes

Pistachio and olive oil cake, covered in white chocolate glaze

Pistachio and olive oil cake covered in white chocolate glaze

February 8, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

It’s cake a clock, and not just any cake, it’s pistachio cake. I was trying to get the origin of this cake, but I have no guess. I had some of the ingredients written in a simple note on my iPhone since 2016, and I can’t remember if it was a moment of inspiration, someone…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: easy cake, how to prepare a pistachio cake at home, pistachio cake, pistachio dessert

Kumquat Jam

Preserved kumquats made at home

January 30, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Do you like kumquats? They’re tasty and cute and have a nice bittersweet taste.      I don’t know why they rarely sell them in the farmers’ market, so whenever I manage to find some, I make this delicious and super easy kumquat preserve. I love enjoying it on a toast with butter or cheese,…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: easy jam, edible gifts, homemade jam, how to make preserved kumquats at home, kumquat and chocolate, kumquat jam, kumquat recipe, preserved kumquats

Caramelized nuts

Caramelized nuts

January 23, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Caramelized nuts are one of my favorite guilty pleasures. They pair perfectly with a glass of wine, or a cup of hot cocoa for those like me, that don’t go crazy for alcohol. I always make a big batch of caramelized nuts to share with family and friends. They keep well for weeks, so it’s…

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Filed Under: Collaborations, Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: caramelised nuts, caramelized nuts, delicious, easy recipes, how to make caramelized nuts at home, snack

Gingerbread

Classic gingerbread cookies

December 23, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

It’s Christmas time aka gingerbread time, even though for me gingerbread time is all year long. I love gingerbread, the mix of spices with the bitter-sweet touch of the molasses is one of the best combinations ever. I don’t know what kept me this long from posting this recipe, but here we are 🙂 I…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: Christmas cookies, cookies, easy recipe for gingerbread cookies, gingerbread, how to make gingerbread at home

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Welcome to Mandarina Yum!

mmMy name is Ejona Varangu and I am a full time researcher in the telecommunication industry, and part time food blogger. I blog from a small apartment in Tirana, Albania, where I live with my better half and our two cats Weirdo and Pixel.

I started cooking in late 2013, when I decided to live alone, and I missed the great homemade dishes that my mum prepared, before that, I couldn’t even boil an egg by myself. Little by little I started experimenting with new ingredients and techniques and I loved every single minute of it. Find out more…

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Simple almond cake

Almond cake

Walnut and chocolate chips cookies

Chocolate and walnut cookies – recipe for the classic little bites of heaven from Double Tree Hotel

Petulla - Albanian Donuts

Petulla – Albanian donuts

Spinach casserole

Spinach casserole

Chocolate Baklava

Chocolate & walnuts baklava

Rye bread

Homemade rye bread

Ciabatta

Classic ciabatta

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