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Petulla - Albanian Donuts

Petulla – Albanian donuts

March 21, 2020 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

It was about time, I had to post Albanian donuts recipe in the blog. I’m sure everyone in Albania knows how to make it, and every family has their own little secret on how to make the best petulla in the world ? here’s my family recipe, simple, quick and big enough to feed a…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Savory, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: albanian donuts, donuts, donuts recipe, homemade donuts, petulla, receta per petulla, si te bejme petulla

Spinach casserole

Spinach casserole

January 4, 2020 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Dinner in no time? I got you covered ?Try this super easy, delicious and nutritious spinach casserole ? Spinach casserole Recipe ? ?‍? Ingredients 400 g spinach 6 eggs 4 tbsp olive oil 100 g feta cheese Some basil leaves Salt Pepper ??‍? Directions Preheat the oven at 230 C. Cut the spinach and put…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Savory, Super healthy, Traditional Tagged With: albanian cuisine, dinner, easy dinner, mediterranean cuisine, Mediterranean food, Mediterranean recipe, Spinach casserole, vegetarian dinner

Chocolate Baklava

Chocolate & walnuts baklava

December 24, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

These holidays I’m not going home to celebrate with my big family, which isn’t ideal. To make the festive atmosphere as vivid as possible I’ll cook food that reminds me home and my people. Baklava was definitely at the top of the list. I  kind of have this unusual relationship with baklava ?I used to…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: baklava, baklava from scratch, chocolate baklava, homemade baklava

Rye bread

Homemade rye bread

December 1, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

After the latest events in Albania, it’s hard to come back to the routine. Baking has always been my safe zone, the best therapy in stressful situations, and there’s nothing better than homemade  bread in a cold December day. Rye bread Ingredients 500 g rye flour 10 g salt 10 g instant yeast 1 tbsp…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Savory, Super healthy, Traditional Tagged With: 100% rye bread, homemade bread, How to make homemade bread, Rye bread

Crème brûlée with caramelized walnuts

September 12, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I’m training for Dublin marathon and my body is burning sugar and naturally craving sugar ? While it’s not the best to feed your body with simple carbs regularly, a nice treat here and there doesn’t hurt. Why crème brûlé among so many choices? Recently I bought these super nice ramekins, which are pretty useless…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: classic creme brûlée, Creme brûlée, how to make creme brûlée, summer recipes

Strawberry jam

Homemade strawberry jam

July 28, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Remember the day I went to Wexford and bought lots of strawberries ? I turned some of them into this beautiful summer jam. Top a slice of toasted bread with some butter and this jam and you’re up for a treat. I followed my mom’s technique here, leaving the sliced strawberries sleep in the fridge…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: easy jam, homemade jam, homemade strawberry jam, jam, strawberry jam

Albanian honey cake

Albanian honey cake

May 4, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I guess when we miss traditional food, it’s not only the food we’re craving but also that feeling of wanting to relive some moments, memories, flavors. That’s exactly what happens to me whenever I crave this Albanian honey cake. I used to love it when I was a child, and I was looking forward to…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: easy recipe, honey cake, honey cake recipe, how to make honey cake at home, receta, Shendetllie, si te pergatisim shendetllie

Focaccia

Classic focaccia

April 29, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Playing with dough is my favorite game for the moment. I’m trying to understand bread and the magic behind it and I’m loving every moment of this journey. This focaccia bread was one of my last bakes, and disappeared in few minutes. It’s so easy, yet sooo good. You can enjoy it as a snack…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Savory, Traditional Tagged With: Focaccia, Focaccia Bread, Focaccia Sandwich, How to make focaccia at home, Ligurian Focaccia

Easter bread

Easter bread – Tsoureki

April 23, 2019 By Mandarina 2 Comments

It’s that time of the year when making this pillowy sweet bread is mandatory, it’s Easter time. Easter bread is one of my first bakes ever and one of my first Instagram photos. I still remember all the research that I made, all the dough testing and spice hunting and the aromas filling my kitchen….

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: buke pashke, curek, easter bread, how to make Easter bread, Si te bejme cyrek, Tsoureki

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

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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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