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Simple almond cake

Almond cake

July 4, 2020 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

While complaining about Dublin weather and how much I need my summer, I kind of love that I can comfortably bake all year long. I remember back in the days when I was living in Albania, that baking in summer was mission impossible – to hot to switch the oven. Almond cake recipe  Ingredients 100g…

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Coconut & almond cake

Coconut and almond cake

October 12, 2018 By Mandarina 2 Comments

Remember that weekend when I was home alone and had a baking marathon? Well this cake is one of the sweet creations I whipped up that day, and I am so excited to share it with you. It includes coconut and almonds which match so well together and few other ingredients mandatory for cakes such…

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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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Flourless chocolate and pear cake

October 19, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

This summer, Ingrid, the girl behind Bon Vivant, had an amazing trip in Puglia and invited us over for a Puglia night, with delicious food from Puglia region. Just imagine burrata, mozzarella, octopus salad, orecchiette with shrimps and sun-dried tomatoes, and amazing wine. I offered to bring the dessert, so I had to find something delicious…

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Apricots crumbled cake

Apricots crumble cake with a touch of lemon and poppy seeds

August 17, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

My country is blessed with a Mediterranean climate, which apart from 260 days of sun per year, also means delicious fruits and vegetables. Apricots are one of my favorite summer fruits, so I was so happy to enjoy the apricots overload on farmers market this year. I eat them fresh from the fridge, I add…

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Orange & chocolate Bundt cake

March 13, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Sometimes I get nostalgic about moms cooking and try to recreate her recipes. I end up calling her to check if I missed something, which for sure always happens. Mom starts explaining in her way, without mentioning concrete measures or amounts at all, a little bit of this and a little bit of that, even when…

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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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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

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