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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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Spinach rice

Rice with spinach & parmesan

January 13, 2019 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

This is an under 30 minutes dish that I love to make from time to time, when I want comfy food and I am too lazy or in a hurry. All you need is risotto rice, spinach, butter and parmesan. Don’t forget salt and pepper Rice with spinach & parmesan Serves 2 persons Ingredients 1…

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Creamy polenta & sautéed porcini mushrooms

Creamy polenta with sautéed porcini

February 1, 2018 By Mandarina 2 Comments

When you’re in hurry, but still want a delicious meal cooked at home polenta with sautéed porcini mushrooms comes to help. It’s super easy, quick and you need only 5 ingredients to make it. I’ve chosen porcini mushrooms because I love them so much, but in case you cannot find them, feel free to use your…

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leek quiche

Leek quiche

January 18, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

It’s quiche time 🙂 this time with leeks, since we’re in winter, and leeks are one of my favorite winter vegetables. Leek quiche is delicious on its own, but also pairs perfectly with a nice salad, or a warm and wholesome bowl of soup. I sometimes skip the crust and end up with a “crustless…

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Spinach and chickpeas quinoa

November 2, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Autumn calls for hearty meals, and since I have such a sweet tooth, and I exaggerate it eating way too many cookies, cakes, chocolate or whatever sweet thing that crosses my way, I have to be careful with my savoury dishes. When thinking about healthy savoury dishes quinoa comes to help. I’ve already shared with…

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Baked vegetables quinoa – a great vegan/vegetarian dinner

October 3, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Here I am, with another quinoa recipe, super easy, colorful and delicious. This time baked vegetables are simply mixed with quinoa and some seeds and they taste so good. Quinoa and baked vegetables is perfect to make ahead and take with you in a picnic at work or school. It tastes amazing even the day…

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Quinoa with shrimps & zucchini

Quinoa with shrimps and zucchini

July 20, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Almost 2 months ago I made a short questionnaire that I shared on my Facebook page on what you would like to find more on this blog. The top answer was “healthy recipes”. Obviously, it made my day, since I love experimenting with healthy recipes. Quinoa with shrimps and zucchini is the synonym of healthy…

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Bulgur summer salad

Bulgur salad – a summer favorite

May 30, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Bulgur salad is one of my favourite summer plates, because it is fresh, tasty, colourful and ready in few minutes. I usually prepare bulgur salad in the morning and take it to work. It is full of the best summer ingredients and one of my favourite grains, bulgur. Bulgur is wheat that’s been parboiled, dried,…

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Tomato soup

Tomato soup with poached egg – an amazing summer dish

May 22, 2017 By Mandarina 2 Comments

One of the main things I’ve enjoyed in my new home is meeting so many interesting persons. One of them was Roni, the guy who helped us assemble the new furniture. He was so loud and happy and had tried so many things in life; it was just amazing. When Roni was young he worked…

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Baked potatoes with aioli sauce

Baked potatoes with homemade aioli sauce

May 15, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t enjoy some baked potatoes with a nice sauce? Personally, I love it. The smell and taste of baked potatoes is so good while playing with different sauces is so much fun. The trick to preparing the best baked potatoes is to boil them for few minutes. It helps to keep them soft and…

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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…

My Favorites

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

Chocolate Baklava

Chocolate & walnuts baklava

Rye bread

Homemade rye bread

Ciabatta

Classic ciabatta

Crème brûlée with caramelized walnuts

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