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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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Smoked trout salad

Smoked trout salad – Bake My Day Happy recipe for Mandarina’s readers

April 30, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, this is Nevila from Bake My Day Happy, but today you can call me Mandarina :), I won’t mind. I’ve initiated this guest-posting game between us food bloggers not only to share our experiences, but most of all to have fun. When I proposed this to Valbona and Ejona they welcomed it and…

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Spinach balls

Spinach balls

February 6, 2018 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I don’t eat meat, since 1 year now, so I’ve experimented with vegetarian balls all the time. I’ve tried them with beans, quinoa, cauliflower, spinach etc. This is a very simple and healthy recipe, which happens to be also one of my favorites. I usually add a yogurt sauce and transform it into a great…

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Chery tomatoes and shrimps pasta

Pasta with cherry tomatoes and shrimps

December 26, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Pasta is such a comfortable meal, especially if you’re cooking for friends. It is easy to find a pasta recipe that satisfies everyone’s taste. One of the latest inventions, that I couldn’t wait to share with you, is this delicious recipe where pasta meets shrimps and cherry tomatoes. It’s no news that cherry tomatoes pair…

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Filed Under: Collaborations, Fast & Easy, Recipes, Savory Tagged With: easy pasta recipe, easy recipe, spaghetti with shrimps

Crepes

Baked ricotta & spinach crepes

December 10, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Sunday is a stay-at-home day! I like to wake up slowly, read a nice book, take a walk and then prepare some delicious food that needs a bit more time, which I can’t do during the week. Oven-baked crepes are a great choice for lunch on Sunday. If you have some leftover crepes from Saturday’s…

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Crunchy granola bars

Crunchy granola bars

October 12, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Hiking seasons is officially open, so it was time to share with you my recipe for these crunchy granola bars I brought them with me on an intensive hiking weekend on the North of Albania, and all my friends enjoyed them. These granola bars are crunchy, sweetened with honey or maple syrup and with a very…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Super healthy, Sweet Tagged With: easy recipe, granola bars, healthy granola bars, hiking food, power bars, vegan recipes, what to take with you on a hiking

Stuffed squids

October 6, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Stuffed squids and baked salmon on sesame seeds were a summer favourite few years ago when I first discovered the joy of cooking. I had completely forgotten about the stuffed squids, until some days ago, when my better half requested it. The recipe is very easy to follow and requires very few ingredients, so you’ll…

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tart with pie crust and pastry cream

Cauliflower pizza – a must try pizza recipe

June 8, 2017 By Mandarina 2 Comments

Cauliflower pizza is such a nice alternative to regular pizza and a great way to consume more vegetables. The crust recipe I use is slightly adapted from my foodie friend Assorted Bites. The recipe is very easy to follow and is ready in few minutes. All you have to do is blend cauliflower until it…

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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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pastry cream

Homemade pastry cream – Basic recipes

May 24, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I’m starting a new series of post in this blog called “basic recipes”. The name says it all, there will be some basic recipes that are easy to make and you may adapt in thousands of ways. The first one is a sweet one, vanilla pastry cream basic recipe, and some tips and tricks on…

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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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