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Walnut and chocolate chips cookies

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

May 4, 2020 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I am having a cookie while writing this story, and thinking : “Damn, these are gooooood, I should post this recipe asap.” What makes a recipe special, or food special is not just the taste of it, it’s the memory it brings, and for me this cookie brings back the sweetest memories: first time in…

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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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Red Wine Liquor

Red wine liquor – tradition at its best

February 23, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I love learning about traditional recipes and experimenting with them.  They are paths to the past and make me understand and love Albanian culture and culinary even more. Red wine liquor is one of the recipes I’ve had so much fun with, because, you know, it includes wine. It’s practically wine, cooked with sugar and cloves…

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Filed Under: Drinks, Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: cloves, homemade, how to make, liquor, recipe, red wine, Red Wine Liquor, sweet, wine

Butter Cookies – the perfect edible gift on any occasion

February 13, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

For me, butter cookies are a labour of love. They require few ingredients and too much love and care to make. The recipe is very basic and is perfect for add-ons which may vary depending on your taste or what you have on hand for the moment. You may choose between citrus zest, almond extract,…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Sweet Tagged With: butter cookies, chocolate, cookies, easy cookies, easy recipe, edible gifts, homemade, how to make butter cookies at home, love, vanilla

Brownie cookies

Brownie cookies – every chocolate lover dream cookie

January 30, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I am a chocolate addicted person. I love having chocolate anytime and in every form, starting from cocoa nibs to chocolate ice-cream, chocolate pies, chocolate cakes, chocolate cookies, well the list is probably endless. These brownie cookies are exactly what every chocolate lover dreams off. They are crispy on the outside, fudgy on the inside and…

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Homemade Caramel Sauce

January 23, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Caramel is a beige to dark-brown sauce made by heating a variety of sugars with butter and cream. It is the perfect sauce for ice cream, cakes, cheesecakes, as a filling for chocolate cups, or just to eat it straight from the jar with a spoon. It is easy and fun to make and can…

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Oatmeal and walnut cookies

Oatmeal and walnut cookies

January 12, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Looking for a delicious cookie to match with your afternoon tea, the best on-the-go breakfast or a great snack full of energy and flavour for hiking? The answer for all is winter cookies 🙂 I called them this way since during winter I bake them very often. I first made these cookies to enjoy as a…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Super healthy, Sweet Tagged With: breakfast on the go, cookies, healthy, homemade, making oatmeal cookies at home, oatmeal, walnuts

White cabbage ricotta and tuna wraps

White cabbage ricotta and tuna wraps

December 9, 2016 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

There’s nothing like a good homemade snack to enjoy while watching a movie at home or when you are having friends over. My snacks are usually on the sweet side, but this time I’m sharing with you a savory snack recipe, white cabbage ricotta, and tuna wraps. These wraps are absolutely amazing. The freshness of…

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Filed Under: Fast & Easy, Recipes, Savory, Super healthy Tagged With: cabbage wraps, easy recipe, healthy snack, homemade, how to make healthy snacks at home, ricotta, snack, tuna, wraps

Caramel, spicy chocolate cups

November 30, 2016 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

What’s better than black chocolate? Spicy, black chocolate cups, filled with caramel sauce. They’re easy peasy to make and make the perfect homemade gift on these cold days. I love the combination of black chocolate and chili pepper, but you may omit it if you wish. They’re perfect even in the non-spicy version. Are you ready…

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Pumpkin pie

November 13, 2016 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Pumpkin pie is one of the most popular autumn dishes. There are many varieties sweet and savory that are traditionally cooked in Albania, but they all require filo dough. Since filo dough is a bit time consuming to make, I prefer going with the western version that is made with pie crust. It is still…

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: dessert, easy, homemade, pie, pie crust, pumpkin, pumpkin puree, recipe, sweet

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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

Petulla - Albanian Donuts

Petulla – Albanian donuts

Spinach casserole

Spinach casserole

Chocolate Baklava

Chocolate & walnuts baklava

Rye bread

Homemade rye bread

Ciabatta

Classic ciabatta

Crème brûlée with caramelized walnuts

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