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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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Japrak – a traditional dish that brings on so many memories

May 9, 2017 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

One of my favourite traditional dishes is japrak (dolma). It is prepared in spring when nature is so generous with greens. Japraks (dolmas) are cooked in all Balkan countries, Middle East and Central Asia. They’re basically vine leaves stuffed with greens and rice. Many recipes call for meat, but I prefer them without. I’m pretty…

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Best oatmeal blueberry muffins you have tried

July 23, 2016 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Finally blueberry season is here, so I can unleash my fantasy and create whatever I want with these gorgeous little diamonds. We are very lucky to have wild blueberries here in Albania, which are a bit hard to find and expensive, but they’re totally worth every penny and effort. I’m starting with a classic recipe,…

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Homemade yogurt with fruits

June 30, 2016 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

These days are so hot, I am practically surviving on fruits, well fruits and yogurt. Yogurt is known for its versatility, it pairs with almost everything sweet or savour, but, for me the combination with fruits is top ranked. I know there are so many store bought options of yogurt with fruits, but they’re filled…

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Cherry clafoutis

June 25, 2016 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

I first heard the word clafoutis only few weeks ago, from a French friend. As a French cuisine lover, I thought I should give it a try. Clafoutis is a traditional French dessert made during cherry season. It is basically a custard poured over fruit in a fireproof dish and then baked in the oven….

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Lemon & poppy seeds cake

Lemon and poppy seeds cake

September 4, 2015 By Mandarina Leave a Comment

Lemon and poppy seed cake is one of my favorites. It is super moist, rich and easy to make. The lemon juice and zest gives it a wonderful fresh flavor and the poppy seeds add a little bit of crunchiness. Lemon and poppy seeds cake is like a synonym to spring for me, because of…

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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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