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Traditional Balkan chicken soup with fluffy semolina dumplings, carrots and parsley in homemade chicken broth.

Domaća Supa sa Knedlama (Balkan Chicken Soup wi...

Balkan Chicken Soup with Dumplings (Domaća Supa sa Knedlama) The kind of soup that fixes everything. According to every Balkan mother, grandmother, and auntie. There are few things more comforting than...

Domaća Supa sa Knedlama (Balkan Chicken Soup wi...

Balkan Chicken Soup with Dumplings (Domaća Supa sa Knedlama) The kind of soup that fixes everything. According to every Balkan mother, grandmother, and auntie. There are few things more comforting than...

Pasulj sa Suvim Mesom (Serbian Bean Stew)

Pasulj sa Suvim Mesom (Serbian Bean Stew)

Pasulj is a staple in Balkan kitchens, especially during the colder months, bringing families together around the table. Made with tender white beans, smoked pork ribs, onions, paprika and a...

Pasulj sa Suvim Mesom (Serbian Bean Stew)

Pasulj is a staple in Balkan kitchens, especially during the colder months, bringing families together around the table. Made with tender white beans, smoked pork ribs, onions, paprika and a...

Spicy Balkan vegetable seasoning Zacin preparing for Sataras recipe

Traditional Balkan Sataraš

Traditional Balkan Sataraš Recipe Looking for an easy traditional Balkan sataraš recipe? Sataraš is a classic Balkan vegetable dish made with bell peppers, tomatoes and onions slowly cooked together until...

Traditional Balkan Sataraš

Traditional Balkan Sataraš Recipe Looking for an easy traditional Balkan sataraš recipe? Sataraš is a classic Balkan vegetable dish made with bell peppers, tomatoes and onions slowly cooked together until...

Tetka's Punjene Paprike

Tetka's Punjene Paprike

A comforting Balkan classic made with sweet peppers, a savoury meat and rice filling, and a rich paprika-tomato sauce. There are some recipes that just taste like home. Punjene paprike...

Tetka's Punjene Paprike

A comforting Balkan classic made with sweet peppers, a savoury meat and rice filling, and a rich paprika-tomato sauce. There are some recipes that just taste like home. Punjene paprike...

Baka's Garden: Where it all started

Baka's Garden: Where it all started

  When I was a kid growing up in Toronto, my Baka Ljuba always had a garden. There was nothing sweeter than walking through it and getting my hands dirty....

Baka's Garden: Where it all started

  When I was a kid growing up in Toronto, my Baka Ljuba always had a garden. There was nothing sweeter than walking through it and getting my hands dirty....

Hot Honey Pickles, Don’t trust anyone who eats them with a fork!

Hot Honey Pickles, Don’t trust anyone who eats ...

I remember being at the farm in Bosnia, surrounded by my family, preparing pickles for the winter. The air was thick with the earthy scent of fresh cucumbers, and the...

Hot Honey Pickles, Don’t trust anyone who eats ...

I remember being at the farm in Bosnia, surrounded by my family, preparing pickles for the winter. The air was thick with the earthy scent of fresh cucumbers, and the...