I know, it’s a somewhat unusual title for an article about cooking. But things become clearer when you realise it’s about pasta e fagioli—and because Dean Martin once sang, “When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that’s amore.”Legend has it that the ancient Romans cooked something similar. They loved thick bean soups…
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Potatoes and Plums
Authentic Slovenian Plum Dumplings (Slivovi Cmoki) with Potato Dough Most fairy tales begin with “once upon a time”.Once upon a time, there was a country in the Balkans called Yugoslavia. While the south of the country smelled of charcoal and juicy grilled meat, the Slovenian hills and valleys in the north smelled of potatoes in…
Moroccan Chicken Tagine
Morocco! In the 1960s and 1970s, Marrakesh was for some Europeans a kind of nearby version of the great road to Kathmandu — less distant, but with the same promise of difference, spices, slow time, and the feeling of having arrived somewhere far away.At a time when Western musicians were looking for new sounds and…
Cottage Cheese Polenta
A Creamy Twist on a Slovenian Classic Cottage cheese polenta is a simple but extremely filling dish that you can prepare as a standalone meal or a rich side dish. The cottage cheese adds a creamy texture and freshness to the polenta, while also boosting its protein content.While polenta is considered an Italian national dish,…
Dandelion
In the kitchen I remember that as a child I didn’t like lettuce and everything that looked like it. I claimed that it was all just a slightly different grass and that it was for rabbits. And I’m not a rabbit!My mother was a smart woman. She knew that it wouldn’t help if she forced…
Beef Bourguignon
French Red-Wine Beef Stew These days, the 25th Winter Olympic Games began in Italy, Milan – Cortina. At the opening ceremony, which impressed, they showed everything they are proud of. From Leonardo da Vinci, through Verdi to Giorgio Armani. All the credit to them, but I didn’t notice anything related to Italian cuisine. Otherwise, they…
Wild Boar Goulash
So, when we have already prepared bread dumplings, it would be fine to also use them as a side dish to something. And what better way to go than with goulash. And if there is a goulash, let it be a goulash made from wild boar meat.Psst, for dumplings see the previous post …So we…
Bread Dumplings
How many times have you been in a dilemma about what to serve as a side dish? Potatoes, bread, boiled rice, noodles? How about something different, bread dumplings for example?Bread dumplings are a traditional Bavarian side dish, made from bread, milk, onion, eggs, and herbs and are among the most beloved staples of Alpine home…
Light Summer Olivier Salad
Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck gettin’ dirt’ and grittyBeen down, isn’t it a pity?Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the cityAll around, people looking half-deadWalkin’ on the sidewalk, hotter than a match headThe Lovin’ Spoonful, 1966 Summers are getting hotter. Since that distant summer of ‘66, when The Lovin’ Spoonful…
Meatballs with Garlic and Ginger
Let’s have something with a Southeast Asian flavor again. Meatballs with garlic and ginger. As far as I’m concerned, the main ingredient here is ginger. For me, the spice above the spices.And what is ginger?Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a…