Recipes

One of my favorite desserts, found in all the countries that once experienced Ottoman rule. Each region has its own version of baklava, and in the Bosnian one, the walnuts alternate with …

A hybrid goulash featuring monkfish, parenci pasta, and pickled peppers, fusing recipes from Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy.

Istria is renowned for truffles, and the region’s culinary scene celebrates them with various dishes and products. This unique dessert recipe features a chocolate-olive oil cake paired with truffle-honey ice cream and …

Skuta, a popular farmer cheese in Slovenia and Croatia, is super easy to make. The resulting cheese has a mild flavor and can be enjoyed fresh or marinated with honey and olive …

Slovenia produces a lot of orange wine. This inspired me to make my own vinegar with a unique twist and a vibrant color.

One of Slovenia’s most popular dishes, Idrijan žlikrofi are bicorne-hat-shaped ravioli filled with potatoes, onions, and bacon. My recipe adds onion textures inspired by the Strelec restaurant in Ljubljana.

Saint Martin’s shenanigans supposedly gave birth to a festive dish consumed in many European countries. This stuffed duck with red cabbage and mlinci is my version of the Slovenian recipe.

Esihflajš, vinegar meat, is a salad made from the leftovers of the traditional Sunday lunch beef soup. Here, I’m using beef tongue and mixing it with my own orange wine vinegar.

Inspired by a dish from Boškinac restaurant on Pag Island, this recipe features diverse lamb preparations: a roasted lamb chop, fried meatballs, and stewed shoulder.

Inspired by a mussel dish I ate at Pelegrini restaurant in Šibenik, a salad of mussels, capers, red peppers, potatoes and chives on top of a mussel, corn, and saffron mousse.