Vasina Torta (Serbian Chocolate Walnut Cake)

 

Old Fashioned Cherry Rhubarb Filo Pie

Serbian Sweet Noodles

On Having It All: Spring Onion Medley Burek + Mira's Spinach Burek

Speculaas Cookies

Caramelized Sauerkraut with Apples, Prunes, Herbs and Honey

The Summer Pot of Joy (Stuffed Summer Vegetables)

Baci Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles

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Good Luck is Just Two Dinars Away: Croissant Bread

Postcards from Vienna: The Sacher Mistery + The "Original" Eduard Sacher Torte

The Slipped Pancake Cake

The Family Heirlooms: The Nameless Cake with Seven Names + THE Chocolate Torte

Three Little Halves Cheese Savories

The Family Heirlooms: The Sweetheart's Eye Cookies

I am flipping idly through my mom’s notebook of cookie recipes and I am having a jolly good time. My mom’s notebook is like a trip down the memory lane, pages and pages in neat handwriting, hundreds of notes and clippings stashed inside. One can always figure out the trusted recipes, pages worn out, “illustrated” with splatters of butter and sugar syrup, and an occasional chocolate fingerprint. But the best part are the names. They are like a cherry on top of each recipe. The Divine Cake, Congo Bars, Greta Garbo’s Kisses, Cat’s Tongues...

The Family Heirlooms: Watermelon Marzipans

The summer is almost gone and I realize that I did not have a single slice of watermelon this year. A grave mistake, which needs to be corrected immediately.

The Family Heirlooms: Ischler, The Emperor of Cookies

Time to disclose another favorite recipe from my "secret" book of family heirlooms.

Cesnica: The Serbian Coin Bread

Bajadera Nougats

Vanilice (Serbian Vanilla Walnut Cookies)