Slovenian Recipes

Salmon is a regular in my kitchen. It's healthy, versatile and tasty. The fish quality is crucial to the outcome - this (wonderful and pricey) fresh salmon was so much better than any other that I ever had that I immediately forgot how expensive it had been. My often trips to the market are usually completed by my mum in law's supplies from a brilliant fisherman across the street from her place. I never choose exactly what I want and he always knows what to send. When the fish arrived, I've planned to make the salmon fillets for lunch, simply sautee in a little olive oil with couscous. So I went fishing for a different couscous recipe to go along my fish. Jamie's Dinners (that didn't have my attention for a long time) had this salmon with couscous that looked delicious. But then I didn't have most of the ingredients: no courgette or asparagus... Oh well, I've done it my way with what was available. It was served with a rocket salad with a hint of balsami...

There's nothing more Portuguese than saudade . The word doesn’t even have a direct translation into English, and the correspondent feeling - so many times sang by fado , the national song - couldn't say more about the Portuguese character. Saudade it's when you miss something. But it’s much deeper than that. It's the unattainable, the untouchable. Or just the feeling of nostalgia of past moments and good old days. I miss my grandma badly. And how I use to buy a Pão de Deus at the local bakery and have it in the street walking back home. Pão de Deus Makes 10-12 3 large eggs 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cup milk, warm 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 vanilla bean, halved, seeds scraped pinch of salt 5 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp dry baker's yeast topping for 6 (if willing to top all cakes, double the quantities) 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut 1/2 cup caster sugar 1 egg 1 egg to brush icing sugar to sprinkle In a small bowl, u...

I'm not a chocolate freak - I'm a cinnamon chick! My favourite combination of flavours when it comes to cinnamon is cocoa. There's this blend of bitter and spicy that makes it special. I just love it! This cinnamon and cocoa bread is a recipe I do pretty often. Although it may sound like a sweet bread, this is actually good both with jam and cheese but also nice with prosciutto and herbs (I'd suggest basil). It goes quite well with honey, curd cheese and walnuts like I had for breakfast this morning. Cinnamon and Cocoa Bread Makes 1 loaf 500 grs all-purpose flour (3 1/2 cups) 70 grs cocoa (1/2 cup), extra to dust 1 1/4 tsp dry yeast 3 Tbsp olive oil (low acidity), extra to brush 3 Tbsp light brown mascavado sugar 350 ml (1 1/2 cup) warm water 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon In a medium bowl, mix the flour, the cocoa and the cinnamon with the yeast, make a hole in the middle. Add the warm water mixing with a fork (if using a stand mixer, pour the water slowly...