Slovenian Recipes

I'm probably not the only one singing Alabama 3 today. I'm a lousy singer. For once I'm happy there's no way you can listen to me singing I woke up this morning / Got myself a gun, Mama always said I'd be / The Chosen One. Over and over. It's The Sopranos theme song , of course. My favourite version is actually sang by Leonard Cohen. The perfect soundtrack for this month DB challenge! The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives . She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; recipes by Michelle Scicolone, as ingredient/direction guides. She added her own modifications/changes, so the recipe is not 100% verbatim from either book. Lidisano’s Cannoli Makes 22-24 cannoli CANNOLI SHELLS 2 cups (250 grams/8.82 ounces) all-purpose flour 2 table...

In their typical way of getting to the subject, Danish say the road to a friend's house is never long . Specially when the invitation to cook comes in such a nice way and the occasion calls for celebration. I don't fancy flowers or candies when I'm invited to a friend's place but today is an exception and I bring flowers to Moira . They're edible and I couldn't stop myself: in the way here I've had a couple... Luckily my home is just around the corner or there would be no flowers left for the party. Happy blogiversary to Tertúlia de Sabores! Mini Crab-Lime quiches Lightly adapted from O livro essencial dos aperitivos, KÖNEMANN. 12 mini quiches (or a large one) 2 small eggs (or a large one) 150 ml coconut milk 1 tsp lime jiuce casca de 1 lima, finamente ralada (pode usar-se limão) 120 grs canned crabmeat, drained 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped 12 square sheets shortcrust pastry* a dash of colorau or sweet paprika (optional), to sprinkle Preheat oven to 200°C...

I'm not good with special days like birthdays or any sort of anniversaries. They make me want to raise my arm and ask silly questions like 'why today' and not tomorrow or why not yesterday. I used to do the same when I was a kid going to schools with a strong religious inspiration, and asking the most profane questions. Lucky for me, my teachers were always kind with a 7 year old with a sharp tongue. I haven't changed over the years. I forget my friends' birthdays or I'm simply late, I mix up the days or the months... So why celebrate today and not tomorrow? It's not everyday you realize you've been blogging for 2 years. I don't quite remember the first year passing by, I admit. It was that good . I'm grateful for the wonderful people I met, I'm grateful for all that I've learnt and all the great experiences and happy days I had because of food blogging. So grab your fork, the cake is served! ;) Cotton Cake Adapted from Tachos de Ensaio 2...