Author: Aleksandra Mandic

Spring vegetables Pad Thai style

Spring vegetables Pad Thai style

It has always been difficult to me to reproduce a dish that I enjoyed so much during a trip abroad. There is always something missing and I guess it is normal because it can never really be the same without the local flavours and fragrances. 

Thick comforting cabbage soup

Thick comforting cabbage soup

My granny would make this cabbage soup often in the winter. She would say to me “it’s easy, you put everything in a casserole and you let it simmer, nothing to do.” And it is true, or almost! She had time for everything my granny. 

Delicately orange scented oven baked donuts

Delicately orange scented oven baked donuts

A weekend morning fragrance of freshly fried donuts is one of my most vivid childhood memories. Mum surely knew how to get us out of bed 😉 With some homemade jam and a mug of milk this was my favourite sweet breakfast. Since then I 

Banana ice cream and its strawberry and basil coulis

Banana ice cream and its strawberry and basil coulis

Yes, banana is the only ingredient necessary for the banana ice cream 🙂 The only mandatory is that it has to be ripe. You will be surprised how creamy this ice cream is! A real treat, healthy and super simple. Serves 4. Freezing time: 3h 

Spinach tart with goat cheese and pine nuts

Spinach tart with goat cheese and pine nuts

In France pie (tarte) is a bit like pizza in Italie, a very popular national dish. You can put almost anything on a short pastry or a puff pastry base. Every French region has its iconic tarte version and surely every French who likes cooking 

Magic powers of garlic

Magic powers of garlic

I remember very well raw garlic sitting on my farmer grand parents’ dining table at almost every meal. They did not really care about the smell because they appreciated its rich taste and above all its health benefits. My grand mother used it in almost