Chef Katja's American recipes
Martha S
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Just some food that I love and want to share with you.
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Roasted pumpkin seeds
In Europe, the pumpkin craze is not as evident as it is in the United states of America. In fact, the only time I have encountered an edible pumpkin in Europe was when I was living in Portugal - they were selling them in a local supermarket in fall. And when I was...
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Quinoa salad
While quinoa is not the most popular grain in my home country, I have noticed a lot of American people love to use it in different dishes or simply as a side dish. My favorite recipe with quinoa that I am going to share with you today, is a simple quinoa salad. The...
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Halloween Party Mix
You probably know that Halloween is a big deal here in the United States. And during one of many Halloween parties that I attended this year, I discovered my new favourite snack. You probably know the saying that simple things are often the best things, and it could not...
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Peanut chocolate chip cookies
I have always associated fall with the baking season. And since I love American cookies (they are much better than European style cookies, sorry), I decided to bake them the other day, and since they turned out to be pretty good, I decided to share this recipe with you....
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Mac and cheese
In this blog post, I will introduce you to a recipe for one of the most ‘American’ dishes I have come across during my stay in the United States. And no, it is not the McDonald’s burger. It is called mac and cheese, short for macaroni and cheese, and both kids and...
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Orehova potica
Orehova potica is a typical dish from my home country that people prepare for special occasions, whether it is Christmas, birthday, anniversary or anything else of even just a little importance. It could roughly be translated as ‘the walnut bread’ and I would like...
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Sarkelj
My country has quite a few dishes that are considered typical, and quite a few of them are desserts. Some of them can be made quickly, and some of them take more than a day to prepare. One of the typical desserts from my country that can be prepared in about an hour...
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Ajdovi zganci
Ajdovi zganci are one of the typical dishes from my home country that I have a love-hate relationship with. I used to hate it when I was a little kid, then I started to like it and I still like to eat it once in a while. But sometimes, I just plain hate it. Ajdovi...
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Polenta
Polenta is another one of my country’s famous dishes, also popular in several other European countries. Polenta is made with yellow corn meal, and there are two different versions of it. One of them is with meat (goulash), and one of them is with milk and sugar. Both...
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Funnel cake
Funnel cake is the most traditional thing you can get at basically every county fair or carnivalin United States of America. And why is it called funnel cake? Simply because you pour the funnel cake batter into the hot oil through a funnel. What I find funny is that in...
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Elephant ears
I think we all tried a dessert completely covered in sugar, at least once in our life. In United states of America, there is plenty of such desserts, and as bad as they might be for your body, I still love to eat them every once in a while. Elephant ears are one of...
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Pizza pockets
A very important part of my job as a nanny in the United states of America is making sure that kids have enough to eat. And I do not just feed them any food, I want them to eat as healthy as they can. Because everybody knows how important proper nutrition is, especially...
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Struklji
My country has quite a few delicious dishes that are considered a typical food. One of them is called struklji (pronounced shtroo-klyee) and even if they can be a pain to prepare, they are still one of my favorite dishes from my country. Source This is how struklji...
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Corn dogs
Corn dogs are another one of the traditional American foods that I have a love - hate relationship with. Why? Because I am not really a big fan of hot dogs, but I love the corn dough, and they taste really well together. Source Homemade corn dogs might not look as good...
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S'mores
How to make s’mores? Before I moved to the United States of America, I noticed many things in American movies and series that are non existent in Europe, but I really wanted to try them. One of these things were s’mores, also known as marshmallows on the bed of...
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Shrimply divine pasta
I love seafood, especially all dishes that include salmon and shrimp. And for my birthday, one of my best friends gave me a cookbook with seafood recipes, and I love it! One of the dishes in the book is called "shrimply divine pasta" (a mix of ‘simply’ and...
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Leche merengada
One of my goals as an Erasmus student was to try all the typical foods in my two Erasmus cities. My first Erasmus city was Lisbon, and I did not quite meet my goal there, but I more than exceeded it in my second Erasmus city, Barcelona. And one of the things I could not...
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Elderflower syrup
Elderflower syrup - the drink from my childhood I love to drink water, but sometimes I just get sick of its plain flavour. Occasionally, I will squeeze a lemon in it or buy flavour packets, but every once in a while, I will make a syrup that will make water taste like...
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American-style pancakes
American-style pancakes When you order pancakes in Europe, you will get what American people call ‘crepes’. Pancakes in America are way different. They are puffy and wiggly and delicious. And since I love them so much and the preparation is more than simple, why not...
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American waffles
If you are craving for freshly made, crunchy waffles, still a little gooey on the inside, you can either buy frozen waffles at your local grocery store, go to Waffle House, or make them yourself. I do not have anything against Waffle house. I actually think their...
