Recipe Index
SOUPS & MAIN COURSE DISHES
A delicious thin beef-and-vegetable soup, traditionally served with minced garlic and vinegar dressing.
A flavoursome brown lentil stew, perfect vegan and vegetarian comfort food. (v)
Authentic Balkan Meatballs (Kofta)
Meat patties, cooked to perfection on the barbecue.
Authentic Balkan Meatball Soup
A delicious rich soup, made with bite-size pork meatballs.
Authentic Balkan Sausage and Bean Stew
A beautiful, thick and flavourful stew with beans and grilled sausage.
Authentic Balkan Stuffed Vine Leaves
Mouth-watering vine leaf parcels with rice and tender chicken. The dish can also be prepared as a vegetarian dish without meat. (*v)
Authentic Greek Chicken Souvlaki
Juicy tender pieces of chicken cooked on the barbecue.
Juicy tender pieces of pork meat cooked on the barbecue.
Authentic Serbian Cevapi
Barbecued meat fingers, made with a mix of beef and pork meat, cooked on the grill.
Authentic Turkish Vegan Stew (Güveç)
A flavourful vegetable stew cooked in a clay pot. (v)
Balkan-Style Green Bean Stew
A heart-warming stew with juicy pieces of pork meat, potatoes and crunchy green beans. It can also be prepared as a vegetarian dish without meat. (*v)
A delicious comfort chicken soup recipe from the Balkans.
Best Turkish Falafel
A great vegetarian and vegan dish made with chickpeas and fragrant spices. (v)
Bulgarian Bean Soup (Bob Chorba)
A mouth-watering flavorful soup with large butter beans. (v)
Juicy pieces of lamb with a variety of seasonal vegetables, slow-cooked in a clay pot.
Greek Lamb Kleftiko Cooked in Parchment Paper
Tender lamb, potatoes and vegetables cooked sealed in parchment paper.
Easy Balkan Sauerkraut and Rice
A delicious vegan and vegetarian dish made with sauerkraut and large-grain rice. (v)
Juicy zucchini (courgettes), battered and deep-fried. Traditionally served with yoghurt and garlic dressing. (v)
Easy Beef Curry in a Slow-cooker
Although curry is not a traditional Balkan dish, I have adopted this recipe. If you like curry flavours, this is a great slow-cooked stew.
Elegant Zucchini & Eggplant Cake
A beautiful savoury cake, made with grilled zucchini (courgette) and eggplant (aubergine)slices and minced meat.
Festive Crispy Fried Carp Steaks
Delicious and crisp deep-fried carp steaks.
One-Pot Balkan Chicken and Rice
A delicious and easy-to-make chicken and rice dish.
A keto version of moussaka with minced meat and different cheeses.
Mouth-watering Greek Lamb Kleftiko
Beautifully cooked lamb in a clay pot.
Pan-fried eggplant in Piquant Sauce
Deep-fried slices of eggplant (aubergines) and piquant tomato sauce, arranged in layers and cooked in the oven. (v)
The Best Greek Moussaka
The easiest and tastiest mousaka you can make at home.
St George’s Day Lamb
A mouth-watering lamb roast dish.
BALKAN-STYLE SALADS, SIDES & DIPS
Authentic Bulgarian Relish Ljutenitsa
This is a traditional Bulgarian relish with sweet red peppers, tomatoes and eggplants (aubergines). It can be served either as a spread or a dip. (v)
Authentic Bulgarian Yoghurt Soup (Tarator)
A cold refreshing soup prepared with yoghurt and cucumber. Traditionally served along with the main course. (v)
Balkan-style Eggplant Relish Kyopolou
Another authentic Balkan relish made with grilled minced eggplant (aubergine). This relish can be served as a dip, spread, salad and a side dish. (v)
Spicy bird-eye chilly peppers in a flavourful marinade. (v)
A delicious yoghurt dip with crunchy cucumber and garlic.(v)
These balsamic vinegar pearls make a beautiful decoration for any salad. (v)
A beautiful and very easy to prepare salad with large butter beans and onions. (v)
Easy Vegetable Relish Ljutenitsa
An easy version of the Bulgarian relish Ljutenitsa, made with sweet red peppers, tomatoes, carrots and eggplants (aubergines). It can be served either as a spread or a dip. (v)
A delightful refreshing summer salad with sweet watermelon paired with salty feta, olives and fresh herbs.(v)
Perfect Oven Cooked Zucchini Chips
A healthy way to prepare zucchini (courgette) chips. (v)
Rhodope Breakfast (Cottage Cheese Dip)
A wonderful cottage cheese dip, flavoured with spices, gherkins and onions.(v)
An easy-to-make light salad with crunchy green beans. (v)
The Best Air-Fried Zucchini Crisps
Crunchy zucchini (courgette) slices cooked in an air fryer. (v)
Traditional Bulgarian Shopska Salad
A delightful salad made with sweet fresh tomatoes, crunchy fresh cucumbers, peppers and onion. Topped up with grated feta and olives. (v)
SWEET SNACKS & DESSERTS
Croatian Easter Dessert Rožata
A dessert that resembles cream caramel, enriched with a flavoursome rose liqueur.
A beautiful sweet treat, great to serve with an afternoon tea platter.
Decadent Chocolate Gateau Garash
A stunning rich chocolate cake that does not contain flour.
An easy coconut milk ice cream recipe with no added sugar. (v)
Easy Vegan Butternut and Walnut Pie
A recipe for a delicious pie, made with filo pastry, walnuts and butternut. This pie can also be prepared with a pumpkin. (v)
Festive Greek Cookies Kourabiedes
Delicious crunchy almond cookies.
Greek Easter Cookies Koulourakia
Orange-flavoured traditional Greek cookies.
Addictive almonds coated in sugar. (v)
A low-carb sugar-free cake, made with dark chocolate and nuts.
A delicious sponge cake with sweet cherries.
BOREKS & BREAD
Instructions on how to make filo pastry from scratch and how to prepare this mouth-watering feta pie.
A wonderful and easy-to-make recipe for pita bread.
Bulgarian Breakfast Flatbread Mekitsa
This is a fantastic recipe for “Street mekitsa”, the most popular breakfast flatbread in Bulgaria.
Easy Balkan Cigar-shaped Boreks
Delicious small boreks prepared with ready-made filo pastry, yoghurt and feta.
Mouthwatering crispy deep-fried boreks with filo pastry, feta, and egg.
Traditional Balkan Easter Bread Kozunak
This is a great recipe for a festive sweet light bread, similar to brioche.
JAMS & PRESERVES
A scrumptious crunchy blackberry jam.
A mouth-watering jam with whole green figs.
A traditional sweet and sour jam from Bulgaria.
The Best Balkan Rose Petal Jam
A fragrant floral jam made with rose petals.
The Best Balkan Watermelon Rind Jam
An unusual and most delicious jam, great to serve with pancakes.
PICKLING AND PRESERVING FOOD
An excellent recipe for marinated papers that are great to use in salads and mezze platters.
Easy Bulgarian Royal Pickle Torshi
This is an authentic Bulgarian recipe for pickled vegetables. They are great to serve as a winter salad.
How to Dehydrate Onions in an Air Fryer
Dehydrated onions make a great garnish for soups, stews, salads and dips.
How to Make Canned Carrots
Instructions on how to preserve fresh carrots in brine.
Make the best sauerkraut at home, great in salads and cooking.
Instructions on how to preserve garden peas in brine.
Instructions on how to preserve green beans in brine.
Instruction on how to make the best gherkins at home.
BALKAN-STYLE DRINKS
A refreshing and full of probiotics yoghurt drink.
This beautiful syrup from rose petals is great to use in alcohol-free drinks and cocktails, or as a topping on ice creams and desserts.
How to make the perfect Turkish Coffee
Learn how to prepare Turkish coffee at home.
A flavoursome syrup that can be used in alcohol-free drinks and cocktails, or as a topping on ice creams and desserts.
OTHER
How to make Homemade Luxurious Soaps
Learn how to make soaps with a melt and pour soap base.
Some ideas on how to decorate eggs.
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