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This quick and easy seafood dish is great for a weeknight dinner and will bring the taste of the Adriatic to your table

Croatians love their liqueurs! Try this one or be inspired to make your own concoctions.

Pork schnitzel with a ham and cheese filling...it's Zagreb perfection.

This knobbly root vegetable makes a great salad. Serve is cool with your favourite roast

Simply the best meatloaf recipe you will ever try

Another one of those Croatian meat-with-fruit recipes. This duck is richly decadent and oh, it has alcohol

This recipe originally comes from Croatia's Hungarian neighbours, and is now a staple of Croatian cuisine

Mulled wine is the drink that keeps those Croatian northern hemisphere winter parties, Advent markets or any winter-inspired occasion aromatically fuelled.

The Croatian ice cream cake (with almonds and Maraschino)

Possibly the easiest (and quickest) dessert recipe ever! And almonds make it kinda healthy, right?

Sent down from heaven for us mere mortals, this is one of the best calamari dishes ever.

One of the best fish recipes I've ever made

The perfect cake for those end-of-season summer cherries

Unlike traditional 'western' carrot cakes, this Croatian carrot cake recipe uses no walnuts. Of course when my grandmother was baking this cake in Slavonia, there was no cream cheese icing, but I added that to this cake incase you wanted that extra lift. Hey, we like it a bit traditional and a bit modern here.

Roasted almonds, sultanas and chocolate buttons - this dessert is no ordinary bread, actually it's fit for a Bishop

Another tasty duck recipe to add to your duck repertoire

The literal translation of Čupavci in Croatian is "a dishevelled bunch"

Originally eaten by Catholic clergy as a kind of cleansing meal before the big feast days of Easter and Christmas, this easy stew is THE Croatian Christmas eve classic. But beware the prep time, you need to plan this dish well before eating it.

A fancy addition to your charcuterie board or cheese plate

Next time you head for the tin of pâté in the back of the pantry why not try this simple recipe courtesy of Croatia's beloved river fish? Back in the day you would have to catch your own trout and smoke it, but nowadays you can grab a packet of smoked trout (near the smoked salmon) at the supermarket and make this delicious pâté.