I had the pleasure of taking my first trip to Split, Croatia after the new year. My friend gave me a tour of her home town, with the insight of a local and the detail of a history student. Of course, my one request was to stop at Nadalina Čocolade. I went straight for the [...]
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Nadalina Čokolade in Split, Croatia
February 4th, 2012 Comments Off
Tags: Croatia · Nadalina Cokolade · Split
5 Things NOT to do when making Homemade Ajvar
November 8th, 2011 Comments Off
My first experience with ajvar (pronounced eye-var) was shortly after I arrived in Zagreb, and I’d ordered ćevapi (minced meat sausages) for dinner. There was a big, red dollop of ajvar on my plate. Ajvar, a savory roasted red pepper spread, was served as a condiment to meat. My friend and I had been talking [...]
Tags: Ajvar · Croatia · Dolac Market · Zagreb
My Croatian Island Getaway
September 19th, 2011 Comments Off
Late last spring, before hopping my flight to return to the Twin Cities for 7 weeks, I planned my island getaway. I’d been hearing about life on the coast all year. “You have to go,” my colleagues would say. So, I obliged. Nestled on top of a cliff, with part of the old town wall [...]
Tags: KRK · Restoran Gospoja · surlice · Vrbnik · zlatina