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Today I will share a special recipe. It is a traditional recipe from an area in the South of Albania, Gjirokastra. Meatballs’ Soup is very famous and more than two centuries old. It is known as the preferred soup of Ali Pasha Tepelena, an Albanian senior military commander and vizier during the Ottoman Empire period. Some legends say this soup was created in purpose for his taste. That’s why its…

Today’s recipe is very healthy, requires few ingredients, and is easy to make. It allows you to use celery leaves, a plant well known for its nutritional values. Grandma Xheni prepares this soup often, as it has a fresh taste and is very healthy. The recipe is prepared with turkey, but it can easily be made with chicken instead of turkey meat. Here I go with the recipe: Ingredients: /…

Pasta and Beans, my family recipe

Since I was I child, I ate plates and plates of Pasta and Bean, that in Italian is “Psta e Fagioli”.  When my mom was pregnant of me she used to eat a lot of it, maybe it’s for this reason or not, but it’s one of my favourite even by now.

My granny, that I usually see only twice or three times a year, always cook it for me, even if it’s mid summer! You can think is a poor dish, and maybe it is,…

I’m sorry for the inactivity of the latest weeks, but I started my last high school year two weeks ago and at the mean time my sisters were here, so I preferred to spend the last days of holidays with them, so forgive me!

Last days, here, were really good, sun all day and it was like being in summer, so not the good time to start school! Last Sunday, we bought a large pack of fresh champignon and…