It’s the week before Christmas, and my family has started preparations for the upcoming holiday. We have Croatian heritage, which means the Christmas holiday is celebrated on the 24th of December. Old ...

A few years back, my family and I pulled a do-over: We returned to the ancient Croatian mountain village of my ancestors to reconnect with each other and the old ways. In Mrkopalj, Jim and I tracked ...

Croatian cuisine, in general, has strong Italian and Greek influences. Since I love to try regional variations of cooking I am already familiar with, “The Adriatic Kitchen” (112 pages, Exisle ...

To make the dough dissolve the sugar and yeast in the luke warm milk in a large bowl and leave in a warm place to activate for 15 minutes. Sift the flour into the now-scummy-looking yeast/sugar/milk ...

A visit to a local market in Pula, Croatia, became the starting point for a seafood dish that blends Mediterranean traditions. Exploring fresh ingredients, regional flavors, and cooking techniques, ...