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McDough Goes to Montenegro: The Ajvar & Roasted Garlic Sourdough Adventure
Some loaves are planned. Some loaves have plans of their own. This one appears to be the second kind. The original idea was simple enough: take everything I’ve been falling in love with here in Montenegro and turn it into bread. Ajvar. Roasted garlic. A touch of rye flour for earthiness. Good olive oil.…
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Vegeta Is Something I Will Never Forgeta
If you’ve never been to the Balkans, you’ve probably never tried Vegeta. If you’ve spent any amount of time in the Balkans, you’ve almost certainly eaten it whether you realized it or not.
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Once You Start Making Your Own Bread There’s No Going Back!
There’s something that happens once you start making your own bread. At first, it’s just curiosity. A jar of flour and water sitting on the counter bubbling away while you wonder if you’ve officially lost your mind. Then comes the first loaf. Maybe it rises. Maybe it doesn’t. Maybe it tastes incredible but looks…
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Domaći Mafini od Banane
Domaći Mafini od Banane Sourdough Banana Muffins, Shared Across Languages in Montenegro There’s something beautiful about realizing that kindness is a language long before words are. Today, I stood in a basement laundry room in Montenegro with my sweet neighbor helping me figure out the washing machine. I know almost none of the language…