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Welcome

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Contents

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Pizza with extra large cheese

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Pizza with chicken Mushrooms

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Spicy pizza with tomatoes sausage

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Pizza Quotes

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Chicken pizza with tomatoes

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Pizza Margherita in fall surrounded

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Pizzas pepperoni vegetarian

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Pizza Quotes

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Pizzas pepperoni vegetarian

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Chef Profile

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DEAR TIGERS

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Welcome to our first Tiger College Cookbook! We know how important eating is to help you get the fuel you need to make it through the semester with lots of energy and a full tummy. This cookbook was created with recipes from your parents, faculty, and staff, in hopes to help you find your way around the kitchen with recipes that have been tried and tested. Cooking on your own can be a challenge, especially when you have a busy schedule, so we have accumulated various recipes, some easy and some more challenging, to help accommodate. Learning to cook is a process but we believe all of our Tigers are up to the task. Just remember, you may not always be successful the first time around, but like with everything, practice makes perfect. So whether you mixed up sugar with salt, overcook something, or forget an ingredient, have fun, experiment, and push your boundaries.

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We hope you enjoy the recipes and learn something new along the way! Best, Your RIT Croatia Family

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HELPFUL GENERAL COOKING TIPS 1. Read the entire recipe before you start. 2. Gather and prepare all ingredients before you start. 3. Never leave your food unattended while cooking!

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4. Careful with seasonings, it is always better to start with less and then add more along the way. Taste to find out how much you need. 5. Lots of ingredients have substitutes, the internet can help with this in coming up with solutions that may be in your kitchen. 6. Music always helps the cooking process. 7. Try new things, don’t be afraid to add or remove ingredients based on what you like because this is a creative process that should be fun and work for your palette! 8. Clean while cooking so that you avoid a pile up in your sink. 9.

HAVE FUN!

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BREAKFAST:

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EASY-TO-MAKE BREAKFASTS TO HELP TIGERS GET THEIR DAY STARTED.

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Petra’s Overnight Oats in a Jar Breakfast

Directions • Take a glass jar and add a serving of old fashioned rolled oats. Fill the glass as much as you think you’ll be able to eat the next morning. •

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Ingredients • You can combine anything you want, but the base are oats, covered in any type of milk,

Now fill up the glass with liquid until the oats

yogurt or orange juice of your choice, for

are well covered. Possible liquids: yogurt, milk,

topping use any type of fresh or frozen fruit,

soy milk, coconut milk, almond milk, rice milk,

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oat milk, orange juice. • It’s time to add your favorite toppings. Some ideas include: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashew nuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, raisins, all kinds of berries, fruits like banana, cherries, apples or pears, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, nut butters, coconut flakes, greek yogurt, plain yogurt, the list goes on. • Lid on top and put in the fridge overnight.

Hint This recipe is great when in a hurry, as you can take it with you to school!

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Ivana’s Banana Bread Ingredients • 125g butter, Breakfast

1h

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• 1/2 cup sugar, • 2 eggs,

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Directions • Heat the oven to 175°C, • mix melted butter with eggs, • add sour cream, vanilla sugar. flour, baking powder and salt.

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• Then add bananas (chopped) and chocolate. • Put some butter on the baking tray first, and dust it with some flour (I was told it won’t stick

• 2 bananas (ripe), • 1 sour cream, • 1 vanilla sugar packet, • 2 and a half cups flour, • 1/2 packet baking powder, • a pinch of salt, • small pieces of chocolate or chocolate chips to your taste • Bake in a meatloaf pan or bread pan

then, or something like that). • Bake for an hour.

Background & Hint This recipe has been shared with me by Emina, who used to work at RIT Croatia some 9 years ago. I still keep it on the original piece of paper she gave me, and do it fairly often. I don’t like baking, but this is a really easy one, and you don’t need any special skills to make it. You can eat it warm or cold.

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Directions 1. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium heat. Add the chopped bell pepper and onion

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Ingredients • 2-3 eggs • 2-3 red bell peppers

and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion becomes

• 1 onion

translucent.

• 1 can of chopped tomatoes

2. Add garlic and spices and cook an additional minute. 3. Pour the can of tomatoes into the pan and break down the tomatoes using a large spoon. 4. Season with salt and pepper and bring the sauce to a simmer.

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• Olive oil (2-3 tablespoons) • Spices (whatever you have - cumin, paprika, chili, salt, pepper...) • Garlic (there’s no such thing as too much garlic,

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Marcela’s Shakshuka

don’t let anyone tell you otherwise) • *Feta cheese (optional) • *Parsley (optional)

5. Use your large spoon to make small holes in the sauce and crack the eggs into each hole. 6. Cover the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, or until the eggs are done to your liking. 7. Garnish with chopped parsley and feta (optional,

Tips Enjoy the morning like I do...

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Alice’s Power Breakfast Ingredients • 1 Dukatos greek joghurt – nay flavor will do, my favorite is Pistachio

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• A handful of blueberries

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• A handful of walnuts and sunflower seed

• put the walnuts, the sunflower seed and

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Directions blueberries in a bowl, add yoghurt and mix it all. Enjoy!

Tips Power your morning my way!

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Directions

Irena’s American Pancakes

• Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and then mix wet ingredients in another bowl. • Combine the ingredients, mix them until you get a smooth batter, but don’t overmix. • The consistency should be thicker, but if you feel that it is too thick for you, add some

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more milk. • Fry the pancakes on butter on medium-high

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Ingredients

heat in mini, middi or large format and

• 2 cups (240 g) of all-purpose flour • 4 tablespoons of sugar • 4 teaspoons of baking powder

• 4 tablespoons of melted butter or vegetable oil • 2 pinch of salt • 2 cups (480 ml) of milk • • 2 large eggs

Background & Hint I did a lot of searching and trying when it comes to good old American pancakes, and this is the recipe I come back to because the recipe is very simple but you still end up with fluffy and tasty American style pancakes....maybe you will like it as well. It’s done quickly, and it’s a great breakfast option, or if you just want to have something basic and sweet that you can build up with your favorite toppings...I know I always do =)

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Marija’s French Toast Directions • Beat together eggs with a few shakes of cinnamon (4-5) Breakfast

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• Heat a lightly buttered non-stick pan over

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medium-high heat. • Dip each slice of bread in egg mixture, soaking both sides. • Place in pan, and cook on both sides until golden.

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Ingredients • American toast (large slices) • 4 eggs • Cinnamon • Butter

Recipe Tips

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Tanja’s Breakfast Omelet Ingredients Breakfast

15 Min

Easy

• 2-3 eggs (depending on how hungry you are) • Salt

Directions

• Butter

• In a bowl, beat the eggs with a fork.

• Filling ideas (optional): red, green, or yellow

the butter.

pepper, cheese (parmesan, gouda, cheddar), bacon, chives, ham, cherry tomatoes (sliced)

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•In a nonstick pan over medium-low heat, melt

•Add the eggs and cook the omelet: Add the eggs to the skillet and cook without stirring until the edges begin to set. With a silicone spatula, push the edges toward the center of the pan and tilt the pan so the uncooked eggs move to the edge. •Repeat until the eggs are somewhat set but still a little soft in the center, about 6 minutes. •Place your chosen filling in a line down the center of the omelet and cook for about 1 minute longer, or until the eggs are mostly set but still a little soft in the center. •

Slide the spatula around one side of the

omelet at the edge to loosen it. Slip it under the eggs, and use it to carefully fold the omelet in half. Slide the spatula under the folded omelet to loosen it from the pan. Tilt the pan over a plate and use the spatula to nudge it onto the plate

Hint So quick, easy, and filling and you can use whatever you have in the fridge!

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Marija’s Pasta Salad Ingredients • 300g of fusili pasta • 1 red pepper • 1 purple onion • 1 cucumber • 7-8 cherry tomatoes

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30 min

Easy

Directions • Cook the pasta as per instructions on the box, strain, and let cool • While the pasta cools, cut the pepper, onion, and cucumber in cubes • Slice the cherry tomatoes in halves • Mozzarella should be cut up in small pieces, if the small mozzarella balls, cut them in half

ball (125g)

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• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl • 1 pack of mini mozarella balls or one mozzarella

• Drizzle with olive oil and aceto balsamico and mix the salad • Season with salt and 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning (this can be less depending on what you like) • Put in the fridge for an hour so it can cool off, store in fridge (good for two days in the fridge)

Tips when seasoning, it is important to use less and taste before adding more so that you season to your liking!

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Prof. Schmidt’s Pasta with Broccoli and Anchovies

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Directions 30 min

Easy

• 1. In a small, dry pan toast the pine nuts. Stir often and pay attention to not burn them. They should turn lightly brown after a few minutes. Remove from pan

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and set aside • 2. Set a larger pot of salted water to boil for the pasta

Welcome Hi Tigers-in-the-kitchen! This is one of my regular favorites when I’m hungry for a tasty meal, yet don’t

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want to spent a lot of time cooking. The nice thing is that this recipe is amazingly flexible for substitutions. First comes “classic” version, which I calibrate for 2 eaters. Consider all measurements as “circa” and use more or less as you feel. Croatian names are in parentheses to make shopping easier.

• 3. Set a second smaller pot with a cover and only 2 cm of only lightly salted water to boil for the broccoli • 4. Cut the broccoli in small pieces of about 2 cm • 5. Put broccoli in the second pot, cover, and steam on low-medium heat for 5-10 min. Broccoli should be soft, but “al dente” and not mushy. Drain. • 6. Put the pasta into the boiling water, reduce heat, and cook as required. Drain. • 7. Put olive oil in a large pan on medium heat. Put in the anchovies and let them dissolve in the olive oil

Ingredients • 180 g pasta – use a short pasta, and see below for more tips • 350 g broccoli • 5 pieces of anchovies (inćuni), preferable in olive oil • A couple tablespoons (or more) of quality olive oil • 40 g pine nuts (pinjoli) • Salt, pepper

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• 8. Toss the drained broccoli into the olive oil and mix with a spoon, reheating the broccoli in the oil. Season with salt and pepper • 9. Serve in soup plates: First a layer of the pasta, then broccoli and olive oil, then sprinkle with roasted pine nuts. Add more olive oil if you’re a fan. • Enjoy! Drink some good, cold white wine with your meal – unless you still have to study accounting in the afternoon.

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Here are all the tips and variations, read before you start cooking: • Hot tip: Try 100% chick pea pasta (slanutak) or 100% red lentil pasta (crvena leća), available at dm or even at some supermarkets. They taste much more interesting than the plain pasta. Even 100% buckwheat pasta (heljda) is very attractive in this recipe, if you like the strong taste of it • I like to use *lots* of olive oil in the pan. And then add some more on the plate. The quality of the olive oil *does* matter: Aim high. • I also like to use *lots* of anchovies (they are quite salty, so go easy on the added salt)

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• Pine nuts are available in most supermarkets now. They’re fancy and kind of pricey. You can easily substitute them with sunflower seeds, again *lots* of them, which you also toast just like the pine nuts • I also like to cut up some black olives, stone removed, and sprinkle on top together with the pine nuts or sunflower seeds

• If you hate anchovies or fish, leave them out. You’re missing out on a great taste, though. In that case, use more salt everywhere. A good substitute is to sprinkle feta cheese on top, or Grabancijaš cheese, a Croatian cow version of feta, available in supermarkets if you look • If you hate broccoli, use the long, broad, flat green or yellow beans easily available (zelene or žute mahune). Cut in 3-4 cm pieces and cook just like the broccoli. Delicious! • General tip: Heat your plates if you feel fancy. And cool that white wine. I’d take a young Malvazija. Or a white Dalmatian islands wine if you feel fancy, like Pošip. But Jamnica bubbly water with a slice of lime will be delicious, too. … just make it your own! That‘s the best part about cooking, once you have a bit of experience!

Tips Hi Tigers-in-the-kitchen! This is one of my regular favorites when I’m hungry for a tasty meal, yet don’t want to spent a lot of time cooking. The nice thing is that this recipe is amazingly flexible for substitutions. First comes “classic” version, which I calibrate for 2 eaters. Consider all measurements as “circa” and use more or less as you feel. Croatian names are in parentheses to make shopping easier.

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Mama Baković’s Pasta with Chicken Dinner/ Lunch

Directions

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• Set pot of water to boil (for pasta)

Ingredients

• Cut chicken breast to finger size cuts

• Chicken breast 200 gr • Pasta 150 gr

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• Add 3-4 table spoons of water (optionally 2-3 table spoons of white wine if any leftovers form last night party). • Add pinch of salt, pepper and parsley ( other spices as desired)

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• Wash and drain peas and add into pan • Continue frying for 5-6min while adding water if needed • Once pasta is cooked drain it and pour into pan • Continue cooking for another 2-3min. (if too dry add little water)

Hint Canned tuna can be used instead of chicken. Bon appetite!

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Easy

• Salt • Pepper • Fresh or dry parsley • Can of peas 160 gr • Oil, table spoon

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Directions • Preheat the oven to around 200 C • Cut the bread into slices

Prof. Patekar’s Hot Sandwiches

• Grate the cheese • Spread butter on the bread slices

slices • Add salt

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Ingredients • Bread (500 g) • cheese (20-30 dkg, Gouda or any other that melts well) • butter • salt • oregan

Hint If you’re generally a creative person, you don’t need to follow the recipe to the letter :) Have fun experimenting!

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Jelena T’s Chicken and Carrot Risotto Ingredients • 2 pieces of chicken breast Dinner/ Lunch

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• 200 g of rice

Directions

• 1 onion

• Cut the onion into small cubes.

• 4 carrots

• Cut the chicken into cubes.

• salt

• Grate the carrots.

• pepper

• Fry the chopped onion in a pan on heated

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oil, when the onion is colored add the sliced chicken and simmer until soft. • Add the rice to the chicken and simmer briefly. Add rice and grated carrots and cook topping up the stock until the rice is cooked through. • Add salt, pepper and vegeta. • Finally, add chopped parsley and serve. Sprinkle with parmesan when serving.

Hint Don`t use too many ingredients. The less oil, the better the meal. Be careful that the rice does not

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Directions 1.Cut onions and peppers into slices and chicken into strips. 2. Heat the oil and add the chopped onions and peppers. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the chicken. Add salt and Fajita spice .

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Ingredients • 200-300g chicken • 1 medium red pepper, • 1 medium green pepper, • 1 medium yellow pepper, • 1 medium purple onion • 200 g of corn

3.When the onions and peppers soften (after about

• 300 g of red beans

15 minutes) add the corn and beans.

• 2 tablespoons oil

4.Cook for another 5 minutes. 5.Fill the tortillas by first adding the grated cheese and then the prepared filling. Fold the tortilla on two opposite sides and roll. The filling is enough

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• salt, 2 teaspoons Fajita seasoning mix spices • mileram cream • tortilla salsa • 12 tortillas

for 12 medium tortillas. 6.Place the stuffed tortillas on a baking tray and place in the oven (8-10 min, 180 C). but the meal is much better if you add them).

Tips Tortillas baked this way are served with mileram cream and tomato salsa La Fiesta, Salsa Dip

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Jelena T’s Chicken Tortilla Wraps

Mama Beronić’s Spaghetti with Tuna Sauce

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Ingredients • Chicken breast 200 gr • Pasta 150 gr • Salt • Pepper • Fresh or dry parsley • Can of peas 160 gr

Directions • Preheat the oven to around 200 C • Cut the bread into slices • Grate the cheese • Spread butter on the bread slices

• Oil, table spoon • Put the grated cheese on the buttered bread

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slices • Add salt

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Easy

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Dinner/ Lunch

Hint The most important thing is to enjoy cooking, it makes the dish special.

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Academics Spinach Gnocchi

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Ingredients • Pack of gnocchi (500g) • 1 block of frozen spinach (450g) • 1 red onion • 200ml of cooking cream • All spice (ex. Vegeta) • Parmesan or grana padano • Butter • Salt

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Directions • Take the spinach out of the freezer an hour before cooking • Dice the red onion and simmer on butter in a frying pan at medium-high heat, add 2-3 shakes of salt to speed up the process • When the onion is soft, add the block of spinach to the pan and stir as the block melts into the onion and butter. Turn the heat to medium. • Once the spinach has softened, add the 200ml of cooking cream, 1 teaspoon of all spice and let simmer for 5 minutes. • During this time cook the gnocchi as per the instructions on the package • After 5 minutes, add your grated cheese to the spinach mix and stir and let simmer for 2-3 minutes. Taste the sauce to see if you need salt. • Add the gnocchi to the mixture and stir.Enjoy!

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