Posted in Recipes, Snacks, tagged Caitlin Saniga, dkscooks, food, nuts, peanut butter, recipe, sesame seeds, snack, SoHungryBlog, sunflower seeds, tahini on December 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga
This spread is like a savory crunchy peanut butter with lots of new unexpected flavor and texture. I love the way the toasted sesame seeds crackle when you take a bite. I like spreading this butter on toast and topping it with crumbled feta and sliced pears or apples.
Posted in Guides, Monthly themes, Recipes, Snacks, tagged buffalo sauce, Caitlin Saniga, cheese, dkscooks, food, Frank's Red Hot, Parmesan cheese, Pop to It, popcorn, recipe, snack, SoHungryBlog on November 13, 2014| 2 Comments »
by Caitlin Saniga
Buffalo sauce is my new favorite. (How have I waited so long to become hooked?) The sauce recipe I include here tastes very authentic. I recommend using Frank’s Red Hot, if you can find it, and not another type of hot sauce, as the flavor is distinct. If you’d like to add an extra kick to the sauce, add 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Caitlin Saniga, caraway, dkscooks, food, panko, Pop to It, popcorn, poppy seeds, recipe, sesame seeds, snack, SoHungryBlog on November 5, 2014| Leave a Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga
A toasted, buttered “everything” bagel was my inspiration for this popcorn. Can you tell?
Posted in Desserts, Recipes, tagged baking, Caitlin Saniga, coconut, dessert, dkscooks, food, pina colada, pineapple, recipe, snack, SoHungryBlog on May 29, 2014| 8 Comments »
by Caitlin Saniga
I try to avoid cooking with vegetable oil, so I replaced it with applesauce in this recipe.
Posted in $6 Snacks, Reviews, tagged $6 Snack, beef, bulgogi, Caitlin Saniga, dkscooks, food, food truck, Korean, Mama Kim's, mandu, panjun, Providence, review, Rhode Island, slider, snack, SoHungryBlog on May 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
by Caitlin Saniga
Mama Kim’s is another $6 Snack mecca — almost everything on the menu is less than $6. Joel and I met up on a recent weekday for lunch in Kennedy Plaza, which is in downtown Providence. We ordered a beef bulgogi slider ($4), kimchi mandu ($3), veggie panjun ($5) and Korean sweet ma-tang fries ($2).
Posted in Recipes, Snacks, tagged almonds, Caitlin Saniga, caramel, dkscooks, food, nuts, popcorn, recipe, snack, SoHungryBlog on March 26, 2014| 1 Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga
These recipes require the line about storing in a sealed container for up to a week, but who, really, has that much restraint?
Posted in $6 Snacks, Reviews, tagged Asheville, chips, review, snack on November 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga | photos by Joel Hawksley
I tried The Italiano (front) and Joel tried the Salt & Vinegar on our last day in Asheville.
Posted in $6 Snacks, Reviews, tagged Asheville, cookies, dessert, pistachio gelato, review, snack, sweets on October 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga | photos by Joel Hawksley
Pistachio gelato cookie sandwich from Sunshine Sammies in Asheville, N.C.
Posted in $6 Snacks, Reviews, tagged Asheville, Caitlin Saniga, chocolate, creme brulee, dkscooks, food, lavender, North Carolina, review, snack on September 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga | photos by Joel Hawksley
Don’t let the chocolate lovers dissuade you from ordering this dessert. French Broad Chocolate Lounge’s lavender creme brulee can hold its own. (But if the cocoa-crazed truly must be appeased, the menu offers a chocolate version of the creme brulee.)
Posted in $6 Snacks, Reviews, tagged $6 Snack, burek, Caitlin Saniga, dkscooks, Euro Bakery, food, mozzarella, pastry, pepperoni, phyllo, review, Roanoke, snack, SoHungryBlog, turkey on November 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
by Caitlin Saniga
Any time company comes to visit, I try to squeeze in a trip to Euro Bakery for some fresh, hot burek. It’s impressive to watch baker Bari Sinani prepare the pastries, and the burek, like this pepperoni and mozzarella version, is to die for. Heck, I don’t need visitors for an excuse to stop by Euro Bakery. I go somewhat regularly for lunch or on Saturdays during my trip to the Roanoke farmers market, which is across the street.
Bari and Elizabeta Sinani own and operate Euro Bakery in Roanoke. On most days, you can spot their young son curled up in the back of the kitchen, watching TV from a folding chair. Bari, who was born in Macedonia, owned a bakery in Serbia. In 2000, he and Elizabeta, of Bosnia, moved to Roanoke. The couple opened the original Euro Bakery in 2010. You can read more about the Sinanis and their business in this Roanoke Times article from 2010.
I visited: Euro Bakery, a vendor inside the City Market Building in downtown Roanoke, Va., that specializes in Middle-European baked goods. Most notable is the selection of burek, rolled pastries made from fresh-tossed phyllo dough and filled with an assortment of goodies, including beef and onion, spinach and cheese, and my new favorite: pepperoni and mozzarella. Also available is a selection of baked goods such as braided breads, pretzels, crescent rolls, dark chocolate-filled rolls, baklava and tiramisu.
Elizabeta uses a rocking knife to cut burek into bite-size pieces.
I tried: This time, I had the pepperoni and mozzarella burek with marinara dipping sauce. But I’ve also tried and have been a fan of just about every type of burek they serve, including many of the specials.
Why it stood out: Bari Sinani, owner and baker at Euro Bakery, makes his own phyllo dough. Each pastry starts out as a small disc of dough that he works into a fine sheet by pressing out onto a flat surface with buttered hands and then lifting and tossing in the air. It’s an eye-catching spectacle. He says many people who prepare and sell burek, even in Turkey where it originates, use frozen dough. His burek is special because everything is fresh and it’s always served hot from the oven, so it’s totally crispy and flaky.
Bari tosses some fresh phyllo dough before rolling it full of beef and onions.
It cost: $5.50
Find out more:
Euro Bakery
32 Market Sqaure S.E.
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-344-0460
Euro Bakery on Facebook
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