Rolling down my garden

We love to eat leeks. Out of all the vegetables, leeks are one of the vegetables that we have every week. Usually, I make leek stew with different ingredients, such as meat, sausages, potato, and barley. But, sometimes, we're in the mood for something different and then I make a casserole.  Actually, this is not really a casserole, but that's the most similar meal description I could find. In Croatian, we call this type of meal "složenac". The rough translation would be "something put together", and actually that is a perfect description. "Složenac" is just that, a meal made by adding a bunch of ingredients and baking them together with cream and eggs. It can be made in any pot or pan. I like to make leek casserole because it's fairly easy and quickly done. The baking itself may take some time, but the preparation is very quick and easy. I usually make casserole when I don't have lots of time to watch over the pot and stir often. I just mix...

  A few months ago I wrote about my accident with my Maranta plant in which I broke off both of the branches. I really thought that my plant was gone, but instead, the little, crazy resistant Maranta awarded my clumsiness with two new branches and rooting of the broken parts. I was really amazed by the way things turned out, but the small Maranta had more surprises for me. A couple of weeks ago I noticed a tall, what I thought branch, forming at the top of the plant... Read more here As of June 2022, Rolling down my garden will be moving to its own side:  https://rollingdownmygarden.com Full new posts can be read on the new page.