A Taste of Sloveniaand something more

What can we find at the market in Ljubljana?• Picture Review of Typical Vegetables at the

Market

• Tips for Slovenian Cooking from Petek’s Countryside, IL Kitchen

• Common Recipes Found in Petek’s Kitchen

• Food for Second Thoughts

• Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables (British Seasonal Calendar)

Picture ReviewTypical Vegetables Found at the Ljubljana Market

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Can you name that vegetable?

Tips for Slovenian Cookingfrom Maria Petek’s Countryside, IL (USA) Kitchen

Food Traditions

Petek cooks mostly without recipes, tasting and seasoning as she goes. Her daughter Rose (right bottom) pours out some of the beets that Petek preserves every year.

Convenience is a very good thing.• “ ‘I have soup with

every dinner. In Slovenia, you don’t have dinner without soup.’ ”

• On gardening: “ ‘Everyone has a garden in Slovenia. Even here they have a garden.’ ”

• “For Slovenians, spring dandelions are a blessing, not a curse.”

• “ ‘We make vinaigrette with bacon cracklings, then add red vinegar, pumpkin seed oil, salt and pepper, and pour it hot over dandelion greens.’ ”

Food Traditions

Cheese Strudel Jars of Spiced Bell Peppers

Petek gets so many requests for this delectable, time-consuming pastry that she often has three home freezers stocked full with her famous cheese strudel.

Petek’s pantry is filled with jars of the spiced bell peppers she preserves every autumn.

Common Slovenian Recipesfrom Maria Petek’s Countryside, IL (USA) Kitchen

Traditional DishesDish (Slovenian) Dish (English)Bujta repa Sour turnip soup

Hrenova omaka Horseradish

Krompir Slovenian potatoes

Mlečna kaša Milk kasha

Potica Filled yeast bread

Sirov strudel-strukelj

Cheese strudel

Food for Second ThoughtsFood Idioms

Fill in the gaps.• Even under pressure from the competition, Janez

remained as cool as a c________ (calm, not agitated).

• You’ll have to decide whether you want to go to the party or study to pass your exam. You can’t have your c________ (to have the advantage of both things) and eat it too.

• We were going along all right until all these changes came upon us. When the last one happened, we just went b________ (to go crazy).

• Ančka accepted two invitations for the same evening. She has really got herself in a p________ (in trouble, in a mess).

Fill in the gaps.• Stane thought he was getting a bargain when he bought

that car, but it turned out to be a l________ (something defective or unsatisfactory).

• Barbara has a pretty disagreeable disposition most of the time, but she can be as sweet as s________ (very sweet or good-natured) when she wants to be.

• Now that really takes the c________ (to surpass all others, especially in some undesirable quality). I’ve never heard such an impossible demand.

• If you want to be sure of being accepted by a university, you’d better apply to several. Don’t put all your e________ in one basket (to risk everything at once).

Fill in the gaps.• Urša and Maša have all the same likes, dislikes, and even

ways of doing things. They’re just like two p________ in a pod (very much alike, almost identical).

• Matej has a very persuasive way of talking, but you’d better take what he says with a grain of s ________ (to listen to a story or a explanation with considerable doubt).

• Making that dress with my new sewing machine was as easy as p________ (very, very easy or simple).

• Gregory hoped he’d be able to succeed in that job, but he just couldn’t cut the m________ (to achieve the standard of performance necessary for success).

Fill in the gaps.• Little Tinka’s grandfather talks about her all the time.

She’s the a________ of his eye (someone’s favorite person or thing).

• Luka should be happy abot the success of his new book. It’s selling like h________ (to be very popular and sought after).

• The tour but was so crowded we could hardly breathe. We were packed like s________ (packed very tightly).

• Olga was late to the meeting because she couldn’t driver her car. One of the front tires had a puncture and was as flat as a p________ (very flat).