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Easy recipes from my own kitchen

Hi, I'm Xhulio Cooks.

I do the research, so you don't have to ;)

Recipes I have cooked myself, the Albanian dishes I grew up with, and the tricks you can't learn in books.

BakllavaBaklava from scratch

Baklava, my favorite dessert, made from scratch with 80 homemade phyllo sheets, pistachios, clarified butter and a caramelized syrup. It’s not easy. Plan on 4 hours of work, 3 to 4 hours in the oven and a night to soak.

  • 15 hr
  • Serves 30 people
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