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Hi! I’m Sneji.

Nice to meet you!

I am more commonly known as “The Modern Nonna” on social media where I create easy home cooked meals with a modern twist. I was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria and learned how to cook at the best culinary school in the world – my grandma’s kitchen. I lived in Greece on the Island of Crete with my parents for a while and then moved to Toronto, Canada when I was in grade 5. I started to really cook and experiment with food 11 years ago when I was 21 years old. Everything I currently know is a reflection of some part of my life…

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Recipes

My Latest

Easy Home Cooked Meals

Sandwiches & Toast

Breaded Tomato Sandwich

This Breaded Tomato Sandwich is what I call an “INSIDE-OUT sandwich”; the tomato that’s usually on the inside is instead breaded and placed on the outside, replacing sliced bread. This is actually an OG Modern Nonna recipe and a

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Appetizers

Cauliflower Nachos

These cauliflower nachos will be your new favorite way to get more veggies into your diet. If you follow me on Instagram stories, you know that I speak about my struggle with getting in enough veggies for the day.

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Air fryer

Breakfast Bagels

Variations of these breakfast bagels have been circling around the internet lately, and after making my own version, I can see they are totally worth the hype. You can make these with any ingredients you have on hand and

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European Inspired

Shopska Salad (Worlds Best Salad)

Shopska salad (salata) was recently voted as the #1 salad in the world by the International Salad League. Shopska salad is Bulgaria’s most famous salad, and the colors of the ingredients represent those on our national flag: white from cheese,

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Air fryer

Hot Honey Butter Corn

This hot honey butter corn will be on repeat all summer. The natural sweetness of corn paired with extra sweet honey, and a touch of fiery chili makes this dish irresistible—trust me, I inhaled 3 cobs! This recipe is

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Entrées

Baked Meatballs With Potatoes

This is my Mom’s recipe for baked meatballs with potatoes. This one-pan meal is inspired by the traditional Turkish dish called Izmir köfte. Izmir köfte is one of my favorite meals because of the simplicity: meatballs, potatoes, peppers, and

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Desserts

Sweet Bread Bake

This sweet bread bake is a delicious custard-like dessert and a wonderful way to use up any leftover sweet bread or brioche. I don’t know why it’s called bread “pudding” in America but we call it a sweet bread

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Desserts

Magnum Ice Cream Magic Shell Bowl

If you love Magnum ice cream bars, then you will love this Magnum Ice Cream Magic Shell Bowl. The satisfying crunch of biting through the hard chocolate shell, revealing a creamy, sweet, and smooth filling is hard to beat.

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Entrées

Sautéed Liver

Sautéed liver with onions and cream (or without cream) is one of my favorite childhood meals. I grew eating different parts of animals, such as liver and other organs, as they were always cheaper or more accessible. When your

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European Inspired

Cold Cucumber Soup

This cold cucumber soup is called “Tarator” in Bulgaria. You may also know it as “Cacik” (pronounced JAH-jek) in Turkey, or “Tzatziki” in Greece. The only difference between Tzatziki and Tarator is that we make ours with grated cucumber,

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Appetizers

Healthy Green Goddess Dip

This healthy green goddess dip has 30 grams of protein and is so easy to make. It’s no secret that cottage cheese is having its moment. I love cottage cheese in dips, in pancakes, in eggs, as ice-cream, and

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Desserts

Custard Cookie Cake

This six ingredient custard cookie cake will blow you away. Not only does this recipe take just 15 minutes to prep, it requires just a few simple ingredients, most of which you may already have on hand. This custard

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