Recipes from A to Z
Lentil Salad
A simple salad with a secret ingredient: walnut oil. This is how the French transformed this salad...
Cardamom Pound Cake
A simple pound cake with refreshing cardamom aroma. It's fluffy and doesn't crumble when sliced.
Lentil Stew
For this stew, I was inspired by a recipe presented by Dr. Ramona Vuza at one of the culinary...
Vegan Cabbage Rolls
I'm a bit out of sync with the fasting season, but I made these little cabbage rolls before New...
Salt-Baked Potatoes
Simple, perfectly salted, and filling the house with an amazing aroma - it felt like I was back at...
Baked Octopus with Potatoes
Good morning and welcome back! The two weeks of vacation were long... and relaxing. Let's start the...
Mushroom Risotto
A risotto I made between the holidays, inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe. The dried wild mushrooms...
Chocolate Hazelnut Biscotti
I forgot to tell you yesterday what our holiday menu was. Actually, I didn't want to cook anything...
Chocolate Mousse with Meringue
For me, this year has been wonderful, and a big part of it was thanks to you for encouraging me and...
Coconut Rolled Cake Bites
This cake was at the top of preferences among Christmas desserts.
Romanian Beef Salad (Salata de Boeuf)
As a reader wrote to me a few days ago, there is no Romanian celebration without beef salad on the...
Sauce for Fish
This recipe is inspired by the French sauce rouille, a sauce typical of the Provence region. There,...
Peasant-Style Sour Soup
Cluj is all white! For a few days it has been snowing gently, like sifting flour, but the snow has...
Tuna Avocado Salad
A delicious salad from Marnie that I prepared a week ago but didn't have space to post - traditional...
Romanian Walnut Sweet Bread (Cozonac)
And another gift for you, from my grandmother: walnut cozonacs baked in a brick oven. 10 cozonacs so...
Walnut Crescent Cookies
Another crescent cookie recipe, my grandmother's recipe, this time filled with walnuts. These are...
Pea Soup
Vegan pea soup. It's ready before you can say "peas"!
Hot White Chocolate
Hot, creamy, and aromatic!
Romanian Bean Stew
Don't throw stones! This bean stew can also be made without the ham hock for a vegan version.
Chestnut Tiramisu
Tiramisu reloaded :)
Classic Tiramisu
Good morning! I hope that for St. Nicholas Day, Santa brought you lots of gifts, everything you...
Cluj-Style Layered Cabbage
With dedication, straight from Cluj-Napoca!
Upside-Down Apple Tart
The last upside-down tart of the year. I promise!
Cauliflower Soup
A few days ago I was looking for a cauliflower soup that also contained dill. I found one that...