Recipes from A to Z
Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin, a tart of French origin, is actually an upside-down apple tart. This time I used...
How to Make Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is very easy to make at home. If you didn't know how or were afraid to try, now you can...
Tuna Deviled Eggs
Since we fell in love with London tuna salad, I transformed it into a filling for eggs.
Deviled Eggs
Yes, these are the famous deviled eggs that Romanians have on their holiday table. Until now I...
Avocado Sauce
Avocado is a fruit I buy often and make sure it doesn't go missing from our diet. Why? Because it's...
Croatian Fish Soup (Gregada)
I promised you a while ago the fish soup recipe specific to Hvar Island, called Gregada. It's a...
Mediterranean Salad
Made exclusively from leftovers in the fridge. I used almost all the ingredients in meals from...
Chocolate Pastry Cream
Saturday's vanilla cream can easily be transformed into a fine chocolate cream. Dark chocolate...
Vanilla Pastry Cream
This is a Pierre Hermé recipe, the famous pastry chef from Paris. You can use it to fill eclairs,...
Zucchini and Feta Fritters
Light fritters that don't absorb any grease and are incredibly aromatic. Crispy on the outside and...
Spicy Mashed Potatoes with Capers
A rustic mash where you can still feel the potato chunks and tangy capers that give it a distinctive...
Christmas Wreath Bread
If we had the spinach and feta wreath on the Easter table, I thought a wreath would also be fitting...
Ham and Cheese Bread
Last weekend I was in the mood for cooking, so besides goulash, I also baked a little bread stuffed...
Hungarian Goulash
To be accurate, the name is gulyasleves, translated as "goulash soup". The result is not quite what...
Raw Vegetable Salad
This is the raw vegetable salad from yesterday, from the opening of Casa Bio. I fell in love with...
Crispy Oven Baked Potatoes
Potatoes with a cornmeal crust, or "potatoes in pajamas" as my mother used to call them, except she...
Golden Potatoes
If you like fried potatoes, these are a good alternative - they're less greasy because they're first...
Fish Roe Spread (Salata de Icre)
On Saturday I received, thanks to Aunt Marioara's kindness (Radu's mother's sister), a little jar of...
Two-Tone Homemade Chocolate
Homemade chocolate, episode two :) Made with the help of my mother-in-law, an expert in homemade...
Chicken Stew with Vegetables
Yesterday, my website found its ultimate purpose. It became a means of communication between me and...
London Tuna Salad
An absolutely perfect combination. I haven't eaten tuna salad this good since my mother used to make...
Romanian Crescent Rolls (Cornulete)
Finally, the much-promised traditional Romanian cornulete with lard. They're so tender they melt in...
Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Since I noticed that many visitors are focused on eating balanced and healthy meals, I prepared this...
Food Processor Review
To have an easy start to the week, I thought I'd show you who has been my great helper in the...