Recipes from A to Z
Orange Peel Preserves and Candied Orange Peel
I would have made this preserve earlier, but at Euforia, where a lady from Cyprus presented the...
Tomato Salad with Feta Dressing
I thought yesterday that since I posted cucumber salad and it was a hit (thanks for the votes), a...
Cucumber Salad
I finally decided - last night we had beer can chicken for dinner. And since I already posted the...
Chinese Beef with Onions
Just a one-day break with Mediterranean flavors and I'm back to Chinese dishes. They're convenient...
Sun-Dried Tomatoes
They are perfect as an appetizer, alongside cubes of marinated cheese or in salads and pasta sauces.
Chicken Sesame Salad
If I consider the Vietnamese beef salad to be to the taste of most Romanians and would serve it...
Vietnamese Beef Salad
I discovered this recipe at a Romanian-Vietnamese cultural event organized in Cluj where the owner...
Homemade Condensed Milk
Some time ago I tried both condensed milk recipes sent by Ancutza and Marnie and both turned out...
Feta Cheese Dip with Roasted Peppers
Yesterday I didn't cook, I just mixed things from the fridge. I started with two roasted peppers...
Serbian Burger (Pljeskavica)
I finally had time to make pljeskavica, I had been planning to for a long time and it is not very...
Flatbread Buns
Thanks to their flattened shape, they're ideal for sandwiches or burgers. So, today for lunch,...
Sangria
Sangria: a drink to keep you cool all week long. If it works for the Spaniards...
Tripe Soup
I'm running late with today's recipe, but I just finished making tripe soup. My first ever tripe...
Chicken Livers in Spicy Tomato Sauce
A spice-enriched version of Irina's recipe, only because I have a picky eater at home who cannot...
Pizza
What do you think of this? I made my first pizza good enough to post on the site.
Cheese Puffs (Gougères)
Less famous than their sweet sisters, choux à la crème, these cheese puffs (gougères) are...
Fresh Bean Stew
I saw this recipe on television, in a documentary about culinary traditions from around the world,...
Ham and Cheese Omelet
Obviously everyone knows how to make an omelet, but it's worth seeing what we ate in Rasnov at Casa...
Plum Dumplings (Gomboti)
The well-known gomboti (plum dumplings), which require some work, but are worth every minute.
Chicken Ostropel (Romanian Chicken Stew)
Yesterday I wasn't really in the mood for cooking, my mind was on a cold beer all evening, so I...
Marinated Sardines
They are easy to prepare and just as easy to eat. I first ate marinated sardines in Croatia, I loved...
Apricot Dumplings
If you enjoyed the boiled cheese dumplings, I hope you'll like this version with fruit in the middle...
Blueberry Crumble Bars
Since we have good local fruits, not imported from who knows what country, here's another seasonal...
Couscous with Seven Vegetables
This is the staple food for Arabs. It's a meal for the whole family. The couscous is served on a...