Recipes from A to Z
Greek Milk Pie (Galatopita)
This is a recipe I tried a while ago. These days my back is giving me trouble again, so I've been...
Chicken with Potatoes, Garlic and Wine
Last night I wanted to prepare a dish that wouldn't require too much work and would already include...
Green Tea Cookies
This is a dessert more for adults than for children. They are perfect to be served in the morning...
Chicken in Garlic Sauce with Polenta
This is a true Romanian recipe from my mother, it's so good you can't get enough of it.
Homemade Mustard
I read an article over the weekend about making mustard at home and I wanted to play around a bit to...
Steam Grill Pan
It's a combination of a steam pot and a grill. What I like about it is that everything I grill on it...
Gratinated Cauliflower
Cauliflower with cheese baked in the oven, very easy to prepare.
Chicken with Almonds
I love the combination of meat with any kind of nuts (chicken with hazelnuts, chicken with cashews,...
Cantaloupe Jam with Lime and Ginger
I prepared only a small portion for myself, those around me are not lovers of cantaloupe.
Summer Salad with Croutons (Panzanella)
Now, as summer is ending, I took advantage of the last garden tomatoes to make a salad to remember...
Chicken with Bean Sprouts
This is a Chinese-style dish that is prepared very quickly. You can substitute the bean sprouts with...
Bean Soup with Lovage
I prepared this soup to test my vegetable and herb mix that I put away for winter. It turned out...
Pasta with Eggplant Sauce
You can prepare this sauce for any type of pasta, not necessarily tagliatelle as I used - short...
Soup Mix
I got this recipe in the spring from Leila and I couldn't wait to put it into practice, it contains...
Bean Salad with Onion
I remembered the days when my grandmother, while preparing bean soup, would scoop out some bean...
Pan-Fried Zucchini with Garlic and Herbs
Doesn't it look like pasta? The idea is from the NY Times magazine. I prepared just one portion for...
Plum Jam with Raisins and Walnuts
It can be used for crepes, tarts or fill puff pastry with this plum jam. The best plum jam, I have...
Aromatic Salt
Last year I tried to make a small garden with herbs that I like and that are not characteristic of...
Grilled Fish in Dill Sauce
I ate something like this in June at my cousin Dana's wedding and I have been thinking about it ever...
Beer Can Chicken with Aromatic Herbs
Beer can chicken is a good solution if you don't have a grill in your oven. And even if you do, I...
Cornmeal Fried Fish
Fish prepared this way is very crispy.
How to Defrost Fish
Never force-defrost frozen fish, and if it's store-bought it's safer to defrost/marinate it in milk.
Potato and Zucchini Tart with Green Onion
It's very easy to prepare and it's sooo good... I'm bragging to myself until Radu comes home to...
Mushroom Stew
It's my mother's recipe with wild mushrooms also received from her.