I really enjoy the taste of grilled peppers and this salad is certainly a family favourite. It’s also a very healthy choice, low in calories and a great source of fiber and vitamins A and C. You can serve it as a light meal or a side dish. Time: 35 min, Prep: 10 min. Cook: 25 min.Servings: 4 servings […]
Chicken Breast with Plums
This is the main dish recipe I was talking about in my previous post. I spotted the recipe in a Romanian magazine called ‘Bucataria pentru toti’ (the September issue) so I thought I should give it a try. It was very good but very different from what I usually cook. The plums give the chicken […]
Plum Tart
I love plums and this Fall I was lucky as I had the chance to eat as many as I liked right from my grandma’s backyard (visited her in the Fall for the first time in 8 years). Now we’re home… no plum trees in the backyard but a great farmers’ market nearby. We went […]
Marinated Red Pimento Peppers (Gogosari in Otet)
Making marinated red pimento peppers has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. As I was browsing through my parents old canning books a few weeks ago, I found out that peppers are best preserved in vinegar diluted to 3% acidity. So for 1l 9% vinegar you have to […]
Easieast Cream Cheese Filling/Frosting I
Ingredients: 500 g cream cheese (2 packages), at room temperature 115 g (½ cup) butter, at room temperature 250 g (2 cups) powdered sugar 2 Tbsp vanilla extract Directions: Beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and gradually mix in the sugar. Cakes with this type of […]
Grilled Banana Sauce with Vanilla Ice Cream
Ok, I’ve made this a while ago, when it was still hot outside, but didn’t get a chance to post the recipe. I thought it would be a good idea to post this recipe before it starts snowing : )))… or who knows, maybe some people like eating ice cream in winter more than summer! […]
Country-Style Pork Soup (Ciorba Taraneasca)
We’re back from our three-week vacation in Romania… we had a super busy schedule but can’t complain. We spent some quality time with our family & friends and visited many beautiful places – Danube Delta surpassed all! I have truly missed cooking and blogging but I’m ready to come back :). I have so many […]
Grilled Lobster Tails Sandwich
I have to admit, lobster never really excited me much. Let’s face it—they’re not the most attractive creatures, resembling oversized sea bugs. But that all changed a few years ago while vacationing in Cuba. We took a boat ride, and one of the locals on board caught a few massive lobsters right from the ocean. […]
Turkey Breast with Herb Stuffing Wrapped in Bacon
A couple of weeks ago I bought Weber’s Way to Grill book by Jamie Purviance and decided to try out this mouth-watering recipe. Every time I get in a store with cookbooks I feel like a kid in the candy store. I could spend hours reading about food, analyzing recipes and admiring irresistible pictures. I […]