Romanians are big fans of fried pork meatballs (‘chiftele’). To satisfy our carvings for tasty meatballs, but in a healthier way, I’ve made my recipe of fried fish balls – fish contain less fat and calories than pork.
Pancakes with Almonds
Everyone loves pancakes! If you enjoy making them from scratch without using pre-made pancake mix, this simple and delicious recipe is for you. You will love the crunchy almonds in the pancakes. Time: 30 min, Prep: 10 min. Cook: 20 min. Servings: ~ 25-30 pancakes Ingredients: 350 g all-purpose flour
Russian “Olivier” Salad
It seems this is our ‘Healthy Week’ so here is another healthy and nutritious recipe for Russian Salad. This kind of salad is perfect to prepare in advance and can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Time:60 min, Prep: 30 min. Cook: 30 min. Servings: 4 Ingredients: 4-5 medium new red potatoes
Niçoise Salad
The first time I tried Niçoise salad was this spring during our honeymoon, while wandering on the streets of Nice. The vibrant and colourful contrast of green beans, hard-boiled eggs, tomatoes, olives and other veggies combined with the chunks of tuna fish make this recipe a very appealing meal regardless of the season. I have never tried to make it at home … until today. I must say the result was an amazing, delicious and healthy meal!
French Baked Potatoes
Just to add a little French flavour to our next meal, I’ve decided to make some French Baked Potatoes. This can be served as the main course or as a side dish. Time:45 min, Prep: 15 min. Cook: 30 min. Servings: 6 Ingredients: 600 g potatoes
Honey-Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
I always find oven-baked drumsticks are the easiest to make and pretty tasty. Today I have decided to tweak a little bit my usual recipe to make the dish look very nice and presentable (for my blog viewers :)). The trick was to brush the chicken drumsticks with honey and soy sauce. They did not […]
Apple Cake with Almonds and Raisins
An apple cake is the perfect Fall dessert! The first time I tried this recipe was during my early high school years. This morning while flipping the pages of my first recipe notebook from 1999 I came across this apple cake recipe. It brought back sweet memories so I decided to try it out again. Usually I plan ahead of time what I want to cook to avoid running to the grocery store several times a week but, for this recipe the ingredients are very basic and I had everything I needed. So let’s get started …
