It’s time to dust off my slow cooker for an easy and delicious Salsa Chicken. I don’t use my slow cooker very often as I’m not very comfortable leaving it unattended for so many hours as most people do. I agree is quite convenient to place all the ingredients in the slow cooker, go to […]
Easter Lamb Cake
This Easter season wouldn’t be complete without a lamb cake! In this post I’ll show you how easily you can make an adorable lamb cake (hubby named it “Fatty” : ))) without using a lamb mold. I know there is the famous Wilton 3D lamb mold out there but I really don’t like buying a […]
Lamb Haggis / Terrine (Drob de Miel)
Romanian Lamb Haggis is one of the most popular dishes cooked around Easter. It’s made of minced lamb innards (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys), green onions, eggs, fresh dill and parsley. All these wrapped in a caul (or pasta sheet) and roasted like a meatloaf. We serve it as an appetizer with green onions, tomatoes or […]
Funny Tomato (Frog) Stuffed With Eggplant Salad
Today I’m going to show you how to make an easy and funny vegetarian appetizer which I hope will bring a smile to your face 🙂 . Time: 15 min, Prep: 15 min. Servings: 4 Ingredients: 4 tomatoes
First Communion Open Book Cake (Chocolate Ganache & Mascarpone Filling)
My cake baking challenge for this weekend was to make a first communion cake for our friends’ sweet little girl. I decided to bake an open book cake with two layers of filling – first layer with chocolate ganache & sour pitted cherries and the second one with a mascarpone cheese filling. It was a […]
Romanian Easter Cake with Cheese (Pasca cu Branza)
Pasca cu Branza is a traditional Easter dessert that is specific to the north-eastern part of the country (in Moldavia). It can be simple, with jagged margins, or it can have dough braided edges. Sometimes a cross-shaped braid is placed in the middle, representing the crucifixion of Jesus. People usually take some Pasca, dyed eggs […]
Roasted Lamb with Rosemary and Lots of Garlic
This is a dish for lamb and garlic lovers! The only time of the year when we eat lamb is at Easter. It’s the second year I cooked lamb since we moved to Canada but the first time it actually tasted delicious. This is mainly because we found a very good place to buy fresh […]
Easter Cake with Bunnies and Eggs
This is the funniest cake I’ve ever made for Easter so far. It’s an easy-to-make cake with a delicious and refreshing yogurt filling and decorated with a basket weave pattern made of vanilla buttercream icing. I filled the Easter basked with green coconut grass, added some Smarties mini eggs and 2 chocolate bunnies. You don’t […]
How to Make Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
I got this recipe from Baking with the Cake Boss book. It’s a pretty basic vanilla frosting recipe, easy to make and great for icing your cakes. Makes about 4 cups, enough to fill and ice one 9-inch cake Ingredients: 2 ½ cups (5 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 5 cups powdered sugar 1 Tbsp vanilla […]