This Lady Fingers Fruit Cake is extremely easy to make and a very refreshing dessert. I love it because it’s very light, not overly sweet and perfect for any occasion! Also, it’s a no-bake cake that requires just a few ingredients: fresh or canned fruits, whipping cream, some eggs, gelatine and lady fingers. My mom […]
Chicken and Green Peas Stew
This is a very popular dish in Romania, especially during summer time. Since it’s such a simple, healthy and tasty meal, I cook this quite often regardless of the season. Traditionally, it’s a vegetarian stew but, I like adding chicken. One of the key ingredients for this stew is the fresh dill which adds a […]
Ham and Cheese Roll
Ham and cheese rolls, wraps or sandwiches are very popular as appetizers. This weekend I’ve decided to give these a slightly different twist and make a Ham and Cheese Roll using a cottage cheese, ham and peppers filling rolled in a sheet of cheddar cheese (no bread or pita bread). If you have a party […]
Spaghetti with Salami
Spaghetti with Salami is one of my mother’s quick and easy recipes. She used to cook pasta quite often when I was a kid. It’s so easy to make that there is no reason you cannot have pasta quite often. You can have your perfect family meal ready in just half an hour. I really […]
Chocolate Strawberry Cake
This weekend was my husband’s birthday. Even though we went out for dinner and didn’t have a party this year, I couldn’t resist making him a cake. Since he’s a chocoholic and also loves strawberries, I’ve decided to make him a Chocolate Strawberry Cake. It was a rich, moist and delicious cake and he loved […]
How to Make Honey Fondant for Covering and Decorating Cakes
Fondant can be used to cover cakes or as modeling paste to create all kinds of shapes and decorations for your cake. It not only looks beautiful but, it helps keep the cake fresh. Time: 20 min, Prep: 20 min. Should be enough to cover a 22.9 x 22.9-cm (9×9-inch) cake. Ingredients: 16 g unflavoured gelatin […]
Oven-Baked Pork Sirloin Chops
There are many mouth-watering recipes for roasted pork sirloin out there. I prepared these baked pork chops with white wine, garlic and other spices. We are big fans of garlic because of its flavour and health benefits so I have decided to try out this simple recipe that I found on a website (but again […]
Strawberry Filling I
Ingredients: 4 eggs 160 g sugar 900 g strawberries + 120 g sugar 800 ml whipping cream 24 g gelatin + 240 ml water Directions: Beat the eggs and the 160g of sugar in a bowl over a pot of boiling water until thick and creamy. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. […]
Basic Cake Recipe – Only 4 Ingredients Required
The most basic cake recipe you can get! You can moist the cake with sugar syrup and any type of flavour you like – vanilla, rum, lemon etc. Ingredients for a 24.5 x 9 cm (9.6 x 3.5 inches) baking pan: 9-10 large eggs (550 g of egg) 3 Tbsp oil 300 g sugar 300 g […]
