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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beef Tripe Soup (Ciorba de Burta)
Beef tripe soup (ciorba de burta) is one of the most popular Romanian soups. Pretty much every traditional Romanian restaurant servers this soup. It takes several hours to cook the beef tripe (unless you have a pressure cooker) but it’s definitely worth the effort. It has a distinctive flavour and the beef tripe has a […]
Veal with Mushrooms
This is one of the first meals I made in my lovely new kitchen :). It’s a simple yet delicious meal. I found the recipe here (and then adjusted it to my taste). You can serve the cutlets with cooked potatoes, rice or salad. It’s the perfect choice for lunch or a light dinner. Time: […]
Pork Tenderloin with Mushroom Stuffing
This is such a savory recipe with a moist and flavourful stuffing. I found the recipe on mushrooms.ca but I’ve modified it slightly by adjusting the ingredients to my taste (more mushrooms of course!) and adding white wine. Here’s the original recipe. We served it with mashed potatoes and my amazing Beet Salad. Time: 55 […]
Ground Beef & Pork Lasagna (my best lasagna so far)
Another great recipe from the Italian cuisine… although I must admit this version of Lasagna is more delicious than my other recipe for Lasagna with Chicken and Mushrooms. At least hubby was much more impressed with this one :). It’s not exactly the traditional Italian recipe as I’ve decided to combine ground beef and pork […]
Beans with Smoked Sausages
This hearty and flavoursome Beans with Smoked Sausages dish combines the earthy richness of beans with the savoury indulgence of smoked sausages, creating a symphony of taste that’s perfect for lunch or dinner. This recipe is very easy but it might take more time to get your meal ready… it all depends whether you choose […]
Ground Beef Tacos
Who’s in the mood for tacos? I don’t know about you but yesterday hubby and I were really craving for some beef tacos. And why go to a restaurant when it’s so easy to make them in your own kitchen! So, as soon as I got home from work, I headed straight to the kitchen […]