These Balkan Cheese Pies are known as ‘Placinte cu Branza’ in Romania. These pies feature an exquisitely thin dough that encases a sweet and savoury filling of baker’s cheese, creating a delightful balance of textures and flavours. They are made with a simple and cheap-to-make dough that’s rolled thinly using a tea towel technique. This […]
Green Beans & Smoked Ribs Soup
Indulge in the comforting warmth of a hearty bowl of Green Beans & Smoked Ribs Soup. This rich and flavourful soup combines the smokiness of ribs with the vibrant freshness of green beans and a medley of aromatic vegetables. Whether you’re seeking a soul-soothing meal for a chilly day or simply want to savour a […]
Braised Pork Medley
This Braised Pork Medley is a meat-lover’s dream featuring fall-off-the-bone ribs and juicy pork shoulder and sausages. Braising is a cooking technique that involves searing meat and then slowly cooking it in liquid or its own juices over a low heat, resulting in tender and flavourful meat that falls apart at the touch of a […]
Sweet Bread Snowman
This Sweet Bread Snowman makes for a lovely pull-apart dessert to serve to your family and guests this holiday season. I posted the sweet bread recipe on my website a while ago. It was the traditional Romanian Cozonac, a sweet bread usually filled with nuts and/or Turkish delight. I’m using the same dough but I […]
European Appetizer Meatballs
These European Appetizer Meatballs are popular in Eastern Europe. In Romania they are known as “chiftele” and there is literally no Christmas, New Year’s Eve or party without these meatballs served as an appetizer. Nothing beats the taste of these meatballs! We love using ground pork but other people use a mix of pork and […]
Semolina Dumplings Soup
While I’m learning how this motherhood thing works I’m also trying to come up with healthy baby foods for my 8-month old. I just made this soup for him last week and OMG, he devoured a whole bowl of soup (baby-sized bowl of course!). He loved the dumplings but be careful when you make them… […]
Homemade Chocolate Bars
If there is a recipe that reminds me of my childhood (in the late ‘80s) is the one for Homemade Chocolate Bars (Ciocolata de Casa). Our parents had to line up for hours to get basic food items such as milk, eggs and bread and sometimes the stores would run out of them before they […]
Breaded Eggplant
I love eggplant in all shapes and forms but my favourite two recipes are the Eggplant Salad from this post (it’s more like a dip) and this Breaded Eggplant recipe. I used to plant, grow and harvest eggplants in my grandparents’ garden so maybe that’s one of the reasons why I love them so much. […]
Chicken Sour Soup
I don’t know where you live but around here we’ve had a very wintery winter, it’s probably the coldest one since I moved to Canada about 8 years ago; so maternity leave (and not having to go out every day) could not have come at a better time. At -25°C the only thing I need […]
