Garlic Scapes Butter
Garlic scapes have such a short window every summer — if you blink, you’ll miss them. But if you get your hands on a bunch, this compound butter is hands-down the best thing you can make with them. It takes less than 10 minutes, uses only three ingredients, and the result is a silky, vibrant green butter that works beautifully on just about everything: fresh pasta, crusty bread, grilled steak, roasted vegetables — you name it. Make a big batch, freeze it in logs, and you’ll be pulling it out all year long.
Read MoreChocolate Ganache with Sour Cherries Filling
Ingredients: 300 g semi-sweet chocolate 300 ml whipping cream 250 g red sour pitted cherries in syrup, drained The standard ratio for chocolate ganache is 1:1 (1 part semi-sweet chocolate, 1 part cream). However, I find that with the type of chocolate that I am using it's better if I add … Read More
Grilled Chicken Wings with Garlic (Saramura de Aripioare)
Saramura de Aripioare served with polenta is a traditional Romanian recipe that is famous especially in the southern part of the country. So simple and so tasty! The other version of the recipe that is even more famous is the grilled fish ‘saramura’. It is well known in Dobrogea, a region … Read More
Funny Sunny Side up Eggs
I woke up this morning with a big smile on my face so I decided to make my husband laugh out loud too with this funny breakfast. Since everyone should be able to make sunny side up eggs I didn’t take step-by-step photos. The only picture I took though speaks for itself : )). Here are the ingredients … Read More
Quail Eggs & Bacon Toast
I had some quail eggs left over after I made the delicious Salad with Smoked Salmon & Quail Eggs so I decided to try out a quick and easy breakfast recipe. I’m not going to start talking about the health benefits of quail eggs again because I gave you enough info in my previous post :) . I’ll … Read More
Marinated Mushrooms
Marinated mushrooms are easy to make and very tasty. I must give my dad credit for coming up with this recipe. He’s been making these marinated mushrooms for a long time and actually he was the chef in the kitchen this time as well. I only took care of the pictures :). You can enjoy these mushrooms … Read More
Salad with Smoked Salmon & Quail Eggs
You can enjoy this easy and healthy salad anytime of the day. And in case you didn’t know, quail eggs provide great health benefits, whether cooked or raw. They are proven to be a great source of vitamin A, B1, B2, B6, B12 and D. Also, they are used to increase appetite, strengthen the immune system … Read More
Spanish Omelette (Tortilla de Patatas)
Tortilla de Patatas is one of the most well-known Spanish dishes. I know the recipe from my mother in law. She’s been living in Spain for more than a decade and, of course, had the opportunity to try out many of their traditional recipes. You can serve tortilla de patatas for breakfast, as an … Read More
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 … Read More
Fruit Yogurt Filling With Sour Cherries
Ingredients: 650 g fruit yogurt, at room temperature 150 g powdered sugar 375 ml whipping cream (+ 70-100 g powdered sugar if the whipping cream is not sweet) 30 g gelatin 200 g pitted sour cherries Directions: This fruit yogurt filling with sour cherries is the easiest … Read More