The Winter holidays are just around the corner so I started looking for some new and creative recipes for our Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties. I thought it would be a good idea to share 50 of my favourite recipes with you (in no particular order)… some from my blog, some from other great […]
Santa Gingerbread Cookies
This is my first attempt at making gingerbread cookies. I used the recipe I found on Food Network but I didn’t have the blackstrap molasses. Probably this is the reason why my dough was a little dry and crumbly and kind of hard to work with. However, it was worth the effort as the cookies […]
Linzer Cookies
Linzer cookies are a beautiful treat for the holidays. Made with ground almonds and sandwiched together with a layer of raspberry jam, these cookies are simply iresistible! Time:95 min, Prep: 80 min. Cook: 15 min. per batch Servings: ~40-45 cookies Ingredients: 250 g white flour
Romanian Cozonac (nut & Turkish delight fillings)
The delicious aroma of freshly baked Cozonac is the smell of Romanian holidays. It is a sweet bread usually filled with nuts and/or Turkish delight (lokum). You can find Cozonac in every house at Christmas (or Easter). In the evening of the Christmas Eve children go out carol singing from house to house and they […]
Chocolate Coconut Squares
This recipe was very popular years ago when I was a kid. In Romania is known as “Prajitura Tavalita”. The icing for the traditional recipe is made with cocoa but I’ve made my own version using chocolate instead. I know the original recipe from my aunt who lives in the same village as my grandparents; […]