Hi there! Welcome to Where Is My Spoon! I am Adina, the recipe developer and photographer behind this blog. Thank you for stopping by!
Here, you will find delicious, family-friendly recipes made from scratch. From simple healthy soups to sumptuous cakes for special occasions, our recipes have been tried and loved by our family and our friends.
I love cooking and baking, and I have more than 1000 recipes on the blog to prove it.
A little about me
I was born in Romania, but I have been living in Germany for 20 years now with my husband and our two wonderful children.
When I first came to Germany, I couldn't even cook an egg properly, so we ate mostly bread and cheese. Then, I found an old cookbook left by my mother-in-law. With my German skills next to none, understanding those recipes was like solving a puzzle.
Fast-forward a few months. I was still stumbling through German conversations, but my kitchen vocabulary was top-notch.
And that's how my cooking journey began. Since then, I have trained myself through extensive reading, cooking, and baking and by graduating from numerous cooking and baking training programs and courses.
What will you find on Where Is My Spoon?
Three-time-tested recipes (at least three times): They are simple and perfect for everyday cooking. Many of the recipes are family favorites, which I cooked more times than I can count.
Recipes from scratch, no shortcuts like canned soups or cake mixes. I prefer homemade stock but use bouillon cubes when needed. I'm a fan of bought puff pastry, though.
Seasonal produce: Are you a fan of rhubarb or currants? Maybe wild garlic or cherries? Well, I've got plenty of recipes featuring all of these goodies.
Traditional Romanian cooking and traditional German recipes: As genuine as they can possibly be.
Cakes: There are many cakes, from simple loaf and bundt cakes to complicated ones requiring patience and precision. Lots of cookies, muffins, pies, and cheesecakes, too.
What have I done besides the blog?
I've developed and photographed almost a hundred Harry Potter-inspired recipes for a company based in Scotland. Some of them are also on the blog.
The blog has been featured in Elle, Livestrong, Insider, Taste of Home, Pure Wow, MSN, Buzzfeed, etc.
FAQs
I have lived in four different countries: Romania, Malta, the UK, and Germany, and I speak six languages (Romanian, English, German, Italian, Spanish, and French).
There isn't anything I wouldn't try in terms of food, even if it sounds weird and "dangerous" for other folks.
I own about 250-300 cookbooks in physical book format and just as many in Kindle format. Plus, I have more food magazines and scribbled recipe notebooks than I care to count.
Start with a soup or a stew; the recipes are mostly simple and forgiving. Try our Creamy Cauliflower Soup or this wonderful Romanian Pea and Chicken Stew.
Start with some muffins or cookies, like these basic Sour Cream Muffins, the Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Oil, or the Coconut Pecan Cookies.
You should definitely make the German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, the Romanian Lemon Cake, and the Egyptian Hazelnut Cake. And there are so many others!
Our family's favorite recipes
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