Appetizers

Romanian or Moldavian placinta cu branza or Romanian Cheese Pie – this is just one version of the many cheese pie recipes you will find in Romania. And I have…

Tender cauliflower florets in a mayonnaise mustard and garlic dressing, this is a typical Romanian salad recipe. This used to be one of my favorite salads as a teenager. Just…

Oven-baked vegetarian patties with cauliflower and potatoes, soft and creamy on the inside and incredibly crispy on the outside. Although baked in the oven these are the crispiest patties I…

A comforting salad full of delicious things like potatoes, beets, olives, carrots, gherkins, eggs and homemade mayonnaise. This would be the vegetarian version of the Romanian Boeuf Salad my grandmother…

Drob de pui – a delicious chicken appetizer for the Easter brunch, a twist on the traditional Romanian lamb drob. Easter Chicken Drob or how to get liver haters into…

Tomatoes, peppers and cucumber slices stuffed with three delicious and easy to make cream cheese fillings. Romanian people do love their appetizers. Lots of salami, ham and cheese rolls, stuffed…

Spicy deviled eggs filled with a tuna capers chili mixture, a creamy delight for your Easter brunch. Deviled eggs or oua umplute in Romanian or gefüllte Eier in German, these…

A comforting Romanian chicken soup with cauliflower, carrots and flour dumplings. After last week’s fried Romanian Cheese Doughnuts extravaganza, I will start a new series today, featuring a perfectly healthy…

The fluffiest and best crescent rolls I’ve ever tasted! Can you believe that the first month of 2017 is already gone? I have my difficulties with it! Time goes by…

Crispy, spicy, low-fat, gluten-free and utterly delicious homemade polenta chips. If you make polenta regularly you might have noticed the crust that remains on the bottom and the walls of…