I was born in Romania, so Romanian cooking is what I know best. I probably posted all of my grandmother’s recipes at one point or another.
A very aromatic pork and spinach stew in tomato sauce. This pork and spinach stew is one of my favorite ways with spinach. A rich…
An easy stewed apple dessert made with Leibniz cookies, delicious and perfect for using lots of apples. This stewed apple dessert is the thing to…
Cottage cheese dumplings with semolina, coated in sugary breadcrumbs – Romanian papanasi fierti. Last week I introduced you to one of my favorite Romanian desserts,…
Traditional Romanian fried doughnuts – papanasi (papanash) – made with cottage cheese and topped with smetana and jam. These papanasi or Romanian fried donuts/doughnuts are…
Easy baked pike recipe. Learn how to cook fresh pike with vegetables and wine. The recipe includes instructions on how to scale the fish. Like…
Zacusca recipe – the most popular Romanian spread made with roasted eggplants and red peppers (also known as gogosari). Zacusca is something you are definitely…
Polenta loaf – a fluffy Romanian polenta souffle served with a delicious garlic yogurt sauce. It can be served as a main dish or as…
A festive Romanian walnut buttercream cake with caramelized walnuts, this is one of the most decadent, best walnut cakes you could possibly make. What can…
Cheesy polenta pizza that you can top with just about anything you like. A gluten-free, healthier pizza crust alternative. Craving pizza but not wanting to…
Typical Romanian cabbage pies or placinte cu varza, filled with cabbage, lots of dill and served with smetana or sour cream. This kind of pies…