spring

A soft cake with tangy rhubarb and a sweet meringue topping, the perfect summer cake and a great way of using leftover egg whites. What better summer cake than a…

This flavorful Romanian Leek and Black Olive Stew makes an amazing vegan/vegetarian main dish or a side dish for any kind of meat or fish. This Leek and Black Olive…

Soft and fluffy Moldavian Yeast Pastries soaked in syrup and topped with honey and walnuts. You will not be able to stop eating these sweet yeast pastries. Just one more,…

Tender cauliflower florets and peas in a velvety white mustard sauce and topped with hard boiled eggs. This is a variation of one of my husband’s favorite meals Eggs in…

Mashed potatoes with spinach – a perfect side dish for fish, chicken or just a poached egg. An extra recipe this week. I was actually done with the spinach series,…

Phyllo pastry filled with spinach, feta and Parmesan, a tender Turkish Börek which can be eaten either hot or cold. I had actually planned to make a typical Romanian spinach…

One of the quickest and easiest way of enjoying spinach this spring: spaghetti in a garlicky spinach cream sauce. This recipe is so simple that I have difficulty finding something…

Spinach stirred in a thick and luscious Béchamel Sauce. This Spinach in Béchamel Sauce makes one of my favorite side dishes. It is tasty and has that comfort feature that…

A very aromatic stew with tender pork pieces and spinach – Mancare de spanac cu carne. This Spinach and Pork Stew in Tomato Sauce is one of my favorite ways…

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