Deliciously tangy green tomatoes pickles, a staple in the Romanian pickling repertoire. So after preserving horseradish and making watermelon rind jam, pickling zucchini and making zacusca, I thought I would…
A festive Romanian buttercream cake with caramelized walnuts. What can I say about this Caramelized Walnuts and Buttercream Cake? It might not be your everyday cake but, if you like…
Wine sauerkraut with soft meat dumplings make a delicious and comforting winter stew. This is a Romanian recipe with a German touch. And the German touch doesn’t come from my…
Ciorba de fasole boabe – a comforting white bean soup made with bone broth, bacon, tarragon and lots of vegetables. In case you have seen my last post – the…
These Austrian Vanillekipferl are a must in our house every December. Tender and crumbly vanilla crescents, full of hazelnuts and rolled in vanilla sugar. Oma Lene’s famous Vanillekipferl, that she…
A delicious, easy to make walnut cake filled with a quark honey filling and topped with caramelized walnuts. A perfect cake for Christmas this year. It has a winter taste…
Oranges are my second theme this month, a fruit in season at the moment here. Over the next two weeks I will bring to you several recipes, six or seven,…
Another month, another Secret Recipe Club assignment. Well, actually it is only my second month with the club, so everything is still pretty new to me. The reveal day coincides…
Short crust pastry rolls filled with walnuts and marzipan, a holiday treat you cannot miss. I found this recipe in a Romanian cooking magazine and actually only chose to make…
