Today, eating healthy is a MUST. Before the 1989 Revolution, we (Romanians) lived under communism for lots of years. My childhood was a happy one not because of communism but because my parents made it happy. We grew up with a few toys, some food and expensive books. All we had was 3 or 4… Continue reading Food For Thought
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Cornulete cu magiun – Romanian plum jam cookies
“Magiun” is a traditional Romanian food based on plum. To make magiun you cook plums for 10 hours with very low heat until the magiun sticks to the spoon. The magiun is a thick paste and homogeneous, dark brown, with dry matter content is a minimum of 55%. This concentration ensures the preservation of the… Continue reading Cornulete cu magiun – Romanian plum jam cookies
Chocolate and peanut butter Baklava
With Chocolate baklava in my mind, I changed a little bit the recipe and I made a new dessert. I add peanut butter and I made another great easy dessert. You can make it with your kids for Christmas or any other time. To get it very crispy I used olive oil only to… Continue reading Chocolate and peanut butter Baklava
Cupcake Day
Cupcake Day is celebrated all around USA on December 15th. I am not living in USA and I am Romanian, but, I am gone honor this day because I love cupcakes. So, I am gone have some cupcakes today with my family. Who loves cupcakes? I wish we had a National Cupcake Day in Romania,… Continue reading Cupcake Day
Desserts for Christmas
Today I made a list of possible sweets I want to make for Christmas. The first one is a must, because I just love the crunchy feeling in that dessert. Also, it is so easy to do and with no great skills. How about your list? Is it long, short, easy or difficult? Chocolate baklava … Continue reading Desserts for Christmas
National Cookie Day 2017
Let’s celebrate National Cookie Day 2017 together with USA. I don’t have a national day for cookies in my country so I will celebrate with all my friends from USA. Here are my favorite cookies: Christmas cookies II Christmas cookies Cookies and kids. (or biscuits as cookies)
Cake Day
The best day to celebrate Cake Day is to eat cake with your family and friends. You can make the cake or buy it, but the most important thing is to share it with the loved ones. The first cakes are thought to be made a long time ago in Egypt and Ancient Greece. They… Continue reading Cake Day
Rice pudding in layers
From the traditional rice pudding, I prepared a beautiful dessert in layers with vanilla and chocolate. Sanna Tiisanoja from Sanna Essential Oils sent me a while ago some essential oils to use in my kitchen. I used the lemon one for this dessert and I loved it. With only just a drop of it, I… Continue reading Rice pudding in layers
Chocolate baklava
As I told you in this post Wild mushrooms pie I had a few sheets (4 or 5) of phyllo dough left and I thought to make an easy dessert for my little boy. He got from a visitor some Nutella and I used it to make a chocolate dessert. I am not a big… Continue reading Chocolate baklava
14th October – National Dessert Day in USA
To celebrate National Dessert Day in USA (14th October) I am making a list with my favorite desserts. I am from Romania and living in Romania and we don’t have a dessert day. So I will celebrate with the rest of the countries in the world. Do you know another National Dessert Day to celebrate?… Continue reading 14th October – National Dessert Day in USA
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