When your kid wants a small cake with strawberry jam in half an hour is a challenge. I explained that a cake takes a lot of time and work and is not ready in 30 minutes, but he told me: “Come on, mom, I know you can do it! You are the best!” So, I… Continue reading Strawberry jam cake
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Santa’s Dessert
Who needs Santa? I’ve got your wish for delicious Christmas desserts covered. You just need to trimmed your tree, hung the stockings by the fireplace and hand-wrapped the Christmas presents. Enjoy! Chocolate and peanut butter Baklava Baked donuts with chocolate Chocolate cookies for Santa Oreo Dessert Oven baked French toast with maple syrup Crepe cake… Continue reading Santa’s Dessert
Ice cream for kids II
Let’s do another summer delight for kids. No alcohol this time. Have a trip with your kids in a near village and find fresh fruits. I have fresh fruits in our garden, so I collect them with my kid. We have raspberries and cherries. My mom has in the garden red and black currant. Go… Continue reading Ice cream for kids II
Summer dessert with wild strawberries
I like my summer desserts to be refreshing and not very sweet. Since I learnt making panna cotta I started mixing recipes and ingredients for new experiences. This dessert is a combination of oranges and wild strawberries and is good for 4 servings. Ingredients: For the white panna cotta 300 ml cream 150 ml milk… Continue reading Summer dessert with wild strawberries
Food For Thought
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
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 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
Sugar free chocolate banana bread
This is my sugar free chocolate banana bread. I used the original recipe for banana bread and I added dates instead of sugar. It is not very sweet but adding pieces of sugar free chocolate my banana bread became sweet. It is an easy recipe with all the ingredients except the chocolate mixed in the… Continue reading Sugar free chocolate banana bread
White sugar
It’s been 2 months since I stopped eating white sugar. For me is a miracle. I am the person who eats 1 box of chocolate every day or 2-3 pieces of a chocolate cake. Why I stopped? Because I start feeling so bad. We need sugar, but consuming white sugar in excess is so bad… Continue reading White sugar
Wild strawberries with sour cream
If you visit Romania, you need to come to Bucovina. Is situated in the northern part of the region of Moldova, bordering with Ukraine. We have amazing landscape, great food and hospitable people. One of the traditional food in Bucovina is Wild strawberries with sour cream. Some of the people consider this food a dessert,… Continue reading Wild strawberries with sour cream
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