February 23 is National Banana Bread Day, and we suggest we bake this wonderful Fluffy Blueberry Banana Bread to celebrate American cuisine together!
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Traditional Romanian Mămăligă (Polenta)
Traditional Romanian Mămăliga (polenta or cornmeal) pronounced mama-LEE-gah is a staple dish of Romanian cuisine with such a major place in the country’s popular culture that Romanians sometimes scornfully call one other “Mămăligar” (Mămăligă eater). However, the term is not as offensive as wop, frog or gringo to give a […]
Easy Romanian Roasted Butternut Squash
You can also add raisins, nuts, honey, vanilla or rum extract, even salt and pepper if you feel like it. Feel free to add ingredients to this beautiful simple dish that brings back childhood memories every time you cook it.
Best Romanian Pea Stew (Mancare de mazare)
Granny Victoria used to cook the best Romanian pea stew (mancare de mazare) and she had a secret ingredient we are going to share with you today. Can you guess what the secret ingredient is?
Tom Kha Gai Chicken, Shrimp, Coconut Soup
The traditional Tom Kha Gai Soup consists of chicken chunks, galangal, lemongrass, garlic, chili, kaffir lime leaves, mushrooms, coconut milk and fish sauce. We added shrimp to the recipe as it is a common ingredient in Thai cuisine, and it imparts a superb oriental flavor to the dish.
Romanian Cabbage Rolls or Stuffed Cabbage (Sarmale)
My Granny’s traditional Romanian cabbage rolls or stuffed cabbage (sarmale) recipe is the epitome of scrumptious taste and irresistible flavor. This traditional Romanian recipe is made with sour cabbage stuffed with fat pork meat (and/or beef), rice and onion. Granny also used a lot of smoked bacon that gives it a heavenly flavor and smoky taste. I have helped prepare or made sarmale every Christmas and Easter for the past 42 years.
Easy Romanian Bell Pepper and Cheese (Ardei umpluti cu branza) – Low Carb Keto
My Granny cooked without counting calories, used plenty of fat of all kinds and deep fried almost every piece of meat. Her cooking was greasy, yes, but to me it was the most wonderful food on the planet and I still miss her sarmale (rolled cabbage), ardei umpluti (stuffed peppers), fish roe (salata de icre) and friptura (steak) and eggplant dip (salata de vinete).
Easy Low Carb Creamy Carrots and Mushrooms in White Sauce
Easy Low Carb Creamy Carrots and Mushrooms in White Sauce is one of the most popular recipes in our household. We love heavy cream (sour cream in Romania), carrots, mushrooms and green onion. You can add chicken, butter, white wine, ginger, curry or lime leaves to it. Don’t hesitate to add ingredients to your liking to this basic recipe!
Berry Napolitaine – Guest Post by Ever Peckish
This berry napolitaine recipe is inspired from a shortcake but instead of a scone we have made a Mauritian ‘napolitaine’. A napolitaine is a jam sandwich cookie iced in a sugar glaze. We hope you enjoy this recipe!
