This is the best cheesecake in the world!!! Honestly. From all the desserts I have ever made this is the one I am really proud of. It is creamy, packed with flavor and topped with crunchy almonds. It is worth every bite. Ingredients: For the crust: 200 g chocolate cookies 20 almonds 60 g butter, melted…
Carrot cheese pudding in the pressure cooker – low fat, low sugar
I am calling this a carrot cheese pudding, because I don`t think it deserves the name cheesecake. A cheesecake should have a crispy biscuit crust and a decadent, creamy interior. This one, on the other hand, looks more like a pudding my grandma would make for us to have at breakfast. It is moist, dense…
Túró rudi cheesecake
This is a cheesecake inspired by the famous Hungarian túró rudi bars (a filling of cottage cheese covered in chocolate). In Romania they are known as Dots bars and are one of my favorite treats. You can find them in every supermarket in the refrigerator area. As I try to eat healthier and not indulge…
Moldavian Sarmale – my family recipe
For Easter it is traditional in Romania to prepare sarmale, lamb roast, drob (kind of a meatloaf, but made with lamb organs), pască (a cake made with cheese) and cozonac. As traditions can survive only if they are combined with something new (we live in a modern world after all, we like it easy and…
Risotto al radicchio rosso
This is a recipe so simple that I had my doubts about posting it. It is not Romanian, so I felt like a thief or an apprentice trying to steal the secrets of a master cook. Italy is the country that taught the world (and me) how to enjoy uncomplicated, yet perfectly prepared food, creating…
Coconut Poppy seed cake with vanilla cream
When I was a child my favourite cake from the patisserie was Cremşnit, a vanilla cream pie very common in Romania and in the countries from Central Europe, especially in the ones which belonged to the former Austro-Hungarian empire (see a recipe here https://whereismyspoon.co/vanilla-cream-pie-romanian-cremsnit/ ). What I liked about it was its simplicity and creaminess….
Duck breast with orange soy sauce
Duck breast it is one of the most delicious things you can eat, if you cook it well. First of all, the skin must be crispy. Second of all, the meat should be still pink in the middle (overcooked duck breast is barely eatable, at least in my opinion). And finally, remember that duck meat…
Cream of cauliflower with roasted garlic and nuts
This was supposed to be a quick and healthy dinner, and I didn`t expect it to be that good. You can call it a puree, a mash or transform it into a soup by adding more milk. You can eat it as a main (it is quite filling) or serve it as a side dish…
Crumble tart with plum butter and walnuts
What do you do when you have too many jars of Pflaumenmus (plum butter) made by your grandmother? And also about two kg of walnuts from the big tree in your grandma`s garden waiting in your pantry to be picked for a delicious recipe? My answer is almost always: I will do a nutty, crispy…
Golden mackerel with cornflour
This is not a recipe, it is THE recipe for fish. In my entire childhood I think my mom made fish another way just one time (she baked the fish in the oven, with vegetables: we totally hated it). The rest of the time she would always coat the fish in corn flour and fry…
Jurnal culinar 