My first memories of Romanian pancakes come from early childhood, at my grandparents’ house. At that early age I didn’t really like jam, so my choice of filling was always sugar. Yes, pure sugar. Who knows what my grandparents were thinking, allowing me to eat all that sugar, but I just loved it. The crunch […]
I’ve always loved the Romanian caramel and walnut wafers, also known as “Foi Lica”, which is actually the name the wafers are sold as, in stores. However, I didn’t get to enjoy them very often as my mom didn’t make them at home. I would enjoy it mostly around the winter holidays when I would […]
I can easily say that Romanian semolina pudding is the dessert of my childhood. I remember how impatient I used to be, waiting for it to cool down, making trips from the living room to the kitchen, waiting for the perfect time to eat it. I would top it with industrial quantities of sour cherry […]
The Romanian walnut crescent cookies are very close to my heart. I spent my summers with my grandma, who would always wait for me with these cookies. I always thought they were so hard to make and I appreciated all the effort she put into them. She would make an entire platter—to be fair, it’s […]
I love the Romanian rice pudding. It is one of those childhood desserts that is very simple to make but always brings back so many great memories. Out of all the milky desserts we have in Romania, this has to be my favourite, mostly because of its creamy texture and all the fantastic toppings that […]
I remember the first time I had Romanian plum dumplings, as a child. Being a typical Transylvanian dessert, it was never cooked in my home because my parents moved there from Bucharest and most of our recipes, at least at that time, were from the south of the country. My mind couldn’t comprehend that I […]
When I visited my grandma last year, before her 88th birthday, she waited for me with a delicious plum cake, which she had made that morning. It was so light, with a fluffy texture and a delightful zing from the fruits. So I asked her for the plum cake recipe and this year, I finally […]
Cherries have always been one of my favourite fruit. First, because of their delicious taste, and second, because they always announced summer. If you have followed me for a while you will know that in Romania fruits and vegetables are seasonal. The cherry season starts at the end of May and finishes mid-July. The other […]
Fruit salad was the first dessert I ever prepared on my own. I can still picture myself as a kid, all excited about chopping up fruits and mixing them with whipped cream. Oh, and let me tell you about that whipped cream fiasco! Half of it ended up decorating the kitchen walls because, well, who […]
Growing up in Romania, summer always meant one thing to me: an abundance of fruits, and apricots were one of them. Those golden, sun-kissed fruits would appear in markets and on trees, signalling the start of my favourite season. Their sweet-tart flavour and juicy texture were irresistible. I still remember sitting in my grandma’s garden, […]