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Salads

Simple RomanianLettuce Salad

🥄 Chop the lettuce and green onions, crush the garlic, then mix everything with oil, vinegar, salt, and a touch of sugar. Serve immediately and enjoy! A refreshing side dish that pairs perfectly with any summer meal. 🌿☀️ Fresh, crisp, and packed with flavor — sometimes the simplest recipes are the best. ❤️

Bread, Breakfast

Simple Bread

In a bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Mix all the ingredients together using a stand mixer for 10-15 minutes.  Form a ball of dough and lightly drizzle some oil on it.  Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1-2 hours until it’s roughly doubled in size.   Lightly oil your work surface, […]

Lunch, Soup

Creamy Read Lentil Soup

Ingredients: Sauté the base: In a large pot, heat olive oil. Add the onion, garlic, celery, and carrot. Sauté for 5-6 minutes until soft. Then add the potatoes. Add the spices: Stir in the cumin and tomato paste for 1 minute. Cook the lentils: Add the lentils and broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer […]

Beef, Dinner, Lunch, Soup

Tripe soup – Ciorbă de burtă

A traditional and flavorful tripe soup recipe, inspired by Eastern European and Balkan cuisines — especially the beloved Romanian Ciorbă de burtă or Balkan-style tripe soup. It’s rich, tangy, and comforting.   Here is my recipe!  Instructions: In a large pot (or pressure cooker), add the beef bones, whole onion, carrots, celery, parsnip, bay leaf, and enough water to […]