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St. Nicholas Celebration in Romania
“Sfantul Nicolae” – this is the romanian translation for Saint Nicholas. As a kid i use to love this celebration more than the Christmas celebration! I use to get more excited about the…
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A Romanian folk tale “Five loaves”
On this blog I posted Romanian pictures, Romanian recipes and Romanian superstitions but I missed sharing with you my lovely readers some of the Romanian folk tales. This story that I am going…
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Superstitions
Superstitions…should we just laugh or should we follow?!?!? It’s all up to you… In Romania superstition are religiously followed by older people grandmothers and grandfathers. Here is a list of superstitions transmitted from…
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Potato and chicken Stew-Tocanita de cartofi si pui
    Now that i am back from holiday i have my head full of my mum’s cooking(and belly). I think i put on around 3 kg while i was in…
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Mamaliga- Polenta
The recipes for “mamaliga” are numerous and vary with the region, the ingredients available or afforded and imagination. It is easy to prepare,inexpensive and delicious. Usually eaten by itself as a main dish…
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Lettuce Soup-Supa de salata
Ingredients: 4 tbsp. butter or minced bacon 1 minced onion 1 bud garlic, minced 2 heads lettuce (about 2 lbs in all) Lemon juice 2 cups water 1 egg yolk 1/2 cup table…
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Creme Caramel – Crema de zahar ars
This is a delicious light dessert that is a favorite in our family. I hope you will enjoy it too. Preparation time: 55 minutes Makes: 6 servings Ingredients: * ½ quart milk *…
