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    Gingerbread

    Gingerbread Recipe Ingredients for Gingerbread 400 gr flour 50 gr unt, at room temperature 2 eggs 1/2 cup honey 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 t ginger, powdered 1 t fresh ginger, grated 1/4 t nutmeg 1 t cinnamon 1 t baking soda 1/4 t salt How to make Gingerbread In a bowl mix the dry ingredients. In another bowl, mix butter and sugar, add honey and eggs. Add the mixture to the dry ingredients and make a dough of the consistency of playdough. Put in the refrigerator for an hour. Dust the working surface with flour and roll out the dough. Cut with cookie cutters and bake in the preheated oven…

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    Cut-out cookies

    This is the recipe for  Cut-out Cookies from the „Cooking – a commonsense guide” and it’s a perfect basic recipe for cookies. Ingredients for Cut-out Cookies 125 gr butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 t vanilla essence 2 cups flour 1 1/2 t baking powder pinch of salt Directions for Cut-out Cookies recipe Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla,and beat well. Fold the flour to form a soft dough,similar to playdough. Roll out a 5 mm thick sheet and cut out with cookie cutters. If you want to decorate them ,do so now.Bake in batches for 10-15 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool…

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    Rudolph Muffin

    Rudolph Muffin It’s that time of the year that I love. This year I started earlier than I used to ,but I really wanted to try decorating for kids. My Rudolph might not be perfect,but we had fun making it. We used a muffin, chocolate cream (like Nutella) , M&M candies, pretzels and a round cookie.  

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    Greek olive bread

    Baking bread is one of my latest passions. Cristina invited me to Weekend Herb Blogging and once I lay my eyes on this recipe I knew fresh oregano would be a great addition. This event was founded by Kalyn’s Kitchen  and is managed by Cook Almost Anything . I was lucky enough to be able to grow oregano on my balcony, I love it in my marinated feta and olives as well. Ingredients for Greek olive bread  675 gr flour (6 cups) 2 t salt 25 gr fresh yeast 350 ml warm water (1 1/2 cup) 5 T extra virgin olive oil 175 gr black olives,cut in pieces 1 red onion (missed this one) 2…

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    Christmas Appetizer Rudolph

    Rudolph the red nosed reindeer It’s never too early to get ready for Christmas…it’s my favorite holiday,especially since having kids,it’s priceless seeing those little happy faces. Got this great idea from Cute Food for Kids, many great ideas and Xmas recommandation. Have fun preparing these little guys! You’ll need a cheese wedge,one olive,two pretzels and a little piece of tomato or red pepper to assambly the reindeer.  

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    Matcha Tapioca Pudding

    Matcha Tapioca Pudding I first sampled tapioca in Bangkok, love at first sight…don’t ask why I made a Japanese version:) Ingredients: 3 cups milk 1/2 cup tapioca pearls 1/2 cup sugar 1-2 teaspoon matcha Add the milk,tapioca pearls and sugar to a saucepan and boil on low heat. Stir often for about 15 minutes or until the tapioca is soft and kind of see through. Remove and add matcha. Let cool before serving.

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    Happy Halloween

    Fantome din banane – Banana ghosts Mumie – Mummy Pumpkin Soup Pumpkin Pie Paianjen – Itsy Bitsy Spider Ranjet din mar – Apple Smiles Bostanel – Cheese pumpkin Degete in farfurie – Fingers in a dish Degete de vrajitoare – Witch’s Fingers Dracula Monstrulet – Cute Monster Maturi de vrajitoare – Witch’s Broom

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    Witch Finger Cookies

    Bread or cookies dough can be used for this recipe. Almond act as fingernails, but you can also use something red for blood. Ingredients for Witch Finger Cookies 125 gr butter 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 t vanilla essence 2 cups flour 1 1/2 t baking powder pinch of salt whole almonds Directions for Witch Finger Cookies recipe Beat together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg and vanilla,and beat well. Fold the flour to form a soft dough,similar to playdough. Form the cookies with your hands and place the almond for the nail.  Bake for about 10-15 minutes, depending on how you want them.

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    Japanese Coffee Jelly

    Japanese coffee jelly Here comes a refreshing jelly that I tried in Kyoto,it was really hot that day and I welcomed this refreshing dessert. Ingredients: 2 cup coffee 1 teaspoon gelatin 2 tablespoons sugar (or to taste) whipped cream to serve Mix the gelatin with 4 tablespoons water. Place in a saucepan the coffee,sugar and gelatin. Stir continuu on low until the gelatin dissolved. Pour into four cups and refrigerate until the jelly is set. Serve with whipped cream.  

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    Licoare cu mere pentru suflet – Warm up your soul with mulled apple drink

    For English version scroll down Si fiindca a inceput sezonul racelilor, va recomand o bautura care iti incalzeste si corpul si sufletul. Nu zic ca nu ar merge si vara ,rece,dar parca prea are arome de iarna.E ca un fel de vin fiert fara alcool. Ingrediente:1 litru de suc de mere4 lingurite de miere1-2 batoane de scortisoara4 felii de lamaie Se incalzeste sucul de mere si se adauga mierea.Nu trebuie fiert,numai incalzit.Cand e deja fierbinte se adauga batoanele de scortisoara si feliile de lamaie.Se acopera cu un capac si se lasa 5 minute.Se serveste cald. Winter is about to knock at our door,we already have 0 Celsius in the mornings,but…

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    Supa turceasca de linte rosie – Turkish red lentil soup – Kirmizi mercimek corbasi

    For English version scroll down Supa aceasta nici n-ar mai avea nevoie de introducere, dar va spun un mic secret…toti barbatii care au incercat-o au pus-o in topul supelor. Probabil o fi cea mai sexy dintre supe din cauza culorii:)) Poate ne divulga vreunul din el secretul.Dupa ce am primit lintea rosie si eco de la veganlife.ro a trebuit sa o refac repede repede…o portie nu o sa va ajunga la o familie de patru persoane.Adica,pentru o gustare da,insa supa aceasta nu va lasa farfuria goala.Tare imi vine sa o introduc si la categoria Halloween, imi inchipui niste ochi din oua de prepelita sau niste degete din morcovi…revin in curand si cu…

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    Gazpacho

    For English version scroll down In topul retetelor fix pix,troneaza supa gazpacho. Cred ca nu este nimic mai usor de gatit decat aceasta supa…poate ma contraziceti voi,ca eu in afara de paina cu unt n-am gasit altceva,dar nu intra la categoria mancaruri. Supa mea a fost facuta pe cand era mai cald, dar numai acum i-a venit randul…cam lunga lista mea cu retetele care se asteapta scrise. Ingrediente: 500 gr rosii 2 catei de usturoi 1 ceapa 2 ardei verzi 2 ardei rosii 1 castravete sare Optional :chimion (cumin)  Se curata toate legumele si se introduc blender. Eu am folosit un blender vertical. Se mixeaza si se adauga sare si…

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    Ice cream sandwich

    . Isn’t it great having kids around that help you cook and also get some really cool ideas from cartoons? The idea belongs to my dear daughters, who saw it on Strawberry Shortcake. Ingredients for ice cream sandwich 125 gr butter vanilla essence 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1 1/4 cup flour 2 t baking powder 1/4 t salt 2 T cocoa powder 3/4 cup almonds,crushed or powdered 1 cup almonds,for dipping the cookies Optional: use walnuts, sesame seeds, peanuts or other nuts instead of almonds ice cream How to make ice cream sandwich Mix the butter,sugar,vanilla essence and the egg until a cream is obtained. Add flour,cocoa powder and almonds.…

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    Canned Tomatoes with garlic and basil

    One of the easiest recipe for canned tomatoes,I had no idea it can be done this way until I ran across the recipe (has an English version as well). At my first try I made only a jar, but there were many more to follow. Ingredients: tomatoes (the ones full with flavor) 1 garlic clove per jar basil leaves Quarter the washed tomatoes and place in the jar. Add the sliced garlic and basil leaves. Close the jar and water bath for 15-30 minutes. Let cool in the water.

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    Nectarine jam with ginger

      Here comes a jam that I absolutely love it, even though it’s the first time I’ve made it. Full of flavor and I can imagine myself opening a jar in the middle of the winter. No recipe to follow since one of the products I used might not be available, maybe just from the german store, Dr Oetker’s gelling agent. I’ll just give you the ingredients: 1,5 kg nectarines 500 g sugar 1/2 t ginger 1 pack 2:1 Dr Oetker’s gelling agent

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    Jamie Oliver Sandwich

    This is the kind of sandwich that I’d love to see on a cafe’s menu. Perfect for summer! Ingredients for Jamie Oliver Sandwich 1 small eggplant,sliced – I didn’t peel mine 1 T olive oil – I used evoo 2 T mayonnaise 1 garlic clove,smashed 2 slices of good bread or 2 bread rolls 1 small tomato, sliced 2 T feta cheese,crumbled fresh basil leaves salt and freshly grounded pepper How to make Jamie Oliver Sandwich Brush the eggplant slices with the olive oil. Place them in an oven tray or under the broiler. Grilling them works fine as well. Cook on both sides until browned. Toast the bread or…

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    Spicy pickled Mexican carrots (Zanahorias en Escabeche)

    Spicy Pickled Mexican Carrots A great find is this recipe , from a site with great pictures,I go there often just to look at them and try to learn more about photography. Pickled carrrots are a first for me,can’t wait to open the jar.   Ingredients for Spicy Pickled Mexican Carrots 500 gr carrots 1 big white onion 3 chili peppers 4 garlic cloves 2 bay leaves 1 t black pepper 1 t oregano 2 cups (500 ml) vinegar 3 cups (750 ml) water 1/8 cup oil Directions for Zanahorias en Escabece recipe Peel and slice the carrots. Clean the onion and garlic and slice. Cut the chili peppers into pieces. In…

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    Pickled watermelon

    I don’t know if you’re familiar with pickled watermelon, I came accross this when visiting my grandparents. They’d pickle them while they’re still small and not ripe yet. So what to do with a rather pinkish watermelon was cut up? Don’t let the editing fool you,it was quite pink though still sweet. So I went ahead and pickled it! Ingredients: watermelon slices 1 T salt to 1 liter water 2 T white vinegar to 1 liter water fresh dill sprigs water Cut up the watermelon and put the pieces in the jar. Mix the water with the salt and vinegar and stir until salt disolves. Put the dill sprig  and…

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    Carrot jam with rose water and cardamon

    Ingredients carrot jam 1 kg carrots 1 kg sugar 2 cups boiling water 1/4 cup rosewater 4-5 cracked cardamon freshly squeezed juice from half lime or lemon How to prepare carrot jam Peel the carrots and chop in a food processor or grate. Place in a saucepan with 2 cups of boiling water, cardamon and the sugar. Boil for 30 minutes, stirring often. Add lime juice and rosewater and boil for another 2-3 minutes. Pour the jam in stelirized jars and water bath for 15 minutes.

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    Romanian fudge

    Romanian fudge is slightly different from what you’re used to ,but once you’ll make it it will be on your list of the recipes you make over and over again. Give it a try! Ingredients for Romanian fudge 1 cup sugar (250 gr) 125 gr margarine or butter 125 ml water 400 gr powdered milk 5 T cocoa powder nuts,raisin 1 T vinegar Directions for Romanian fudge In a saucepan add the water,sugar and vinegar. Boil until de sugar melts,set aside and add the margarine. Stir and when melted add the powdered milk and cocoa. They can be previously sifted. Add nuts and place the mixture in a tray overnight…

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    Interviu pe Bucatarulamator.ro

    De curand poate mi-ati vazut mini interviul pe Bucatarulamator.ro ,daca nu atunci il puteti citi aici …asta ca sa fiu sigura ca l-ati citit. De ce un  mini interviu? Mai ales cand puteam sa elaborez dupa pofta inimii…ce sa-i fac,asta sunt eu ,mai concisa si mai la subiect. Oare de asta stilul fix pix ma caracterizeaza?Dani,iti multumesc de introducere,ai vorbit foarte frumos despre mine,daca eram mai sensibila poate scapam vreo lacrimuta pe ascuns,da-s eu asa mai calita si plang greu de tot.Vedeti ca a zis o „binecunoscuta bucatareasa” …pai nu v-am spus eu cat de frumos a vorbit de mine? In afara de „regina fix pix” n u mi-a mai zis nimeni…

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    Watermelon salad with marinated feta

    Watermelon salad with marinated feta If already read my Spinach salad with strawberries probably you saw this comming. Loved it is all I have to say! Ingredients: 200 gr feta cheese oregano leaves grated orange peel freshly grounded black pepper extra virgin olive oil balsamic vinegar 2 watermelon slices basil Cube the feta and mix with oregano,orange peel,black pepper and olive oil.  Leave overnight in the refrigerator. Cube the watermelon and mix with the marinated feta. Add a little balsamic vinegar and basil leaves.

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    Apricot Cake

     Probably you already knew how good are apricot in cakes…well,I didn’t, but I do know. The sourness of the fruit matches the sweet from the cake. Ingredients: 4 eggs 3/4 cup sugar 2 cups flour 7 gr baking powder 1/2 pack unsalted butter at room temperature 1/3 cup milk 7-8 apricots,cleaned and halved In a bowl,mix egg with sugar and add gradually butter and milk. In another bowl,mix flour,baking powder and a pinch of salt. Add to the other mixture until just incorporated. Pour the mixture in a 22×28 cm and arrange the apricots halves. Bake in the oven for about half an hour.

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    Dulceata de zmeura – Raspberry Jam

    For English version scroll down Zmeura si mai ales dulceata de zmeura e nelipsita de la noi, n-ar strica sa ascund vreo cateva borcane caci in ritmul asta nu mai prind ele nici toamna. Reteta am gasit-o pe culinar.ro si cand e vorba de zmeura imi place sa folosesc gelfix, ii pastreaza aroma si culoarea mai bine si prefer 2:1 fiindca nu imi plac gemurile prea dulci. Ingrediente:1 kg de zmeura500 gr zahar1 pachet gelfix 2:1 Se clateste zmeura cu apa pana scapam de impuritati.Continutul plicului gelfix se amesteca impreuna cu 2 linguri de zahar ,se pune peste zmeura,se amesteca usor.Se pune la fiert pana da in clocot si se ia spuma…

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    Romanian sour soup with fish

      Romanians love their sour soups, so there was no way of not making one with fish as well. I used mackerel, but carp would have been the best choice for this. Ingredients for Romanian Sour Soup with Fish 3 pieces mackerel 1 carrot 2 celery ribs 2 green peppers 2 tomatoes 1 potato 2 T rice 1 T tomato paste 1 T oil lovage,parsley lemon juice How to prepare Clean the fish and cut into pieces. Peel the veggies and cut into cubes. Saute the onion in oil,add carrot and when soft add green pepper ,potato and celery. Add tomato paste and water. When veggies are boiled add fish,but…