I have been craving for Mexican carnitas for quite some time. When I used to live in San Francisco, I would eat at this Mexican restaurant once a week. Their carnitas was amazing! What I liked about this carnitas recipe is that I did 2 different meals: tacos and a pulled pork sandwich for next…… Continue reading Crispy slow cooked pork carnitas
Month: December 2020
Thai chicken coconut curry
This curry was interesting, but it missed something. Not sure what though.. I guess this means that I will need to try it again, and experiment a bit more until I get it to my taste. It wasn’t complicated to do. Original recipe can be found here. Ingredients 2 tbsp olive oil1 large onion, dived…… Continue reading Thai chicken coconut curry
Banana muffins
These muffins are a must try! They are easy to do and the result is amazing! Myself and hubby prefer these over the banana bread!The original recipe is here Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt3 large bananas, mashed3/4 cup sugar1 egg1/3 cup butter, melted Instructions Preheat oven…… Continue reading Banana muffins
Oven baked chicken drumsticks and fries
This is one recipe I was not a big fun of. The texture of the chicken was very good, but the taste… not sure what exactly I didn’t like about it. Hubby was not a big fun either. Surprisingly it has very good reviews on the website from where I got the recipe (here). They…… Continue reading Oven baked chicken drumsticks and fries
Dutch Apple Pie
I had plenty of apples from the weekly veggie basket and they were starting to turn a bit bad. It was about time to find recipe where I could put to use as many as I could. The result: an apple pie. I found this recipe and I followed it step by step. I would…… Continue reading Dutch Apple Pie
Sesame Ginger Bok Choi
This is by far the best bok choi recipe I ever had! My hubby is not really a fan of bok choi, but he loved this one. And so did I! I followed the original recipe almost by the book, with the exception of being too lazy to grate fresh ginger or garlic, so I…… Continue reading Sesame Ginger Bok Choi
Sweet bread (croissants)
I should start saying that this recipe is not really a croissants recipe in the true sense of the famous buttery layers French croissant. I would call them more sweet breads “croissants” or “cornuri” in Romanian.I originally started from this recipe, but it didn’t really work, so I ended up adjusting it based on my…… Continue reading Sweet bread (croissants)
Zucchini pasta
This is one of the dishes that we eat on a regular basis. It’s super easy to do and all you need is 4 main ingredients. I don’t remember where I saw this recipe long time ago… The measurements are not 100% accurate, it’s an experiment that each of you will have to make it…… Continue reading Zucchini pasta
French baguette
I haven’t done a baguette in quite some time, so it was about time to try it again. For this recipe you will need a bread machine, since I cheated and prepared the dough with the bread machine. It’s easier and it ensure 100% success rate. The trick is to add the ingredients in the…… Continue reading French baguette
Slow cooker pork ribs and mashed potatoes
I’ve been craving for some ribs for a while. Not to mention I have a slow cooker that I don’t use much… So it was about to time to give it a try and the result was delicious! I tried to use the slow cooker before and everything tasted the same. The difference is this…… Continue reading Slow cooker pork ribs and mashed potatoes
My journey in the kitchen 