I was in a mood for something I used to eat at least once a week when I was in Romania. It’s called “cascaval pane” or “fried cheese”. I think the closest cheese to what you get in Romania is the Swiss cheese. I had only some light cheddar cheese pieces, so I tried with…… Continue reading Cascaval pane
Category: Side dish
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
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
Homemade Coleslaw
This is the best homemade coleslaw I have tried. For some reason when I go to restaurants and they serve coleslaw, it never feels fresh or it doesn’t taste like anything… I decided to try this recipe as a side for hot dogs. Ingredients 1 cup mayonnaise1/4 cup apple cider vinegar2 tsp granulated sugar2 tsp…… Continue reading Homemade Coleslaw
Chicken and sweet-and-sour red Napa cabbage
This is the best marinated chicken ever! And it was me who came up with the recipe! I now keep some pen and paper when I cook, so when I experiment like this I write down the ingredients and measures until I come up with something to my taste. There is a secret ingredient in…… Continue reading Chicken and sweet-and-sour red Napa cabbage
Rice pilaf
The recipe is something I came up with myself, while actually trying to do a risotto. In the end it turned out to be more of a rice pilaf. I guess a failed experiment turned out to be something yummy and now my hubby’s favorite way of eating rice. Ingredients 8oz Arborio rice5 tbsp vegetable…… Continue reading Rice pilaf
My journey in the kitchen 