Cookventures

Diana, 30, born in Romania and living in ATX This blog features food prepared by my family and me. Everything is cooked at home and all of the photographs are taken by me! tags: my cooking romanian food meals desserts drinks & smoothies snacks healthy food vegetarian pescatarian vegan

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Saleuri: crunchy, salty, cheesy breadsticks for the holidays

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Thanksgiving Dinner: Samin Nosrat’s buttermilk chicken, Romanian deviled eggs (ouă umplute), sour cherry sauce (sos de vișine)

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Cozonac: a sweet leavened bread traditional to Romania and Bulgaria

Here we have Cozonac with nuts and Cozonac with poppy seeds, served at Christmas!

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Romanian appetizers

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Homecooked Thanksgiving Dinner at Halstead Co-op in Austin, Texas

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Thanksgiving Dinner: Romanian appetizers, soup, fish with pureed sweet potatoes and sour cherry sauce

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Iahnie de fasole cu cârnaţ şi castraveţi muraţi (beans with sausage and pickles)

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Friptură de pui cu pireu şi sos de roşii (chicken breast with mashed potatoes and homemade tomato sauce)

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Supă de răzălei

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A simple dinner: french fries, zucchini stew, șnițel de pui (chicken schnitzel), cașcaval pane (fried cheese), and salad

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Tartă de caise (apricot tart with apricots from the neighbor’s tree)

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Spanac cu ochi (Creamed spinach with eggs)

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Vişinată, a Romanian alcoholic beverage made at home with vișine (sour cherries), alcohol, and sugar

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Clătite cu urdă și mărar (Crepes with urdă, a type of Balkan whey cheese, and dill)

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Pâine cu unt şi gem de caise şi prune (Bread with butter and apricot and plum jam)

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Coffee with milk fresh from the cow

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Romanian appetizers: bell peppers stuffed with cheese