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Olive soft pretzels (video recipe)
Pretzels. Pretzels again :). A different recipe, packed with Mediterranean flavors, with olive oil and olives. After the first bite I realized that I should have sprinkled the pretzels with some dried oregano because it goes excellent with olives. No problem, I’ll keep that in mind for the next time.To prepare these delicious olive soft pretzels I used black olives but you can also use green olives. I actually prefer green olives. You should use stoned olives, rings or diced.As regarding the dough, it’s a regular dough, very easy to prepare. I use the same recipe to prepare pizza dough, focaccia or dinner rolls. It’s a multipurpose dough :). Oh, I forgot:…
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Homemade éclairs recipe
Éclairs. My favorite dessert. I could never say no to these delicious crisp pastries filled with custard and topped with chocolate. Oh, my goodness, what a delight! And you know what? These little sweet pastries are also incredible easy to prepare with a handful of ingredients. For the best results you have though to follow a few rules. The batter, the so called “Pâte à choux”, is made of flour, water (or half water and half milk), butter and eggs. Although it contains no raising agent, this “Pâte à choux” has the ability to rise almost three times its original size, creating a hard outer shell and an almost hollow…
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Potato and green bean salad with mayonnaise
A few days ago, when I was writing the green bean salad with mayonnaise recipe, I remembered how delicious and flavorful it was. And I said to myself that I have to cook this salad again. Although I really love green bean salad with mayonnaise I decided to add a few extra ingredients: potatoes and dill pickles. I upgraded my salad 🙂This potato and green bean salad with mayonnaise was a real hit despite the fact that I overcooked the potatoes. You know that I always tell you: “be careful to not overcook the potatoes because you’ll get a mushy salad”. Well, I found out that’s not such a bad thing…
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Green bean salad with mayonnaise
Absolutely delicious, quick and easy to make, this green bean salad with mayonnaise is a great appetizer. It’s very tasty and flavorful and you can prepare a large amount in less than half an hour. To prepare this delicious salad you can use green or yellow beans, fresh or frozen. I prefer to use frozen beans because is already chopped :). Frozen beans has also the advantage that I can find it in the supermarket all year long. As regarding the mayo, you all know that homemade mayo is the best, right? But the store-bought mayo goes well also especially when you’re in a hurry. If you’re on diet, you…
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The Carpathians cake recipe (video recipe)
“The Carpathians” cake is a wonderful layered cake which makes the perfect choice for Christmas or for New Years Eve. It’s name comes from the resemblance to a mountain peak. The Carpathians are the largest Romanian mountain chain so, here’s the name: The Carpathians. This absolutely delicious layered cake is made from very thin cake sheets and caramel cream and topped with melted chocolate. You may also sprinkle some crushed nuts or coconut flakes. The Carpathians cake is a pretty simple cake but you have to work a little to roll out the sheets. If these are your first cake sheets, it may seem quite difficult to roll them but…
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Easy mushroom and ground beef skillet
When you crave for stuffed mushrooms but you run out of time, what can you do? Toss all the ingredients into a skillet and definitely you’ll get something absolutely delicious 🙂 To prepare this mushroom and ground beef skillet I used fresh button mushrooms because these are the most popular mushrooms in Romania. You can use your favorite mushrooms, fresh or frozen. Frozen mushrooms have the advantage of being already chopped and you can save some extra time because chopping the mushrooms is the most “difficult” part of this recipe. I also added canned tomatoes and tomato paste for a little bit sourish taste. It’s not necessary to add water…
