Spinach Frittata is my go-to recipe when I want something fulfilling to eat, healthy, and ready in a couple of minutes. It’s a good recipe for breakfast and also for brunch. And lately, it’s been a favorite food for…
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The Roasted Eggplant Salad is one of the best appetizers in Balkan cuisine and a beloved Romanian recipe, prepared in every household, especially as a summer and fall dish. I remember walking the streets of Bucharest on a late…
I discovered the Date Shake on one of my trips to Palm Springs, and since then, I’ve been captivated by its exotic, earthy, and caramelly flavor. So this year, after returning from Palm Springs, I decided it was time…
Easy Romanian Fruit Cake (Pandispan cu fructe)
This Fruit Cake was always present on the menu during summer in our house in Bucharest. My mother and grandmother used to make this fluffy and easy cake, and I think it was a must-do recipe for every family…
In a time of social distancing and almost no traveling, making plans for a future vacation is the next best way to ease your wanderlust. But what will you choose as your first destination when things go back to…
Caipirinha is Brazil’s National Cocktail and one of the classic and well-known cocktails in the world. It’s the refreshing cocktail you can savor in Rio de Janeiro while sitting on one of the most famous beaches in the world, Copacabana…
Cannoli – the tube-shaped pastry dish, filled with sweet ricotta cream, is a staple of Sicilian cuisine, largely known all over the world. “Cannoli” means “little tube” (is grammatically plural in Italian), referring to the pastry’s shape – a…
The food in Hawaii is a melting pot of cultures with influences from all over the world: Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Thai, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, American, and Mexican. First, there was native Hawaiian cuisine, but over the years, the waves…
Rio de Janeiro’s reputation for beach and samba culture may be worldwide, yet Brazilian food shouldn’t be overlooked because this country has some real gastronomical gems. If you have already read my first article about traditional dishes you should…
A long time ago, just across the Great Highway, where the land is over, and the ocean begins, there was Playland at the Beach, San Francisco’s old amusement park. On the weekend, it could draw more than 50,000 people,…