Childhood cake. Slightly sweet according to our current preferences, but disastrously good. ๐ This time I respected the quantities of the ingredients, but next time I would reduce the amount of sugar in the icing to 100g instead of 150g; and I think that in the dough it could be halved as well. And if
It was actually Bourbon Coffee, but on looking closer, I came to the conclusion that the basis is the classic Irish Coffee recipe. ๐ For 6 servings you need 6 cups of hot coffee, 6 tablespoons of caster sugar and 6 tablespoons of bourbon. Pour the coffee into each cup, add the sugar and alcohol
Well, with this article we enter season 3 of our reading and cooking club, which, surprisingly, has generated some disastrously tasty attempts in the past years. I don’t know about you, but I relaxed looking for recipes through books, websites and Youtube. And let’s not start talking about the extra kilograms. :))))) As you have
As you can remember, this year we are cooking from #321sourcesofinspiration, the last one for this year being Nigella Lawson. Which Nigella just got a new TV show based on a new book called “Cook.Eat.Repeat.” I watched two episodes and had a lot of fun to see what disasters is cooking, omgosh. ๐ As for
A good cocktail with amaretto and lemon juice. Yes, of course is a bit sour, like any authentic disaster. :))))) The recipe for a cocktail is as follows: 3 parts amaretto liqueur, 2 parts lemon juice mixed and poured into a glass, with or without ice. I preferred without. Garnish with a glazed cherry and
Well, the trick of this main course – garnish are the spices. Usually I made couscous mixed with a little salt or vegeta. This time, however, I used, as written in the recipe, a mixture of spices, which raised the couscous to another level. ๐ To prepare the recipe, boil a large cup of water.
Well, this is a pretty modified recipe. Because Nigella’s original was with grated Parmesan cheese on top and a sauce with eggs and cream. Sorry, we don’t serve that this year. ๐ If you want this version, look for “Ed’s Victorious Turkey Hash”, as the original recipe is called. My variant: a piece of turkey
Nigella’s red salad, used as an entree, I think is one of the fastest inventions. From three ingredients, YEIII! Specifically, a can of red beans, rinsed well and drained is placed in a bowl. Separately cut a red onion, julienne or cubes, as you prefer, and mix with a little vinegar (I used balsamic vinegar)
Nigella fruit salad with just three ingredients. ๐ Plus antioxidants and lots of vitamins. ๐ Guess why I chose the recipe? Because it had mangoes in it!!! I just ate the mango until I made the fruit salad, like a real disaster, lol. So I adapted. Which I recommend to you every time. Don’t cling
Cappuccino with whipped cream, Kapuziner, cafรฉ Viennois or Viennese cappuccino, probably appeared in the Austro-Italian parts in the 18th century. And one of the Habsburg legacies. ๐ Cappuccino is a drink made up of three parts: a shot of espresso, a shot of hot milk and a part of milk foam. A total of 150-180
Well, the last book and the last episode of this year of #cookingbookclub will also be a site/ Instagram. ๐ If we jumped from paper to online, let’s do this to the end. :)))) Greaaat, and whose site is it? To Nigella Lawson. ๐ From the #321sourcesof inspiration, I chose Nigella, because she has thousands
At the last editorial meeting of the kitchen disasters between me and my other personalities, one as stormy as those of Caragiale, lol, I came to the conclusion that this Halloween / Local Harvest Day we will promote a recipe stolen from friends . :)) One with a lot of honey to erase the sour-bitter
Maybe you’re wondering what Chef is up to these days? He’s dealing with cakes. :))))) This recipe came in handy, because otherwise I would have had to stress you with a coffee with amaretto or maybe a fruit tartโฆ But don’t worry, we’ll see in the next episodeโฆ ? So today we have a clean
Or how I destroyed the rice. With a pinterest-inspired vegan recipe – yeeess, I saved several on a Greek sunny day outside. :))) Well, I might be a disaster, but I can’t stand the dishes where the rice is boiled until the grain is gone. Like the traditional pilaf – is a big no-no. ?
If we had the version with tortillas, I found another recipe, inspired by Pinterest. Although you probably think that we fill tortillas with zucchini or squash, well, you were wrong. :)) In fact the slices of zucchini will be filled with chicken, in the version with meat. But you can be creative and have a
Plum tart, low sugar version. I used a round tray, suitable for exactly 4 servings. It is a tart with less dough and a lot of fruits, yummmy. ? The dough is also half the normal amount: I made two sheets of 125g flour with 63g butter and 3 tablespoons of cold water, a pinch
Quince tart, has the smell of autumn and the taste of ginger. :))) It is also a variant with very little sugar, 1-2 tablespoons for 1 kg of fruit. The dough is also half the normal amount: I made two sheets of 125g flour with 63g butter and 3 tablespoons of cold water, a pinch
In the original recipe, a ton of chopped leeks (11 cups) is sautรฉed in 6 tablespoons of butter, then you add a tablespoon of flour and cook for another 2 minutes, put about 1 kg of potatoes cut into large pieces and cover with 5 cups of chicken soup; season with salt, pepper and bay
As you remember this year we cook from #321sourcesofinspiration, the number five source being Gennaro Contaldo’s recipes. I really like Gennaro because everything is very simple with him. ? The truth is that food must be edible, nutritious, full of nutrients, not just an Instagram picture. People cooked food because they needed energy and because
Literally. LOL. Airway obstruction is quite common and most often the cause is food. For example, nuts or carrots that go wrong, fish bones, etc. ๐ Or bubble water. Or, especially for small children, magnets, balls or small toys. I managed to get some peas stuck in my throat when I was an adult, and
I don’t know if you made ‘papaleaศcฤ’ aka mud as a child, it’s extremely simple: some sand, some water, mix and you’re done, you can eat! ๐ ๐ A similar principle applies to this simple cake, except that instead of sand you mix what you find in the fridge. ๐ More precisely, leftover fruits and
Well, I know you’re wondering to whom will belong the Youtube channel I’m proposing to you this month at #cookingbookclub. Did Claudia start vlogging? Come on people, how disastrous I am, do you want to have nightmares next month? ๐ From the #321sourcesofinspiration, from which we have already tried 3 sites offered by store chains
Well, I would have liked to tell you that I only met Salmonella and her friends through textbooks, but, surprise!!, I also saw the effects of it irl. In real life. And, dear girls and boys, it doesn’t look, it doesn’t smell, it doesn’t taste (ok, maybe in some cases, of super spoiled food, but
In its native language, Biskuit-Pfirsich-Schnitten, it is a refreshing, diet cake (ok, semi, you will immediately see why: P) and slightly alcoholic. :))))) Perfect for coffee. And good for breakfast (because it’s 5 o’clock somewhere in the world anyway :D). Well, to better understand, this cake has no added sugar, but it is disastrously sweet.
As you may remember, this year we are cooking from #321sourcesofinspiration, the fourth being Kaufland’s Recipes site. Tomatoes stuffed with couscous Well, you’ll have a lot of fun reading how I started making this recipe, only to find out that I don’t have the main ingredientโฆ :))))) As the recipe says, it doesn’t take much,
The truth is that if you are unlucky enough to cook for someone who is not known to be allergic but has an anaphylactic reaction and does not have an epi-pen, the only thing you can do is call an ambulance. That’s why, no matter how messy your kitchen is, it’s important to learn how
If you want to impress your gang, today we have not one, but three (!!!) fancy coffee recipes. Which you can do at home without too much logistics. ๐ Black coffee Simple, black coffee with no sugar, no milk or other additives. ๐ It is the easiest way to make coffee. Basically you need a
The proposal for our #cookingbookclub this month, in the #321sourcesofinspiration category, also comes from a corporate recipe site. Well, didn’t I tell you earlier this year that we’;; have 3 sites? ๐ The fourth proposal is the Kaufland recipe site. Over 1800 different recipes, including gluten-free, lactose-free, vegetarian or vegan-free. Like last time, try new
For reasons beyond my control, disaster as I am, I have a bad habit of getting into various objects in the kitchen. The most memorable are hitting my head on the cupboard’s doors or on the window (the subconscious hurts even now :D). It is important not to dislodge the furniture or personal limbs at
From the special series #cakesandcoffee today we have a very special recipe, a combined dessert, ice cream and coffee. ๐ Affogato is an Italian dessert, based on coffee, respectively a cup of vanilla ice cream “drowns” in a shot of hot espresso. Newer recipes combine the two ingredients with liqueur, but I think the basic
To the disasters of the wide world, if you manage to cook and eat something like that, you have all my admiration. ๐ As the theme of the month was the recipes from communism, today we have another one, also from Oana’s mother’s notebooks. Well maybe from the internet you have the impression that in
Well, but what are “cฤcฤuele”? ๐ They are small cakes with jam, cocoa and nuts, similar to muffins and cut with a glass, in the shape of a crescent. Hence the name in Romanian – the synonym for crescent is “semilunฤ”. The recipe comes from Oana’s mother’s notebook. ๐ You need 3 eggs, 1 cup
As you remember, this year we are cooking from #321sourcesofinspiration, the proposal of the month being to search the archives for communist books, that maybe a recipe catches our eye. From a 1962 salad book I found a recipe romantically titled “Vitamin Potato Salad.” At first I thought that as a dressing you pour some
This month we have a series of disastrously simple but super fancy recipes to impress your friends. ๐ Bruschetta is an Italian appetizer with different toppings, from tomatoes with basil to vegetables, sausages or cheese. Today we have the classic version, with four ingredients and 15 minutes of preparation. ๐ But the end result, maaamaaaamiiiiiiaaaa,
Take care of your fingers when cutting, this is one of the first lessons in the kitchen. I was careful, but I still couldn’t get away without cutting my nails or fingers. :))))) And I still don’t know how to cut vegetables perfectly julienneโฆ but I’ll grow up somedayโฆ ๐ The things you can cut
When we were kids, my mother learned this pizza recipe, I think, from a neighbor. A recipe she keeps on making even now, when we don’t feel like making the classic pizza dough. It’s disastrously good. ๐ So good, that I preferred it on NYE, instead of stuffed eggs. Yup, familydisaster and not (too much)
Well, I am pretty sure you’ll like the next cake very, very much !!! ๐ It is fluffy and it melts in your mouth, it is sweet and it is perfect for a cup of black coffee. ๐ Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 250g soft butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup brown
Well, if you haven’t learned anything new in lockdown, then you haven’t isolated yourself properly. ๐ In my case, I learned that broccoli cream soup does not bite, which is the achievement of the year. :))) In a pot put a carrot, some leeks, about 6 cloves of garlic, a parsnip, a medium potato, a
A 450g celery cleaned, washed and julienned (first cut thin slices, then put them on top of each other and cut sticks). Sprinkle with lemon juice so it doesn’t oxidize and put it in a bowl. Add 100g of walnut kernels. Mix a quarter cup (60g) of mayonnaise with 2 tablespoons of mustard and a
It is said that the egg salad was eaten at the English tables in the 17th-18th centuries, after which mayonnaise was invented, after which egg salad sandwiches appeared. In our country, almost everyone has eaten something like this at least once in their life, only it must have potatoes. And olives. And sour cucumbers. LOL.
Well, this month #cookingbookclub is a surprise, even for me. ๐ In theory it was supposed to be a book from which to read and cook together, that maybe we got tired of so many sitesโฆ In practice, it was difficult to choose, because I wanted to increase the accessibility of the fan club. ๐
That time when you burn the veggie balls and it’s so good, that you lick your fingers! ๐ With the sea and the beach in mind, I destroyed a Greek recipe for you. It wasn’t too complicated, I replaced the feta with Romanian white cheese called telemea – because it’s still white cheese ๐ –
Ingredients: boiled egg, tuna, boiled potatoes, olives, red onion, tomatoes, lettuce, boiled green beans. Basically, a kind of potato salad learned in high school, with tuna, lettuce and green beans, plus a super fancy name and hard to pronounce. :)) French-inspired, it is a filling salad that looks good and eats even better. ๐ The
Starting today we have another special series, #firstaidinthekitchen, because once you enter the kitchen there are maximum chances to burn/cut /hit /slip etc., that is why you have to be prepared both to prevent accidents and especially to give quick first aid when the situation calls for it. In my list of personal disasters, burns
Well, today I thought we’d celebrate with chicken brine. ๐ I don’t know about you, but I drool when I hear the word brine. ๐ There are different recipes on the internet, but this one is extremely simple, with 4 ingredients, chicken (boneless thighs), bell peppers (red and green), hot peppers and tomatoes. And a
We are starting a special series with cakes, homemade sweets and coffees (or teas, according to your preferences), for when you want to take a break, but you are tired of the classic crunchy stuff from the bag. ๐ Today we have a recipe for a poppy cake, in its original version ‘poppy seed bread’
The chicken: whole chicken legs, Romanian and not American (to fit in the pan), seasoned with a mix of spices (salt, pepper, cumin, rosemary, etc.), some unpeeled garlic cloves, smoked bacon (homemade preferably, if you don’t have, just buy from the store). Olive oil, a little water. Arranged nicely in the oven tray. Vegetables: zucchini,
Unlike you #poorpeople, I semi-isolated myself at home with Chef on call. ๐ Something that came bundled with conversations like: I’m hungry, what do we make to eat? A sandwich? No. We could make a pizza, but it takes a while. No. Well, then… Take some meat out of the freezer, we make fajitas!!! That
Today we have a recipe from friends. That like to burn the caramel. ๐ ๐ ๐ Well, in a saucepan (which can be used in the oven) make some caramel sauce – put sugar on the fire, burn lightly, quench with a little water and butter. When it has the consistency of a sauce, remove
Well, only those who did not have to improvise something to eat in a short time do not recognize the benefits of recipes that are made in a maximum of 30 minutes, as written in the recipe taken from the site of Mega Image. Basically, if you have the soup base and the pasta ready
As you remember this year we cook from # 321sourceofinspiration, the second being Mega Image’s Recipes. These people’ recipes are kind of broken. To my surprise. For instance, the picture, the list of ingredients and the description are 3 different things. Or the recipes are put in some dubious categories. So if you haven’t come
Have you been to Venice without us? ๐ Noooo, my mother searched intensely through her collection of recipes and discovered a vegan recipe. ๐ By the way, many years ago, I tortured some volunteers with vegetables a la ศteazaโฆ as you can see the creativity revolves around the family, lol. :)) Well, this is a
Les Halles was a famous French bistro in New York. Opened in 1990, it went bankrupt in the summer of 2017, but we are left with some of the recipes thanks to the books of Anthony Bourdain, who worked there for a while. Well, this is an attempt to get our PhD in fancy recipes.
Every housewife knows how to make (at least) one stew and every disaster in the kitchen knows (at least) one way to quickly burn what you have in the fridge. ๐ From the “15-30 minutes” category, today we have a dish with a super pretentious name. The haters will tell you that a real stew
Well, this competitive break is good for something. ๐ For example, I found out that the bread in the egg, which you know as ‘frigฤnele’, is actually French toast. If I stretch the egg with water, others use milk; plus the topping can be honey, or sugar, or sweet and spicy syrups. Like some kind
Well, I had saved this episode for a cake, given that it’s Happy Birthday season. ๐ We will have that episode in summer-autumnโฆ As a result, ironically and with a day or two later, a Chinese recipe. With chicken, vegetables and rice. Take a chicken breast, wash it, cut it, season with salt and pepper
When your hunger (and creativity) gnaws at you at sunset, the result is (still) an experiment #disasterinthekitchen. ๐ Normally, if someone had invited me to a cheese sauce, I think I would have been shocked for half the day and politely refused. But because I made it, it was very good, thank you very much.
Since the time when one of my many personalities was in Morocco. ๐ Couscous, hot water to cover it and vegeta (or salt and pepper). For 15 minutes or until all the water has evaporated. Dried apricots, dried dates and raisins, if you like. Cut into small pieces. Canned boiled chickpeas, drained of juice and
Well, spring comes tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and with it a new proposal for our #cookingbookclub of this month. I hope you haven’t forgotten that this year we have the #321sourcesofinspiration for our disastrous cooking. 3 Romanian sites, 2 surprise books and 1 piece of Youtube channel. The second proposal is the Mega
If I hadn’t been hit in the head by spring asthenia, I would have given you the recipe for Cosmopolitan. ๐ That’s how you’ll have to settle for a high-calorie recipe that contains carbs, protein and fat, plus gluten and sugar. Yes, mother of all disasters in the kitchen, the American version of the classic