Tort Raffaello / Raffaello cake

Ingrediente / ingredients:

- un blat de tort - A  cake
- 500 g mascarpone - 500g mascarpone
- 400 ml frisca - 400 ml cream
- 6-8 linguri nuca de cocos - 6-8 tablespoons coconut
- 400 g ciocolata alba - 400 g white chocolate
- o foaie de napolitana  - A sheet of wafer
- cateva migdale - A few almonds
- o esenta de migdale - An almond extract
- 3 linguri de zahar - 3 tablespoons sugar

Batem frisca si o amestecam cu mascarpone. Daca frisca este neindulcita, adaugam 2-3 linguri de zahar in frisca,

Beat the cream and mix with mascarpone . If the cream is unsweetened , add 2-3 tablespoons sugar cream,

Topim ciocolata la bain marie si o adaugam in crema.

Melt the chocolate in a bain marie and add in the cream.

Adaugam migdalele tocate grosier, foaia de napolitana maruntita si  nuca de cocos,  dar pastram 2 linguri pentru ornat.

Add chopped almonds wafer sheet and shredded coconut , but keep 2 tablespoons for garnish.

Facem un sirop din zahar, apa si 3-4 picaturi de esenta de migdale. Insiropam blatul de tort si adaugam crema.

Make a syrup from sugar, water and 3-4 drops of almond extract. Moist cake dough and add the cream.

Imbracam tortul in crema, pe deasupra adaugam nuca de cocos si putem adauga si cateva bomboane Raffaello. Il lasam la rece minim 6 ore.

Dress the Cake  in cream, add coconut over and we can add some  Raffaello candy. Leave it to cool at least 6 hours.

Bon appetit!

Frittata cu bacon si masline / Frittata with bacon and olives

Ingrediente / ingredients:

- 4 oua - 4 eggs
- 2 linguri smantana - 2 tablespoons sour cream
- bacon - bacon
- masline - olive
- cascaval - cheese


Punem ingredientele intr-un castron cu sare si piper.

Put ingredients in a bowl with salt and pepper.

Amestecam totul bine si turnam intr-o tava care intra la cuptor.

Mix everything well and pour into a pan that come in the oven.

Dupa 2 minute, scoatem frittata de la cuptor si adaugam restul ingredientelor deasupra. Daca le-am fi pus de la inceput, s-ar fi lasat toate pe fundul tavii.


After 2 minutes, remove the frittata from the oven and add the remaining ingredients on top. If we would have made from the beginning, would  left all the bottom tray.

Punem cascavalul ras deasupra si mai lasam la cuptor pana se topeste.

Put grated cheese on top and let the oven until melted.

Bon appetit!

Cotlet de porc in sos de vin si smantana / Pork chop in wine sauce and cream

Ingrediente / ingredients:

- cotlet de porc - pork chop
- 200 ml vin alb - 200ml white wine
- 200 ml smantana pentru gatit - 200 ml cream for cooking
- 300 g ciuperci champignon - 300 g mushrooms
- 4 linguri parmezan ras - 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- o capatana de usturoi - A garlic
- sare si piper dupa gust - Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 lingurite de unt - 2 tablespoons butter

Intr-o tigaie punem untul si inabusim cotletele de porc .

In a pan put butter and braise pork chops.

Mutam carnea intr-o tava iar in sosul ramas punem usturoiul, sare si piper dupa gust si vinul. Lasam sa fiarba 2-3 minute.

Move the meat in a pan and put garlic in remaining sauce, salt, pepper and wine. Let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Turnam sosul format peste carne si punem la cuptor pentru 25-30 minute la foc mic.

Pour sauce over meat  and put in the oven for 25-30 minutes on low heat.

Separat sotam ciupercile intr-o lingurita de unt.

Separately braised mushrooms in a teaspoon of butter.

Turnam smantana si parmezanul si lasam sa fiarba sosul 3-4 minute.

Pour over mushroom cream and parmesan  and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.

Carnea este gata cand scade tot sosul din tava.

The meat is ready when is no longer sauce in the pan.

Se serveste fierbinte cu garnitura preferata, eu am facut cartofi aurii si am trunam sosul de smantana peste carne.

Serve hot with your favorite side dish, I made and  golden potatoes and pour cream sauce over the meat.

Bon appetite! 

Ciuperci la tigaie / Fried mushrooms

Ingrediente / ingredients:

- 1 kg ciuperci brune - 1 kg brown mushrooms
- o lingurita de unt - A teaspoon of butter
- 4-5 catei de usturoi - 4-5 cloves garlic
- o legatura de ceapa verde - A bunch of spring onions
- sare si piper dupa gust - Salt and pepper to taste
- cimbru - thyme
- patrunjel - parsley

Feliem ciupercile si le calim in unt.

Slice the mushrooms and fry them in butter.

Adaugam usturoiul si ceapa.

Add garlic and onion.

La final adaugam sare si piper dupa gust si garnisim cu patrunjel proaspat.

Finally add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with fresh parsley.

Pofta mare!

Bon appetite!

Pui cu ciuperci si ardei copti / Chicken with mushrooms and roasted peppers

Ingrediente / ingredients:

- un piept de pui - Chicken breast
- 250 ciuperci brune  - 250 brown mushrooms
- 200 g ardei copti - 200 g roasted peppers
- 200 ml smantana pentru gatit - 200 ml cream for cooking
- o lingurita de cimbru - A teaspoon thyme
- 3 catei de usturoi - 3 cloves garlic
- sare si piper dupa gust - Salt and pepper to taste
- patrunjel proaspat - Parsley

Inabusim pieptul de pui in 2-3 linguri de ulei de masline.

Braised chicken in 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Adaugam ciupercile feliate.

Add sliced mushrooms.

Adaugam cimbru, sare, piper si usturoiul strivit.

Add thyme, salt, pepper and crushed garlic.

Adaugam ardeii copti si lasam la foc mic cca 5 minute.

Add roasted pepper and let simmer about 5 minutes.

Adaugam smantana si mai lasam 3-4 minute pe foc.

Add cream and leave for 3-4 minutes on the fire.

Se serveste fierbinte garnisit cu patrunjel proaspat.

Serve hot garnished with fresh parsley.

Pofta buna!

Bon appetit!

Strudel cu mere / Apple strudel

Ingrediente / ingredients:

- 1 kg de mere - 1 kg of apples
- un pachet de foi de placinta subtiri - A package of thin sheets of pie
- o lingurita de scortisoara - One teaspoon of cinnamon
- zahar dupa gust - Sugar to taste
- jumatate pachet de unt topit - Half pack of butter

Merele le dam pe razatoare , adaugam zaharul si scortisoasa. Punem la foc mic pana se rumenesc merele.

We grated the Apples  add sugar and cinnamon. Put on low heat until the apples is browned.

Topim untul si ungem fiecare foaie in parte.
La un strudel intra 2 foi .
Punem merele in partea de jos si indoim foile ca in imagine. Rulam strudelul.

We Melt the butter and Brush each sheet separately.
We use 2 sheets at a strudel.
Put apples in the bottom of the sheet and folded sheets like in the picture. We run strudel.

Punem rulourile intr-o tava tapetata cu hartie de copt, le ungem cu unt topit si le bagam la cuptor pana se rumenesc frumos.

We put the strudels on a tray lined with baking paper, Brush them with melted butter and stuffing them in the oven until nicely browned.

Le servim calde sau reci cu zahar pudra.

Pofta buna!

We serve hot or cold with powdered sugar.

Bon Appetite!