Mălai dulce is a Romanian dish. I read recently a book about corn and its long history within Romania. So, I’ve decided to make this dessert. Its name suggest this is a recipe made by the peasants. Mălai means corn meal, so it’s rather incorrect to call a recipe: sweet corn meal. Sweet polenta or
Varenyky is a traditional Ukrainian dish. It can be made either sweet or savoury. I made a sweet version, but it has a caveat. It’s not exactly too sweet because sugar is not used to sweeten it. I used strawberries in syrup for the filling, as I couldn’t find cherries which are more traditional on
In Eastern Europe doughnuts are usually deep fried. I shared some recipes before for baked ones, but these vegan doughnuts are made as closely as possible to the ones I knew as a child. These are very good, well worth trying. The unusual thing about these doughnuts is that the dough is wet. It makes
This time of year a lot of pumpkin-based recipes are appearing, so I am going to share one, for Pumpkin Baklava, which is an interesting merge of a pumpkin strudel with a syrupy baklava. The recipe is naturally vegan. It looks lovely and it is interesting. It is very similar to a standard baklava, but
I thought of making Marzipan Eggs, as a delicious vegan alternative to chocolate eggs. This is not a veganised recipe, but one that is naturally vegan. Marzipan is made from only two ingredients: almonds and sugar. I covered them in dark chocolate, which should be vegan, unless it’s a cheap version which has milk solids
Hot Chocolate Custard Slice must be perfect for this time of year. I am sharing today a vegan version. The slice is decorated with chocolate syrup, whipped cream, and fluffy marshmallows. It is not difficult to make, but it does take a bit of time to let it set. Also, there is some waiting time
In Romanian cuisine, savarin (called savarine) is one of best known desserts. My husband was, again, hands-on in the kitchen as he loves the savarins. I did a bit of research for the last recipe I made for savarins, when I first shared the recipe on my blog 4 years ago. The French recipe asks
