Cookventures

Saleuri: crunchy, salty, cheesy breadsticks for the holidays

Thanksgiving Dinner: Samin Nosrat’s buttermilk chicken, Romanian deviled eggs (ouă umplute), sour cherry sauce (sos de vișine)

Here we have Cozonac with nuts and Cozonac with poppy seeds, served at Christmas!

Romanian appetizers

Homecooked Thanksgiving Dinner at Halstead Co-op in Austin, Texas

Thanksgiving Dinner: Romanian appetizers, soup, fish with pureed sweet potatoes and sour cherry sauce

Iahnie de fasole cu cârnaţ şi castraveţi muraţi (beans with sausage and pickles)

Friptură de pui cu pireu şi sos de roşii (chicken breast with mashed potatoes and homemade tomato sauce)

Supă de răzălei

A simple dinner: french fries, zucchini stew, șnițel de pui (chicken schnitzel), cașcaval pane (fried cheese), and salad

Tartă de caise (apricot tart with apricots from the neighbor’s tree)

Spanac cu ochi (Creamed spinach with eggs)

Vişinată, a Romanian alcoholic beverage made at home with vișine (sour cherries), alcohol, and sugar

Clătite cu urdă și mărar (Crepes with urdă, a type of Balkan whey cheese, and dill)

Pâine cu unt şi gem de caise şi prune (Bread with butter and apricot and plum jam)

Coffee with milk fresh from the cow

Romanian appetizers: bell peppers stuffed with cheese