A
apples 12
and blueberry swirl pie 152
caramelised apple cake 157
gammon stuffed apples 96
rosehip and crab apple marmalade 196
apricots 170
aubergines
caviar with red onion and fennel seeds 19
chargrilled vegetable dip 20, 213
vegetable broth with pickled peppers 85
B
beef
minced meat and mushroom slice 61
Romanian soured cream meat sausage 91
stuffed courgette ciorbă with soured cream 77
beetroot
and horseradish salad 40
vegetable broth with pickled peppers 85
blueberries 152
butter bean borş with sausage and red onion salsa 73
meatball borş with lovage 80
bouillabaisse 126
Brandy Chantilly cream 211
brânză see cheese
breaded meatballs 106
caraway bread sticks and knots 47, 62
Hungarian chimney cakes 58
potato bread in cabbage leaves 50
Romanian cornbread 54
Romanian soured cream meat sausage 91
walnut and rum celebration bread 147
yoghurt and cheese flatbreads 49
breakfast 16
broths 12
butter bean borş with smoked farmhouse sausage 73
caraway sauerkraut ciorbă with potatoes 83
Ciorbă 69
fish broth with rice and soured cream 79
lettuce broth 74
meatball borş with lovage 80
stuffed courgette ciorbă with soured cream 77
tarragon pork rib broth with smoked pancetta 84
vegetable broth with pickled peppers 85
butter beans
borş with sausage and red onion salsa 73
dip with caramelised onions 20
smoked ham hock and butter bean stew 99
C
cabbage
caraway sauerkraut ciorbă with potatoes 83
cucumber and red onion salad 39
duck legs with baked sauerkraut 118
fermented sauerkraut-style and green tomatoes 186
gogonele 13
potato bread in cabbage leaves 50
salad of assorted pickles 191
stuffed cabbage leaves 88
caraway
bread sticks and knots 62
sauerkraut ciorbă with potatoes 83
carrots
ossobucco with vegetables, dill oil and horseradish sauce 122
salad of assorted pickles 191
cassata 177
cauliflower
gratin with soured cream 143
salad of assorted pickles 191
charcuterie 214
cheese 13
breaded alpine cheese 32
brioche baked cheesecake 155
caraway bread sticks and loops 62
cauliflower gratin with soured cream 143
cheesy polenta with soured cream 16
fricassée-style peppers 135
gammon stuffed apples 96
goat’s cheese and spinach crêpe cake 36
homemade curd cheese 210
Moldovan polenta cakes with cheese and dill 35
potato moussaka 92
ricotta doughnuts served with sour cherry jam and crème fraîche 148
Sibiu pork tenderloin with pickled mushroom 103
stuffed peppers with millet and parsley pesto 142
summer’s medley salad 43
yoghurt and cheese flatbreads 49
cheesecake 155
cherries
‘Across the Prut’ pie stuffed with cherries 65
Cassata style ice-cream cake 177
liqueur 202
ricotta doughnuts served with sour cherry jam and crème fraîche 148
sour cherry confiture 193
chicken
in garlic tomato sauce with polenta dumplings 100
oven-baked pearl barley pilaf with chicken and mushrooms 110
with caramelised quince 113
chicken livers 114
chimney cakes 66
chocolate
Auntie Geta’s chocolate ‘salami’ 158
Cassata style ice-cream cake 177
cream cakes 167
seven-layer Hungarian tart 151
walnut and rum celebration bread 147
Cider ice-cream 211
Ciorbă
caraway sauerkraut ciorbă with potatoes 83
fish broth with rice and soured cream 79
lettuce broth 74
stuffed courgette ciorbă with soured cream 77
tarragon pork rib broth with smoked pancetta 84
vegetable broth with pickled peppers 85
coffee 204
Bunica Maria’s anti-flu rum coffee 206
ice-cream latte 206
sherbet or fondant 207
Turkish 204
colivă 213
courgettes
fritters with garlic sauce 31
stuffed courgette ciorbă with soured cream 77
crêpes
goat’s cheese and spinach crêpe cake 36
lamb terrine 114
cucumber
and red onion salad 39
summer’s medley salad 43
D
damsons
jam 192
desserts
apple and blueberry swirl pie 152
apricot yoghurt cake 170
Auntie Geta’s chocolate ‘salami’ 158
brioche baked cheesecake 155
caramelised apple cake 157
Cassata style ice-cream cake 177
chocolate cream cakes 167
filo nests with walnuts and whipped cream 168
Little honey bee cake 174
mini crescent rolls with jam or Turkish delight 180
noodle pudding with grilled peaches 173
pumpkin crème caramel with walnuts and sultanas 183
quince compote 198
ricotta doughnuts served with sour cherry jam and crème fraîche 148
seven-layer Hungarian tart 151
summer fruit marble cake 161
vanilla custard slice 162
dips
chargrilled autumn vegetable dip 20, 213
Romanian butter bean dip with caramelised onions 20
doughnuts 148
duck
legs with baked sauerkraut 118
dumplings 100
E
eggs 213
brioche baked cheesecake 155
caramelised apple cake 157
cauliflower gratin with soured cream 143
cheesy polenta with soured cream and runny fried egg 16
fish broth with rice and soured cream 79
goat’s cheese and spinach crêpe cake 36
lamb terrine 114
lettuce broth 74
Moldovan polenta cakes with cheese and dill 35
peppers fricassée-style 135
potato moussaka 92
seven-layer Hungarian tart 151
summer’s medley salad 43
vanilla custard slice 162
walnut and rum celebration bread 147
F
fish
baked trout with onion and peppers 127
broth with rice and soured cream 79
polenta-coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
Romanian mackerel bouillabaisse 126
smoked mackerel salad with tarragon and mayo 28
French beans
green and yellow beans with onion vinaigrette 44
ossobucco with vegetables, dill oil and horseradish sauce 122
fritters
fritters with garlic sauce 31
G
gammon
smoked ham hock and butter bean stew 99
stuffed apples 96
nettle fricassée with garlic flakes and pumpkin seeds 24
polenta-coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
vinaigrette 12, 19, 31, 109, 115, 209
gherkins
gogonele 13
pickled gherkin ragout 141
shredded white cabbage salad 39
grapes
fruit medley 190
H
ham
Sibiu pork tenderloin with pickled mushroom 103
smoked ham hock and butter bean stew 99
honey 213
Little honey bee cake 174
noodle pudding with grilled peaches 173
stewed plums with honey polenta ‘porridge’ 159
horseradish
beetroot and horseradish salad 40
ossobucco with vegetables, dill oil and horseradish sauce 122
Hot-smoking 208
I
iaurt see yoghurt
ice-cream
latte 206
cider 211
Cassata style ice-cream cake 177
J
jams and confitures 213
damson jam 192
green tomato jam 197
green walnut confit 200
rosehip and crab apple marmalade 200
sour cherry confiture 193
viola confiture 195
L
lamb
terrine 114
sweetbreads, Momiţe 115
leeks
pilaf with smoked prunes and caramelised leeks 131
lettuce
broth 74
summer’s medley salad 43
liqueurs
cherry 202
walnut 200
M
meatballs
borş with lovage 80
breaded meatballs 106
melon
fruit medley 190
mere see apples
millet 142
moussaka 92
polenta-coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
murături see pickles
mushrooms
breaded pancakes with mushroom filling 136
minced meat and mushroom slice 61
oven-baked pearl barley pilaf with chicken and mushrooms 110
Sibiu pork tenderloin with pickled mushrooms 103
mutton 109
N
nettles
fricassée with garlic flakes and pumpkin seeds 24
noodles
pudding with grilled peaches 173
O
olives
salsa 121
summer’s medley salad 43
onions
vinaigrette 44
pickled gherkin ragout 141
polenta-coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
red onion salsa 73
shredded white cabbage salad 39
salad of assorted pickles 191
aubergine caviar with red onion and fennel seeds 19
Romanian pork lardo 23
sweet caramelised 20
ossobucco
with vegetables, dill oil and horseradish sauce 122
ox tongue
poached with olive salsa 121
P
pancakes
breaded pancakes with mushroom filling 136
pancetta
tarragon pork rib broth with smoked pancetta 84
stuffed cabbage leaves 88
peaches
noodle pudding with grilled peaches 173
pearl barley
oven-baked pearl barley pilaf with chicken and mushrooms 110
peppers
chargrilled autumn vegetable dip 20, 213
chargrilled pepper salad with garlic vinaigrette 19
fricassée-style 135
polenta-coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
salad of assorted pickles 191
stuffed peppers in vinegar 187
stuffed peppers with millet and parsley pesto 142
vegetable broth with pickled peppers 85
fruit medley 190
gogonele 13
peppers 85
pickled gherkin ragout 141
salad of assorted pickles 191
stuffed peppers in vinegar 187
tarragon in salt and vinegar 190
fermented sauerkraut-style cabbage and green tomatoes 186
pies
‘Across the Prut’ pie stuffed with cherries 65
apple and blueberry swirl 152
minced meat and mushroom 61
pistachios
Cassata style ice-cream cake 177
polenta-coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
Plăcintă 213
minced meat and mushroom slice 61
‘Across the Prut’ pie stuffed with cherries 65
plums
fruit medley 190
mini crescent rolls with jam or Turkish delight 180
stewed with honey polenta ‘porridge’ 159
ţuică 213
polenta 12
Borş 70
cheesy polenta with soured cream and runny fried egg 16
chicken in garlic tomato sauce with polenta dumplings 100
coated anchovies with Romanian garlic sauce 127
coated sweetbreads 31
courgette fritters with garlic sauce 31
Moldovan polenta cakes with cheese and dill 35
nettle fricassée with garlic flakes and pumpkin seeds 24
oven-baked polenta balls served with yoghurt and roasted tomatoes 27
Romanian cornbread 54
side dish of 209
stewed plums with honey polenta ‘porridge’ 159
breaded meatballs 106
butter bean borş with smoked farmhouse sausage and red onion salsa 73
meatball borş with lovage 80
potato moussaka 92
Romanian pork lardo 23
Romanian soured cream meat sausage 91
Sibiu pork tenderloin with pickled mushroom 103
stuffed cabbage leaves 88
tarragon pork rib broth with smoked pancetta 84
potatoes
caraway sauerkraut ciorbă with potatoes 83
potato moussaka 92
vegetable broth with pickled peppers 85
pastrami-style roasted leg of mutton served with farmhouse potatoes 109
potato bread in cabbage leaves 50
prunes
pilaf with smoked prunes and caramelised leeks 131
pumpkin 183
Q
quinces
compote 198
pan-fried chicken with caramelized quince 113
R
ragout 141
rice
fish broth with rice and soured cream 79
meatball borş with lovage 80
pilaf with smoked prunes and caramelised leeks 131
stuffed cabbage leaves 88
stuffed courgette ciorbă with soured cream 77
vine leaves stuffed with sticky rice and sultanas 132
rosehips
and crab apple marmalade 196
Little honey bee cake 174
rum
Auntie Geta’s chocolate ‘salami’ 158
brioche baked cheesecake 155
Bunica Maria’s anti-flu rum coffee 206
chocolate cream cakes 167
pan-fried chicken with caramelized quince 113
walnut and rum celebration bread 147
S
salads
aubergine caviar with red onion and fennel seeds 19
beetroot and horseradish salad 40
chargrilled pepper salad with garlic vinaigrette 19
cucumber and red onion salad 39
green and yellow beans with onion vinaigrette 44
salad of assorted pickles 191
smoked mackerel salad with tarragon and mayo 28
summer’s medley salad 43
sauerkraut
caraway sauerkraut ciorbă with potatoes 83
duck legs with baked sauerkraut 118
fermented sauerkraut-style cabbage and green tomatoes 186
stuffed cabbage leaves 88
sausages 214
butter bean borş with smoked farmhouse sausage 73
Hot-smoked 208
Romanian soured cream meat sausage 91
semolina 174
smântână see soured cream
soured cream 13
cauliflower gratin with soured cream 143
cheesy polenta with soured cream and runny fried egg 16
fish broth with rice and soured cream 79
minced meat and mushroom slice 61
Romanian soured cream meat sausage 91
stuffed courgette ciorbă with soured cream 77
spinach
goat’s cheese and spinach crêpe cake 36
sweetbreads 115
T
terrine 114
tomatoes 213
butter bean borş with smoked farmhouse sausage
chargrilled autumn vegetable dip 20
chicken in garlic tomato sauce with polenta dumplings 100
gogonele 13
green tomato jam 197
oven-baked pearl barley pilaf with chicken and mushrooms 110
oven-baked polenta balls served with yoghurt and roasted tomatoes 27
peppers fricassée-style 135
pickled gherkin ragout 141
potato moussaka 92
salad of assorted pickles 191
smoked ham hock and butter bean stew 99
stuffed courgette ciorbă with sour cream 77
summer’s medley salad 43
vegetable broth with pickled pepper 85
vine leaves stuffed with sticky rice and raisins 132
Turkish delight 180
V
viola confiture 195
W
walnuts
and rum celebration bread 147
Auntie Geta’s chocolate ‘salami’ 158
filo nests with walnuts and whipped cream 168
green walnut preserve 200
Hungarian chimney cakes 66
liqueur 200
pumpkin crème caramel with walnuts and sultanas 183
seven layer Hungarian cake 151
stuffed peppers with millet and parsley pesto 142
wine 13
Y
yoghurt 13
apricot yoghurt cake 170
lapte covăsit 13
lettuce broth 74
oven-baked polenta balls served with yoghurt and roasted tomatoes 27
ricotta doughnuts served with sour cherry jam and crème fraîche 148
Romanian butter bean dip with caramelized onion 20
yoghurt and cheese flatbreads 49