Delicatese a la Nina

04/03/2023

02/05/2023

Langosi, sausage gravy made with home made breakfast sausage and scrambled eggs. This friends is where Eastern European sensibility meets American pragmatism and deliciousness. We call it Romerican Breakfast. The family agrees it is very, very good! Langos from Ardeal, Romania. You cannot get more American than sausage gravy.

01/24/2023

January 24th, 1859 is a very significant date in Romanian history. Known as the little union (mica unire) the event is the precursor to the formation of the modern Romanian state in 1918. What better way to celebrate it than with a sweet, old desert, a staple of the Romanian cuisine with influences from the neigbouring countries. We give you Alvita made from the amazing recipe we found in the Dulce Romanie book! I grew up eating this street desert and know many of my friends, kids of the 1980s Romania did the same.

01/17/2023

Thanks to our friend, Alina Simpetru who promoted this book Dulce Romanie, O istorie deserturilor de la noi (Sweet Romania. A history of Romania desserts) which contains 80 amazing recipes and their history, today Nina and I not only own the book but also made Profiterol in our kitchen in Chaska, Minnesota, on the Mississipi Valley. I used to eat this amazing dessert when I was a child, growing up in Arad, Romania, on the Mures Valley. Today, I got transported back in time, about 35 years bavk when my parents would take us to Cofetaria Libelula on summer days to enjoy a refreshing profiterol. Thank you Alina Simpetru for suggesting the book, thank you Cosmin Dragomir and Adriana Sohodoleanu for an incredibly researched book that highlights the richness of the Romanian cuisine with all of its influences.

01/01/2023

May 2023 be the year we become a little bit more adventurous, a tad bit more accepting and an inch more compassionate while keeping it all real. Here is to a new year filled with lots of culinary adventures!

12/25/2022

Wishing everyone a Christmas filled with light, joy, health and peace! For us today is a much needed day of rest after having spent the last week and a half baking over 160 pounds of sweets, 50 cozonaci and a lot of savory delicatese in addition to traditional Romanian Christmas food.

12/12/2022

We were beyond honored to be able to cater again this year for the HORA Christmas Party. From appetizers to cabbage and grape leaves rolls, to polenta, mashed potatoes, chicken, pork and fish to an array of sweet deserts, we tried to give folks a taste of Mures Valley cuisine and of Western Romanian culinary ingenuity while recreating the atmosphere of a home away from home. The best part of the day was the amazing company we found ourselves in. Thank you HORA and the Romanian community in Minnesota for keeping centuries old traditions alive!!

12/06/2022

12/06/2022

La multi ani tuturor celor care poarta numele de Nicoleta, Nicolae, Niki, Miklos. This cake is for you all! Tort diplomat cu crema de oua, frisca si portocale. Diplomat white cake with orange, egg Custard and cream filling. This is a perfect cake for winter when the aroma or oranges and kiwi fills the room as we are making it.