Panettone - Not Your Momma’s Fruitcake
December 24, 2009 – 1:08 pm | 12 Comments

Merry Christmas to all Mamaliga fans! Here’s another try at baking Panettone from The Bread Baker’s Apprentice book for the BBA Challenge. I didn’t blog about it initially since there were some things I wanted to tweak and adapt from his original formula. Quite a few changes.

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Visit To Romania
February 15, 2009 – 4:30 pm | 10 Comments
Visit To Romania

Mititei or also known as Mici (translated meaning the plural for little, very small) is nothing else but the Romanian version of the glorious hamburger in America.

The Dracula Myth
October 31, 2008 – 10:20 am | 8 Comments
The Dracula Myth

It’s Halloween here in Chicago. And since Romania is (generally speaking) widely known in the U.S. for its orphanages, sometime the televised Revolution of 1989 when the dictator Ceausescu was overthrown, but most of all for Count Dracula of Transylvania, I thought of at least clear off the smoke of confusion for some.

Mamaliga and Folk Music!
September 3, 2008 – 3:38 pm | One Comment
Mamaliga and Folk Music!

This is how the true mamaliga is made! Really all you need is a fire, a pot, tripod and… romanian folk music to make delicious mamaliga! Enjoy!
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