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Aurora Holmes

Oct 9, 2022

Salata de Vinete (Baba Ghanoush)

Most countries have a version of a baba ghanoush. In Romania we call this an eggplant salad. There are many versions of the same salad...

Aurora Holmes

Feb 7, 2022

Dumplings with plums (Galuste cu prune)

Delicious plums that are wrapped in a potato dough and covered in sweet buttery bread crumbs….what could be better than this?

Aurora Holmes

Apr 23, 2021

Baklava (Saragli)

Baklava is such a great and easy dessert. Layered phyllo dough filled with chopped nuts, and bathed in a sweet honey syrup. This dessert...

Aurora Holmes

Apr 19, 2021

Pretzels (Covrigi)

What’s not to like about salted pretzels? These pretzels are very unique and are quite different from a typical pretzel. This is what I...

Aurora Holmes

Apr 9, 2021

Jamaican Style Banana Fritters

Growing up in Romania, we only ever had bananas in the house on special occasions, and we would always eat them right away (bananas were...

Aurora Holmes

Mar 8, 2021

Paratha

Paratha is a roti, or flatbread, native to the Indian subcontinent. The name literally means “layers of cooked dough”, and it’s just...