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Yesterday I was cooking lentils (dal) curry which are one of my favorite and comfort dishes and when it was almost ready I realized I was really craving for some simple bread instead of rice so here was this very simple recipe which I realized is very similar to an indian bread (chapati).

Chapati

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With cravings from this post I researched a bit and found this to be a very popular recipe including many variations.

Banana bread

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This is a tasty Austrian dessert/main dish recipe. It’s mainly a form of dumpling filled with jam, boiled then served with vanilla sauce (check the romanian recipe here).

Germknoedel

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My neighbor which I occasionally help with PC problems seeing me in the street Friday gave me a bunch of apples saying these are “bio”-apples from his house in the mountains. I should take some since he has just picked up his apple tree and has too many apples and no idea what to do with them.

Starting with the apples and the sour cherry (or bilberries) cake recipe this was the result:

Apples and nuts cake

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Intr-un final am ajuns si eu la “next-evolution” in ceea ce priveste prajiturile cu faina. Iata rezultatul:

Pufoasa cu glazura (updated 19-oct-2009)

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Totul a pornit de la germknoedel si ideea de a folosi aluatul si pentru altceva. Asa ca rezultatul a iesit ceva fara nume care am aflat ca intra in categoria dumpling si exista sub diferite nume si forme in toate bucatariile (momo, jiaozi, nume in romana?, etc.).

Dumplings

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Dupa mai mult de 3 ore de munca asteptat si pus tava, scos tava, racit tava iata rezultatul dupa reteta mai veche de aici. Cu lapte cald cu ciocolata :)

Choockies

Astazi pe la 3 tocmai am dat peste piata flotanta de la Academia Militara si cum era pe terminate am gasit doar 1kg de mere. Pe seara, dupa ce am spalat bicicleta de noroi, inghetat bocna m-am gandit ca n-ar strica sa fac o prajitura cu merele cumparate asa ca am facut un pic studiu de retete si am descoperit pe langa placinte, fie cu foi (romanesti) fie “apple pie” un alt tip de prajituri cu fructe si anume “apple crumble“. Dupa putin studiu am trecut la practica cu experimentul reteta urmatoare care s-a dovedit a fi una din cele mai bune prajituri cu mere pe care o stiu.

Prajitura cu mere si bezea

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Ieri in piata nu erau decat cartofi, dovleci, telina si conopida mov asa ca mi-am adus aminte ca am vazut o reteta cu placinta cu dovleac si am decis sa incerc desi n-am mancat aproape de loc dovleac pana acum. Iata ce-a iesit:

Prajitura cu dovleac

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Azi a fost frig si urat, numai bine de facut clatite calde cu dulceata. Ce sunt clatitele? Oua, lapte, faina si ulei. Le putem insa simplifica foarte tare daca vrem. Doar apa, faina si ulei.

Cand am ajuns la jumatatea clatitelor mi-am dat seama ca as putea foarte simplu sa fac si pancakes. Ce lipseste la clatite ca sa fie pancakes? Bule si inca un pic de faina ca sa tina bine bulele. Ce sunt bulele?

Clatite si pancakes

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