Lunch munch

Seafood tagliatelle

Seafood tagliatelle

Not a casual recipe, but a lovely weekend caprice. Although it is winter, my summer memories keep coming back and make me want some more of their sweet taste.

Chicken stew with polenta

Chicken stew with polenta

A reinvented recipe of a very traditional Romanian dish. Who doesn’t love the famous ‘Papricas de pui cu mamaliguta’ (Chicken stew with polenta)? Well, this is one of my comfort foods I keep coming back to.

Balsamic-glazed salmon with steamed veggies and pickled cabbage

Balsamic-glazed salmon with steamed veggies

I started with one of my dearest childhood dishes in mind (fried chicken with polenta and pickled cabbage juice), but lost my way in the modern kitchenware and came up with something else. Weird combination, right? But totally delicious!

Miso Ramen

Miso Ramen

Attraction to Japanese culture didn’t stop at just staring in awe to centuries old scrolls, paintings or mind-wandering on chimed music. It found its way to my heart when I first tasted ramen and then it was only a matter of time to get to my kitchen as well.

Tandoori chicken and Kachumber salad

Tandoori chicken and Kachumber salad

The lunch out days with my colleagues inspired me to go on an adventure into Indian cuisine and prepare this lovely dish. I know… I know… lots of ingredients and all, but trust me, you mix it all together and you’re almost done!

beef soy noodles

Beef soy noodles

Asian inspiration again, but this time in celebration of a dish I first tasted in France many years ago. It’s pretty much the same recipe, so I don’t take the credits for it. But I totally have to share it!

Grilled sea bream with chickpeas salad

My love for fish dishes has its roots in my childhood and when I cook fish, I’m time traveling. There weren’t so many variations of it back then, but it was enough to provide the inspiration for this one. And the salad? Oh well, I played along with what the […]