Laura Laurenti

There's no Christmas and Easter in Romania without cozonac ((Romanian pronunciation: ). The cozonac recipe provides a Romanian rich, sweet bread, often filled with walnut, poppy seed, raisin and/or turkish delight filling. The Romanian cozonac recipe originates from the Russian kulich, which probably originates from the French sweet brioche and so it goes on. In the neighbour country of Bulgaria,...

I believe that the most beloved “something good” to preserve for winter is, for Romanians, this homemade zacusca. Basicly, this is a vegetable spread that we use to call zacusca. Our neighbours, the Bulgarians, call it lutenitsa, which is less or more the same. My daughter absolutely loves this zacusca! She has been telling me for months now not...

Tomato soup is among my daughter’s favourite dishes. For weeks now, if not months, she’s been badgering me into cooking this tomato soup. I kept asking her to be patient and wait for the tomatoes in our own garden to ripen – because this year we planted tomatoes for the first time in our small garden so this tomato...

This is one of the best recipes for homemade bread I have ever tried. This potato bread comes out from the oven with a crispy, golden crust, a fluffy core and an incredible taste. I got this potato bread recipe from a foodie friend who lives in Germany. His name is Peter, and he's a passionate cook and baker....

It's so adorable, we can hardly bear it. Folks, felt crafts just don't get any sweeter than this. Maker extraordinaire Dyan Heffner showed us how to DIY these pinecone bears, and we're completely obsessed. Look at their little noses! Plus, they only take a few minutes to create, and we guarantee your kids will adore them. 1. Gather Your Materials These...

It's so adorable, we can hardly bear it. Folks, felt crafts just don't get any sweeter than this. Maker extraordinaire Dyan Heffner showed us how to DIY these pinecone bears, and we're completely obsessed. Look at their little noses! Plus, they only take a few minutes to create, and we guarantee your kids will adore them. 1. Gather Your Materials These...

It's so adorable, we can hardly bear it. Folks, felt crafts just don't get any sweeter than this. Maker extraordinaire Dyan Heffner showed us how to DIY these pinecone bears, and we're completely obsessed. Look at their little noses! Plus, they only take a few minutes to create, and we guarantee your kids will adore them. 1. Gather Your Materials These...

It's so adorable, we can hardly bear it. Folks, felt crafts just don't get any sweeter than this. Maker extraordinaire Dyan Heffner showed us how to DIY these pinecone bears, and we're completely obsessed. Look at their little noses! Plus, they only take a few minutes to create, and we guarantee your kids will adore them. 1. Gather Your Materials These...

It's so adorable, we can hardly bear it. Folks, felt crafts just don't get any sweeter than this. Maker extraordinaire Dyan Heffner showed us how to DIY these pinecone bears, and we're completely obsessed. Look at their little noses! Plus, they only take a few minutes to create, and we guarantee your kids will adore them. 1. Gather Your Materials These...

It's so adorable, we can hardly bear it. Folks, felt crafts just don't get any sweeter than this. Maker extraordinaire Dyan Heffner showed us how to DIY these pinecone bears, and we're completely obsessed. Look at their little noses! Plus, they only take a few minutes to create, and we guarantee your kids will adore them. 1. Gather Your Materials These...