Zucchinisuppe

1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 500 g zucchini, 3 floury potatoes, 2 tablespoons oil, 750 ml vegetable stock, 150 g cream, pepper, sugar, salt, lemon juice

Peel the onion and garlic. Finely chop both. Clean and wash the zucchini and cut into large pieces. Peel and wash the potatoes and cut into slightly finer cubes than the zucchini.
Heat oil in a pot. Sauté the onion, garlic, zucchini and potatoes for 3–4 minutes. Deglaze with broth and cover. Cook for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes are soft.
Add cream to the soup and bring to the boil again briefly. Then puree finely and season with salt, pepper, a few squirts of lemon juice and a little sugar. Place zucchini soup on plates and serve with raw grated zucchini to taste.

Chiftele de cartofi cu branza

500 g boiled potatoes or remaining puree, 200 g grated hard cheese, 2 eggs, salt, pepper, nutmeg, cumin, aromatic herbs, 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs, a handful of chopped greens: parsley, dill, green onion tails, 1-2 cloves of garlic

Furthermore: breadcrumbs for rolling, 500 ml oil for frying

Grate the boiled potatoes, add all the other ingredients, mix well.

Shape the potato balls, roll them in the breadcrumbs and fry them for a couple of minutes in the hot oil.

Serve them with a salad or some mayonnaise

Ruckzuck-Linsensuppe

 Such an easy soup to make and very tasty, Lecker.de

1 bag of vegetables for soup (leek, onion, carrots, peas), 300 gr red lentils, 2 tablespoons of butter, 1.5 l vegetable broth, 4 hotdogs, salt, pepper, 3 tablespoons of vinegar

Saute the vegetables and the lentils in butter, add the broth and boil for 10-15 minutes till the lentils are cooked. Add the hotdogs cut into pieces and boil for another 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper and vinegar to taste.

Herrings in tomato sauce pasta

When you have a can of herrings in tomato sauce and don't know what to do with it, try this easy pasta recipe from Good Foods

1 tsp olive oil, 2 cloves garlic, chopped, 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped,
2 × 400 g tins chopped tomatoes, 125 g black olives in brine, pitted and chopped, 2 tbs capers, rinsed and drained, 1 large handful basil, shredded, 1 tsp sugar, 200 g tin herring fillets in tomato sauce, 500 g spaghetti, shredded basil, extra, to serve, grated Parmesan, to serve

Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the garlic and chilli and cook briefly for 1 minute without browning. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers, basil and sugar. Stir well and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until thick and reduced. Stir through the fish to break up a little. Season with pepper to taste.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 10 minutes, or until just tender. Drain and return to the saucepan. Toss through the sauce. Divide between 4 plates, top with basil and Parmesan and, if you like, serve with a salad.

Drob traditional de miel

Another beautiful recipe from my favourite Romanian bloggers, Savori Urbane...
https://savoriurbane.com/drob-traditional-reteta-veche-pas-cu-pas/

It's the second year I am making it and the result is spectacular and tasty

Here it goes:

600 g organs of lamb or pork, 2 bunches green onions, 1 bunch green garlic, 50 ml oil, salt, pepper, 2 slices of bread soaked and squeezed, a bunch of parsley and dill, 1-2 raw eggs, pig or lamb caul

Cut all the organs in small cubes, separately. Chop the green onions and garlic, save the green parts for later.
Saute the white parts of the onions and garlic, add the heart and lungs cut into cubes, put a lid over them and fry them for 6-7 minutes. Add the liver and fry for 5 more minutes. Add the green parts of the onions and garlic and saute for one more minute. Turn off the heat, add salt and fresh pepper and let it cool off.
Chop off the meat in smaller chunks, add the soaked bread, add 2 eggs and the chopped parsley and dill. Add more salt and pepper if necessary.
Put the caul in a cake tin, add the meat, cover with the rest of the caul and put it in the over at 180 degrees for about 50 minutes.
Let it rest for 1 hour before serving.