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Saleuri: crunchy, salty, cheesy breadsticks for the holidays

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Thanksgiving Dinner: Samin Nosrat’s buttermilk chicken, Romanian deviled eggs (ouă umplute), sour cherry sauce (sos de vișine)

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Cozonac: a sweet leavened bread traditional to Romania and Bulgaria

Here we have Cozonac with nuts and Cozonac with poppy seeds, served at Christmas!

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Romanian appetizers

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Homecooked Thanksgiving Dinner at Halstead Co-op in Austin, Texas

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Thanksgiving Dinner: Romanian appetizers, soup, fish with pureed sweet potatoes and sour cherry sauce

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Iahnie de fasole cu cârnaţ şi castraveţi muraţi (beans with sausage and pickles)

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Friptură de pui cu pireu şi sos de roşii (chicken breast with mashed potatoes and homemade tomato sauce)

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Supă de răzălei

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A simple dinner: french fries, zucchini stew, șnițel de pui (chicken schnitzel), cașcaval pane (fried cheese), and salad

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Tartă de caise (apricot tart with apricots from the neighbor’s tree)

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Spanac cu ochi (Creamed spinach with eggs)

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Vişinată, a Romanian alcoholic beverage made at home with vișine (sour cherries), alcohol, and sugar

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Clătite cu urdă și mărar (Crepes with urdă, a type of Balkan whey cheese, and dill)

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Pâine cu unt şi gem de caise şi prune (Bread with butter and apricot and plum jam)

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Coffee with milk fresh from the cow

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Romanian appetizers: bell peppers stuffed with cheese