Romanian Tomato & Avocado Salad/Dip

Can be used as a salad or a dip

10 Roma tomatoes diced
1 onion chopped
1 chopped red bell pepper
1 bunch of parsley chopped
(1 bunch of cilantro optional)
Salt/Pepper
Basil
4 chopped avocados

***Chop and add avocados last.  Chill.

Romanian Potato Salad

Grill 3 lbs of chicken (dark meat best for this recipe, legs or thighs)
Boil 6 large potatoes
Boil 10 eggs
2 handfuls of baby carrots (boil carrots for no more than 5 minutes)
1 1/2 chopped onions
2 jars of cornishon pickles (small dill pickles)
2 handfuls of black olives
Bunch of fresh parsley
2 Tbsp Dill
Garlic powder and salt to taste.
2 big spoons of mayonnaise
1/4 cup olive oil
1/3 cup vinegar

Mix and chill

Romanian Meatballas

1 lb ground pork
1 lb ground beef
hand full of baby carrots
an entire bulb of garlic cloves
1 big onion
1-2 Tbs dill
8 eggs 2 bunches of parsley

Mix, roll into balls.  Dip in flour and fry. (Meat can be prepared in advance and frozen--everything EXCEPT eggs and onions.  Add those when thawed.)

Crescent Rolls & Cinnamon Rolls

Here is a great recipe my friend shared with me! I LOVE these rolls!

Crescent Rolls

yeast (in separate cup): 

1 C warm water

2 TB yeast

2 TB sugar

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(in mixer)

2 C warm milk (microwave 2 min or less)

3/4 C butter (melted)

--add yeast--

2 tsp salt

2 TB sugar

~8 1/3 C flour - add a little at a time (you don't want it to be sticky)

Mix 5 min

Separate into 4 balls, roll out using cooking spray

Bake at 400° for 12-14 min (Not too browned on top, then they'll be to hard. I use glass pans and check the bottoms to see if the bottoms are brown, then they're perfect. :))

**Also I like to spray a pan and line them up tight together and freeze them.

Then after they're frozen I put them in a bag to be easy and quick in the future! :)

Cinnamon Rolls

Same recipe as above.

Roll out into rectangle. Spread on soft butter, thick layer of brown sugar, sprinkle on cinnamon and pecans, and raisins (optional). Roll up then use floss to cut into ~1.5 inch slices. (Enjoy Natalie's lovely singing in the background! haha)

Let raise for 3-4 hours. (cover with a towel and heat oven to 170° or so, so the heat comes thru and raises them quicker.)

Bake at 400° for about 14 min. (or I sometimes freeze these the same way as the crescent rolls! :))

Icing:

2 C pwd sugar

2 oz cream cheese

2 TB butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 TB milk, add little at a time


~Rachel