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This classic Romanian soup features hearty porcupine meatballs swimming in a creamy and flavourful broth dotted with diced veggies and fresh herbs like lovage, parsley and dill. Serve with hot pickled peppers and crusty bread for a perfect cold weather meal.

Ciorbă de Perisoare | Romanian Porcupine Meatballs Sour Soup

Creamy bacon and pea pasta made with only 6 ingredients.

The Easiest Creamy Bacon & Pea Pasta

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Fasole cu Afumătură | Smoky Romanian Bean Stew

Jamaican style jerk chicken

Jamaican Jerk Chicken

Baked Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa & Creamy White Lightning Sauce

Sweet & spicy hoisin freezer meatballs

Sweet & Spicy Hoisin Freezer Meatballs

Creamy 3 ingredient pasta.

Creamy Tomato & Herb 3 Ingredient Pasta

beef meatballs in coconut curry sauce

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Coconut Curry Meatballs

coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans

Coconut Lime Rice with Cilantro & Black Beans

Seared tuna steaks with creamy coconut curry sauce and cilantro lime rice

Seared Tuna Steaks with Sweet & Spicy Coconut Curry Sauce

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Jamaican rice and peas

Classic Jamaican Rice & Peas

mango salsa for spicy fish tacos with creamy white lightning sauce

Easy Mango Salsa in 10 Minutes or Less

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Breakfast & Brunch

Çilbir Turkish eggs with aub

Çilbir: Turkish Eggs with Aleppo Butter, Jalapeño Shug & Roast Aubergine

Savoury scones with cheese, smoked paprika, leek and black olives

Spanish Style Cheese Scones with Smoked Paprika, Leek & Olive

ingredients for sweet potato shakshuka

Sweet Potato Shakshuka with Homemade Berbere & Garlic Naan

Savoury French Toast Bake Using What You Have

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Starters & Snacks

Homemade Jamaican beef patties with rice and peas in the background.

Jamaican Beef Patties

My Mother in Law’s Famous Slow Roasted Tomato Confit

3 ingredient cheese sticks

Sărățele: 3 Ingredient Romanian Cheese Sticks

Caramelized Roasted Cabbage Stuffed Phyllo Spirals

Caramelized Cabbage Stuffed Phyllo Spirals

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Pasta

Homemade potato gnocchi with lamb ragu made from leftover roast lamb and mashed potatoes.

Roast Lamb Ragu with Homemade Gnocchi (Made from Leftovers!)

Homemade potato gnocchi made from leftover mashed potatoes.

Pillowy Soft Homemade Potato Gnocchi

Homemade Pappardelle with Sicilian Anchovy & Breadcrumb Sauce

Ethiopian lasagna

Ethiopian Lasagna with Homemade Berbere

Dessert

cinnamon and brown sugar pasta

Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Pasta

apricot almond and cream cheese puff pastry tarts

Apricot & Almond Cream Cheese Tarts

petit pain au chocolat

Quick & Easy Petit Pain au Chocolat

Buttermilk Dutch Baby with Cherry Preserves & Maple Cream

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Hi, my name is Cristina. I'm a Romanian from Toronto living in beautiful Amsterdam. I started this blog to share my love of cooking and food culture. What you'll find at the AOI are recipes and explorations of histories, techniques and flavours that bring the tastes of the world to your table.

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