The Craft of Wooden Hay Forks Amazing Skills VIDEO
All over the country, people flock to the mountains during weekends and holidays to breathe in the crisp and clean mountain air and climb the highest point of Romania. The route starts from the...
Smoked Cheese Made in the Carpathian Mountains – VIDEO
On the southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains, in a land of old-growth forests, at the foot of Moldoveanu Peak, the highest mountain peak in Romania, nestles the village of Nucșoara. Far away from...
Best Artisan Cheese I’ve Ever Had! Visit to a Romanian Sheepfold
I like to start my summer with a supply of artisan cheese that I buy from sheepfolds and store in brine throughout the summer, to eat in combination with tomatoes. Each year we like...
Carpenter Built Walnut Hardwood Flooring from Scraps
When we look at beautiful photos of the interiors of houses, rarely do we spot all the effort that went into it. The truth is that beautiful and truly personalised interiors can only be...
Best Neapolitan Pizza in Romania – MUST EAT When You’re in Bukovina
Originally from Naples, Italy, Gaetano moved to Romania with his wife, Doina, back in 2013. They came to his wife’s hometown, Milișăuți, a famous Bucovinean town with a tradition of making sour cabbage in...
Stuffed Grape Leaves With Ground Meat and Rice (Video Recipe)
On a beautiful spring morning in a sleepy village the air was cool and light, and a gentle breeze blew, rustling through the vine leaves, and creating a soothing sound. The village cook, Maria...
Lavender Essential Oil Making on Black Sea Coast, Romania
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon in early July when we set off for The Lavender Festival to catch up on this picturesque event taking place in Pecineaga, with only a few days before...
Woodturning a Captive Ring Goblet
From carving rustic furniture, woodturning kitchen utensils, and making wooden house models out of hundreds of small pieces of wood, to massive works made out of logs, such as swings, verandas, fences, and porch...
Woodworking Craftsman Builds Rustic Stool With Hand Tools
This is the village of Iaslovăț, a village of high standards with respect to the virtue of diligence, for diligence is the most crucial trait of the people from Iaslovăț. Add talent and skills...
Cottage Cheese Pancakes With Custard (Village Cooking Video)
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. It was a sunny day. The hens were roaming about, pecking...
Horse Logging to Prepare Firewood for Winter, Romania
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. Summer is the busiest season in the Romanian countryside. One of...
Shepherd’s Cheese Polenta | Local Cooking in Romania
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. We are back again at the season of grazing, and what...
Cheese Recipes From Most Old Fashioned Sheepfold in Romania
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. It is almost a half of a century ago that the...
Romanian Mountain Men’s Longhorn Herding Call
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. With a sigh, the shepherd laid down his longhorn. Then the...
In Dust and Sandals – My First Children’s Book about Country Life
In Dust and Sandals is a book about country life dedicated to children aged 3 to 7 years old that I wrote and illustrated based on my village life experience. I can’t quite remember...
Easy and Delicious Fall Dessert: Plum Dumplings
This article features affiliate links, meaning we’ll earn a small commission if you purchase through these links. Please read our Privacy Policy for more details. I fell in love with autumn. Once, it made me feel...
