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Salut Lume

That’s Hello World in Romanian 🙂

And welcome to From Dill to Dracula. 

Let me explain a little bit about this blog, and (maybe eventually) aspiring cookbook.

Growing up, with my parents, grandparents and great-grandparents cooking traditional Romanian food for me and my sister, I discovered—in the least pleasant of ways—that dill is a staple herb in a Romanian kitchen. As a kid, I wasn’t a fan. But, as I’ve aged, my tastebuds have become accustomed to the familiar aromatic herb (or, weed, some might consider when it takes over a garden) in such a way that I’m happy to incorporate it into my recipes, Romanian or not.

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