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Alicia Ilc

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Alicia’s Tasty Creations
🇷🇴Romanian roots | 🌎Global recipes
Cooking & baking with love
Mom of 4 • Grandma of 4
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A quiet kind of luxury: sweet English peas, garlicky black tiger shrimp, and creamy Parmesan polenta-simple, balanced, and deeply satisfying. 🤍
#food #comfortfood by @a_cilc

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9 months ago

A touch of Paris at home — tender chicken, creamy mushrooms, and that perfect ooh là là finish. 🇫🇷💫 #cooking #french #food #chicken #chicago @vikingrange @petco #dog #doglovers #doglife #puppy by @a_cilc

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a year ago

Plant-Based Black Cocoa Cookies

Dark, chewy, and fully vegan-these cookies use coconut oil and almond milk for a rich, Oreo-like chocolate flavor.

DM me for the full recipe.

#vegancookies #plantbaseddessert #vegandessert #chocolatecookies #oreos by @a_cilc

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2 months ago

Shop my @amazon Prime Day deals at the link in my bio!

#deals #savemoney #primeday #ShopNow #amazondeals by @a_cilc

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3 days ago

A little chill in the air, a warm pot on the stove… autumn feels right at home in my kitchen.

🍄 Creamy Mushroom & Wild Rice Soup 🌾

Cook 1 cup wild rice blend according to package directions → set aside.

Heat 3 tbsp butter + 1 tbsp olive oil → Brown 1½ lb sliced mushrooms in batches → Set aside.

In the same pot, soften 1 diced onion + 3 diced carrots + 3 diced celery stalks → Add 4 minced garlic cloves + 1 tsp dried thyme → Cook 1 minute.

Stir in ¼ cup flour → Cook 1 minute → Gradually add 6 cups broth → Return mushrooms + add 1 bay leaf → Simmer 15–20 minutes, until vegetables are tender.

Add cooked rice + 1 cup heavy cream → Gently simmer 5 minutes → Remove bay leaf → Season with salt and pepper → Finish with chopped parsley.

A cozy bowl, a slice of bread, and a little time to slow down. 🤎💛✨

#ComfortFood #eating #soupseason #soup #eat by @a_cilc

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4 days ago

✨Beef-Stuffed Shells with Creamy Tomato Sauce✨

Pure comfort in every bite. Jumbo shells loaded with seasoned beef, ricotta, and herbs, all baked in a creamy tomato sauce.
Save this for your next cozy dinner night!

Ingredients

Shells and filling
20–24 jumbo pasta shells
1 lb ground beef
1 small red onion, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp Spanish paprika
¼ tsp white pepper
½ tsp salt, then more to taste
1 cup ricotta cheese
½ cup grated Parmesan
1 egg
1½ cups shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided

Sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
¾ cup heavy cream
½ tsp Italian seasoning
Salt to taste

Step by step

Heat the oven to 375°F → Cook the shells 2 minutes less than the package directs → Drain and cool until you can handle them.

Cook the onion and ground beef until browned → Drain excess fat → Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, Spanish paprika, white pepper, and salt → Cook 1 minute more → Let cool slightly.

Mix the beef with the ricotta cheese, Parmesan, egg, and ½ cup Mozzarella cheese.

Warm the olive oil and garlic for the sauce → Add the tomato paste and cook 1–2 minutes → Add crushed tomatoes and Italian seasoning → Simmer 10 minutes → Lower the heat and stir in the cream → Taste and add salt.

Spread a little sauce in a baking dish → Fill the shells → Arrange them in the dish → Spoon the remaining sauce around and over them → Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup Mozzarella cheese.

Cover and bake for 20 minutes → Uncover and bake another 10–15 minutes, until bubbly → Rest 5 minutes before serving.

#eat #pasta #italianfood #baking #foodie by @a_cilc

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10 days ago

🍏Bite-Size Apple Fritters 🍏

I think bite-size is the way to go… 🤭
Whole wheat apple fritters with cinnamon, green apples, powdered sugar, and a little vanilla glaze. So good warm! 🍂✨ by @a_cilc

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11 days ago

Unele rețete nu au nevoie de prea multe cuvinte… Gomboți cu prune, făcuți doar pentru a fi savurați. 💛✨

Plum Dumplings ✨

#gomboti #prune #cooking #eat #romania by @a_cilc

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17 days ago

Când nu te poți hotărî între dulce și sărat… le faci pe amândouă. 💛🇷🇴 Plăcintă creață cu brânză dulce și stafide, iar lângă ea, varianta sărată cu feta. Foi crocante, umplutură cremoasă și gust de acasă. ✨ Tu pe care ai alege-o prima — dulce sau sărată? 🤍
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When you can’t decide between sweet and savory… you make both. 💛🇷🇴 #Romanian crinkle pie with sweet farmer cheese and raisins, and right beside it, the savory version with feta. Crispy phyllo, creamy filling, and a little taste of home. ✨ Which would you choose first — sweet or savory? 💛

#eat #baking #food by @a_cilc

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19 days ago

Turning a classic into pure indulgence… 💛✨ Burnt Butter Sticky Date Rice Pudding—warm, creamy, and finished with a rich sticky date sauce. One spoonful might not be enough! 😁✨

#rice #cooking #ricepudding #eat #julieandrews by @a_cilc

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20 days ago

These rugelach-style mascarpone bars aka “Fursecuri de casa” didn’t last long in my kitchen… Filled with peach & strawberry preserves, dusted with powdered sugar, and so soft and delicious… good luck stopping at just one. 💛✨

Which one are you reaching for first?

#cookies #baking #culture #fursecuri #prajituri by @a_cilc

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24 days ago

This one takes me straight back to #Romania 🇷🇴💛✨ Salată de vinete, two ways—traditional & creamy. Smoky, simple, and made the way I remember it. 🍆✨

Which way would you enjoy it?

#eggplant #salata #cooking #culture by @a_cilc

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25 days ago