Food and Cooking

@Kit Sorry for being late to this thread. As someone else said, if it's also getting cold where you live, you can put things outside, in the shade. Here there are 12 degrees Celsius, but in the night it will be 1. Either way, in my country, if there is any vegetable out there we pickle it (we're mostly doing this with cucumbers, green tomatoes carrots and cabbage, but you're free to experiment). Here's a simple recipe for that:

youtube.com/watch?v=Ql1sCw00Zz…

You're basically putting these vegetables into salty water, or in a mix with water and vinegar, along with other stuff. If it's not that cold, it's even better, as the vegetables will become pickled faster.

You can also search for Romanian pickles or reteta muraturi on YouTube (if you're okay with not understanding the language).

Another thing that we do is polenta. We usually eat it with cheese and sour cream, but as these require a fridge to keep, you're free not to use them.

youtube.com/watch?v=WUmbtQu1eL…

This video is in Romanian, but the steps seem pretty clear. Here's what you need:

• hominy
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• water
• butter/olive oil (optionally, for a more creamy consistency)

The rest should be self-explainatory.