Irina Georgescu

This elegant dessert relies on the energizing powers of coffee and chocolate—balanced with the richness of cream—to liven up the mood.

The spiral is a good starting point for you to test the waters with these German-influenced cookies, but feel free to vary their patterns and shapes to your liking.

This bread—loaded with a rum-spiked walnut filling—is the traditional Romanian celebration bread for Christmas.

These crispy, golden brown crepes get slathered with an aromatic mushroom spread, then rolled and dredged in breadcrumbs before pan-frying.