Chef Daniela Craciun

09/06/2024

Taste of Romania, Daniela’s restaurant, had such an impact on Naples that people still mention it seven years after it was sold. The restaurant was featured in Naples Magazine. Letting go of the restaurant was incredibly difficult, as it felt like parting with a baby nurtured for eight years. I focused on my little daughter at the time, having been blessed with a second chance at motherhood. My oldest daughters were already 20 and 19. I thank the Gods every day for my youngest daughter and my oldest ones. Motherhood is a feeling that nobody can truly describe. I feel so blessed. Stay tuned for exciting updates for the new season to come!

08/31/2024

Elisabeth, my bright and creative 8-year-old, is proudly showcasing her handiwork. After coming home yesterday, she took the initiative to boil some eggs and carefully decorated her salad and the scene is beautifully set with thoughtful details,all done by Elisabeth herself. then she asked me to step outside with her to capture the perfect shot of her creation. The image reflects not just her creativity but also the pride and joy she feels in her accomplishment. Empowering children like Elisabeth to take initiative and express themselves is a powerful way to build a better future.

08/02/2024

It’s just a little bit?

It's just a little bit... 😒

07/29/2024

02/27/2024

Join us at the Naples Youth Business Fair on March 2nd, from 10 am to 1 pm at Gulf Coast High School! 🚀 Discover the incredible entrepreneurial spirit of our talented youth.
Mark your calendars and bring some cash to go shopping! 🌐

02/21/2024

Are you ready for the annual tree sale of Collier fruit Growers at Freedom Park?
Come and pick up your trees. We recommend planting your Fruit Trees in early spring – this is the ideal season. Imagine delicious fruit, grown right from your home, in a wide variety of colors, flavors and types, from sweet to tart and exotic. Fruit Trees can be planted in your garden, backyard, or in a container for your patio or indoor spaces. Several of our Fruit Trees are self-fertile, but for those that aren’t, we have the perfect pollination partners for large harvests. 🌱

02/09/2024

Make your own ragù or come and try mine at Mercato inside the Hand & Harvest market on Saturday. I have a delicious turkey ragù this weekend make with turkey for a local farmer grow free range, non antibiotics or vaccine.

02/02/2024

Why we can do this In the Us? What is so difficult to teach actually real skills to kids? I teach a cooking class to an 26 years old the other day and she didn’t know to peel potatoes? I don’t understand. Growing your own food, cooking, sewing, cleaning and much more.

01/04/2024

I love the marmalades and the story behind. Blessings.

Walmart and Costco carry this jam and I felt that this story needed to be shared and you will feel the need to too ❤️
*The incident took place in a supermarket in New Jersey. The tweet is by Michael Perino *
“At the supermarket today, I found a small, elderly woman standing in front of a high shelf holding preserves. She was having trouble finding the flavor she wanted because the jars were set back on the shelf.
She couldn’t read the labels. She could barely reach them. I offered to help.
After I handed her the raspberry preserves, she thanked me, paused, and then asked, “Do you know why I buy this brand?”
I laughed and replied, “Because it tastes good?”
“Yes, it tastes good.” She paused again. “I am a Holocaust survivor.”
This was not the conversation I expected on a Sunday grocery run. “During the war, the family that owns the company hid my family in Paris. So now I always buy it. And whenever I go to the store, my grandkids remind me, ‘Bubbe, don’t forget to buy the jelly.’”
I told her that that was the best reason I ever heard to buy any company’s product. And then we both smiled behind our masks and went our separate ways.”
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Someone else on Twitter looked into the story and indeed, the town that Andros Company, the makers of Bonne Maman, comes from, hid and saved Jewish families in WW2. It was called Biars sur Cere, which then had about 800 villagers.
From an article, “You have to understand what it was like then. There were posters on the walls, from the N***s and from the collaborators, and they said that if you are found to help a Jew, a freemason, a communist, a socialist, or a pervert, you will be shot on sight.” Despite the great danger in which helping them put the villagers in, still they kept the children safe.”
A good reason to buy Bonne Maman products. And a poignant reminder that when we look out for each other it can change lives, and that there are good and selfless people in the world.
♥️Bonne Maman! 🇫🇷

12/28/2023

Wait out bees the word will not . When someone thinks about honey bees, they usually think about honey. That makes sense as honey bees make this amazing sweetener and flavor. However, honey bees impact our food system in ways beyond making honey. Honey bees are responsible for more than one-third of the foods we eat.

When someone thinks about honey bees, they usually think about honey. That makes sense as honey bees make this amazing sweetener and flavor. However, honey bees impact our food system in ways beyond making honey. Honey bees are responsible for more than one-third of the foods we eat.

12/02/2023

My dream is to eat everything from my garden. Working on that.

11/12/2023

I grew up with chicken eggs and now having my own chickens make such a big difference.

11/06/2023

Personally I don’t want plastic in my tea. Do you?

If you are a tea drinker, use an organic loose leaf tea and steep it. Using a stainless steel or glass strainer will reduce your microplastic exposure significantly.

If you like using tea bags for their convenience or portability, make sure you’re getting the kind that’s free from bisphenol-A (BPA), phthalates, polypropylene, and epichlorohydrin. Look for tea bags made from organic h**p, cotton, or plant fibers instead.

Tea can be an incredible source of antioxidants in your life, but just like food—quality matters.

Study: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02540

10/19/2023

I don’t have words to express my gratitude for such an amazing daughter. Love you to the moon and back 10.000 times. Thank you for being my daughter and my teacher.

Collier County second grader Elisabeth Joy Grove just launched an organic moringa tea business, Elisabeth’s Dream Farm, in the hopes of making her farm a reality someday.

10/12/2023

I’m in love. This is my favorite bus.

Just us returning from our weekly grocery run. 😇

📸:.ann

10/04/2023

I use so many in my cuisine.

10/03/2023

The only fast food I eat. lol
Do you want the recipe?

The only fast food I want.

09/27/2023

I don’t give this to my dog, because my dog is my family as well. This is insane how people still go to McDonald’s. I really can’t wrap my head around it. 

Voor veel gezinnen in Nederland is ‘Sinterklaas’ helemaal geen feest, vanwege persoonlijke financiële nood. De Goedheiligman gaat aan hun deur voorbij. Maar hoe leg je een kind uit dat Sinterklaas er niet voor hem of haar is? Dat valt niet uit te leggen. Die kinderen maakt de KHIP Sint & Piet a...