No-Knead Bread - Whole Wheat or White
White no-knead bread - golden baked!
A couple of years ago when mom was visiting from Baku, I wanted to proudly demonstate my new baking skills to her. She watched curiously [...]
Savory Cheese Cookies
I made these cookies a few days ago using the recipe from my friend Nur’s newly launched blog in Turkish. I posted the picture bragging about my accomplishment on AZ [...]
Turkish Spinach Pie (Ispanakli Borek) + Cheese Filling
One of my favorite categories of dishes in the amazing Turkish cuisine is the borek category. Borek (börek) is a savory pie. There are tons of borek recipes across Turkey [...]
Meat Stuffed Flatbread (Et Gutabi)
It has been more than a year since my last trip to Azerbaijan. Memories are still hovering fresh above my head and it feel like I was there yesterday. I [...]
Olive Walnut Mini Breads
I love love these cute little breads. They are rich, I won’t lie. I hate to lament my muffin tops after I bake the breads in huge batches, without giving a [...]
Roasted Vegetables Baked in Golden Batter
Come spring and summer, I crave colorful and bright dishes incorporating all sorts of vegetables. This dish is abundant with them, all bursting with color. Here, red peppers, yellow peppers, [...]
Quick Herbed Cheese Roll-Ups
I’ve been making these wonderful herbed cheese stuffed roll-ups for a very long time and they are always a hit in the household. They are quick and easy to make. [...]
One of a Kind - Tall Chicken or Turkey Pie
My friend Victoria (remember her?) knows I am always on the lookout for great recipes to share with you. Not that I don’t have enough recipes in the house (this [...]
Shorgoghal - Spice-Filled Flaky Breads for Novruz
Along with scrumptious multi-layered pakhlava (baklava) and tender nut-filled shekerbura, spice-infused flaky bread shorgoghal (alternative spelling: shor goghali) is another irresistable edible attribute of Novruz. In fact, the three are [...]
Cynthia’s Guyanese Butter-Flaps
I didn’t have the slightest idea about Caribbean food until one day I came across Cynthia’s renowned blog - Tastes Like Home, where Cynthia writes about Caribbean food and culture, [...]
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