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, [...]
Classic Dinner Rolls - Best Ever!
These days the family likes to hear “Dinner rolls are served!” more than “Dinner is served!” because they can’t get enough of homemade dinner rolls, especially when they are utterly, [...]
Turkish Sesame Ring (Simit)
If you ask a Turk living away from Turkey to name 5 foods items he or she misses the most, chances one of them will be simit. M. would also [...]
Lahmajun (Lahmacun) + Yogurt Drink (Ayran)
I am a huge fan of Turkish food. Have been even since I tried my first doner kabab in Baku, sometime back in the early 90s (boy, was I excited!), [...]
