AZ Cookbook in AZ Magazine - With Steve Hollier

Photo by Steve Hollier: Absheron National Park.
A couple of months ago I received an email from Steve Hollier, new editor of AZ Magazine in Baku. He was asking if I [...]

Of Pomegranate, Thanksgiving the Azerbaijani Way, and More

A Glimpse of the Annual Pomegranate Festival in the Region of Goychay in Azerbaijan. Dancing the “Pomegranate” Dance. Photo Source: Respublika newspaper.
Friends, I am happy to share with you the [...]

Desserts Magazine - Zebra Cake: Revisited

Have you heard about this wonderful publication called Desserts Magazine? If not, here’s your chance to get yourself comfortable and  start flipping through the pages filled with recipes for mouth-watering [...]

A Shower of Awards

Looks like I am going to turn into one spoiled blogger. No kidding! With all the wonderful awards my fellow foodies have been bestowing upon me ever since I have [...]

My First Newspaper Interview!

Picture Courtesy: Deepa Pant
As I am writing this I am still on cloud seven from happiness. As my large fingers (true) are typing what I’ve been intending to share with [...]

Award + Award + Award + Award

Blogging is great. Blogging is fun.
With sweet awards for everyone!
I know, I know, poetry and Farida are incompatible. But at least it rhymes:) Just wanted to say how [...]

More Awards + Sheki, Azerbaijan

My friend Georgina of Culinary Travels Of A Kitchen Goddess is spoiling me. She awarded me not with one, but two awards in a row! Thank you, George! You brought [...]

Awards + Do I Really Need A Competitor?

A couple of days ago I received three more awards (actually 2, I am in the process of claiming the third one) from my fellow foodies. They made my day [...]