I know, I know, you are probably thinking, “Here we go again - she disappeared for a long time and is back with another excuse.” But please forgive me. We [...]
The minute my reader Gunel from Azerbaijan sent me this recipe, I was hooked. Savory potato-carrot loaf? Baked in a loaf pan? Really? I mean, I am familiar with potato [...]
I stumbled upon the recipe for Moldavian mushroom stew while leafing through Anya von Bremzen and John Welchman’s “Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook.” I immediately thought I could [...]
This delicious Greek pie comes from my blogger friend Peter at Kalofagas, and I can’t thank him enough for this recipe. I’ve made this most delicious zucchini pie called Kourkouto [...]
Do you ever cook up a recipe in your head before you actually cook it in the kitchen? If the answer is yes, then join my club. That’s what I [...]
When I had just launched my blog a little more than 4 months ago, I didn’t know I would soon be receiving emails from around the world from people [...]
Last time my mother-in-law visited us, she gave me all of her recipe notebooks full of the recipes she has collected over years. It is a special collection and I [...]
My spinach repertoire continues. This time I added a spinach salad I learned from my dear friend Asli. They came over for dinner the other day. The table was set… [...]
Spinach is good for you. It’s healthy. I always knew it was good but if you asked me the specifics of its benefits, I would be clueless as to what [...]
I looooove eggplant! In fact, it is my favorite vegetable, and I love almost anything that has eggplant in it. It is quite a popular veggie in Azerbaijan. We [...]