Garlicky Eggplant with Tomatoes (Badimjan Sirdaghi)

It’s been “years” since my last post, hasn’t it? Or at least it feels so to me. I am not “to  blame”. A couple of weeks ago I took a [...]

White Radish and Carrot Salad

I make the yellow-white salad you see on our expecting-guests table quite often - both for guests and for the family. It is white radish and carrot salad. Super easy [...]

Fresh Herb Kükü (Goyerti Kyukyusu)

This is fresh herb kükü served in Baku’s Carvansarai Restaurant.
In Azerbaijan, kükü (read: kyukyu) is the general name given to dishes in which main ingredients - vegetables, herbs, meat, or [...]

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, [...]

Rice Stuffed Mini Sweet Peppers

A few years ago, when my in-laws were visiting from Turkey, we were invited to a 4th of July block party organized on our street. We were told that there [...]

Green Beans with Eggs (Lobya Chighirtmasi)

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 [...]

Savory Potato-Carrot Loaf

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 [...]

Moldavian Mushroom Stew (Tokana)

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 [...]

Coconut Meringues + Happy International Women’s Day!

Today is the International Women’s Day, a holiday that is celebrated widely in Azerbaijan just as in many other parts of the world. I would like to congratulate all the [...]

Greek Zucchini Pie - Kourkouto

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 [...]

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