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Baba Ghanoush – Step by Step to Great Results
What can I say about baba ghanoush? I love it. Love it. Love it some more. To me, it is one of the best eggplant appetizers that have been known to the world....
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Hummus
Hummus, the Middle Eastern delight. I love it. Long before I found out hummus was super easy to make, I bought it from stores. Some were delicious, others we not. Then one day...
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Roasted Mini Sweet Peppers with Garlic and Thyme
This may sound like a teaser to those of you living in the snowing states, but Los Angeles, my friends, is living an early summer in the winter month of January. It almost sounds...
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Quick Thyme Lamb Chops
If you have a lamb rack sitting in your fridge, and a hungry family sitting at a table demanding to be fed, don’t fret—you can fix a super easy quick meal with lamb...
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Flattened Spiced-Herbed Chicken
I spotted this recipe a while ago on this livejournal with plans to use it one day. The lucky day was yesterday. The recipe comes from Stalik, a celebrated gourmand who spreads his...
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Tomato-Thyme Soup with Cheese and Croutons
In a creative frenzy recently, I’ve been cooking a lot with tomatoes. Why tomatoes? Because we have tons of them. Plus they are free and I can experiment with them without having the...
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Georgian-Style Chicken with Tomatoes and Herbs – Chakhokhbili (Video)
This post was originally published on July 15, 2009 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. ____ When I was a kid, together...
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Turkish Shepherd’s Salad (Video)
Turkish Shepherd’s Salad, or Çoban Salatası, is, perhaps, the most frequently served salad on a Turkish table. In our family it is a must when we have grilled meats, rice and bulgur pilafs,...
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Azerbaijani-Style Eggs with Tomatoes + My First YouTube Video!
This post was originally published on July 23, 2016 and I am updating it today with the video to the recipe from my brand new YoutTube Channel. Please SUBSCRIBE to it and share it...
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Eggplant Caviar
Eggplant lovers, unite! This deliciousness, known as Eggplant Caviar, from the heart of the Caucasus, will leave your wanting more and more of it after first try, because it is one of the...
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Garlicky Eggplant with Tomatoes
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 brief vacation from...
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Saj-Fried Chicken with Vegetables
“What-fried? Saj-fried?” you may ask. And I will explain. Saj is a nifty kitchen utensil, my friends. And it has a long history. Before the invention of frying pans and a gas stove,...
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Chicken Cacciatore
Don’t you just love dishes that pretty much cook for themselves and all you have to do is toss (or nicely arrange) the ingredients together and your job is complete? I do. Especially...
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Bulgur Croquettes with Walnut-Tomato Sauce
Remember the recipe for baked honey chicken wings that turned me into a selfish glutton? From the book laden with kid-friendly recipes? Anne, Ben Aciktim which from Turkish is “Mommy, I am hungry”...
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Tomato-Thyme Soup with Cheese and Croutons
In a creative frenzy recently, I’ve been cooking a lot with tomatoes. Why tomatoes? Because we have tons of them. Plus they are free and I can experiment with them without having the...
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Stuffed Eggplants, Peppers and Tomatoes
This is probably the most popular dish prepared in Azerbaijan in summer. When vegetables and fruits are in abundance, Azerbaijani women like to stuff them:) They stuff eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, quince...
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Walnut-Stuffed Roast Turkey a.k.a Turkey Levengi
The roast turkey in the picture above is what I made for this year’s Thanksgiving table. Stuffed with a delicious walnuts filling. I am sharing this recipe now, post-Thanksgiving because I strongly believe that things...
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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 reminds me I...
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Shorgoghal, or Spice-Filled Flaky Breads
Spring is here and so is the spring holiday Novruz! A lot of holiday baking has been done by Azerbaijanis around the world to celebrate the arrival of spring on March 21st. Along...
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Walnut and Onion Breads
To me, the most cherished recipes are ones that take me back to my childhood and keep alive the sweet memories of special events or family traditions, and, most importantly, of people associated...
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Sweet Milk Bread (Shirin Chorek)
Do you see yellow in the picture? I mean the beautiful yellow inside the slice of bread? Don’t rush to blame photoshop for this. The poor thing is not to blame (at least...