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Pickled Garlicky Green Bean Salad
Here’s one appetizer that will leave your palate intrigued and happy. Pickled Garlicky Green Bean Salad. Perfect for summer and super easy to make. I served it at my Azerbaijani supper club recently...
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Baked Lemon-Garlic Steelhead Trout
After a dozen experiments with toppings for a fish fillet to bake in the oven, I am finally ready to announce the winner. It is butter-lemon-garlic topping. Very simple. Made with butter, garlic,...
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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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Sautéed Chanterelles with Garlic
We’ve sautéed white mushrooms before, now we’ll work with chanterelles. Chanterelles are golden-color fleshy wild mushrooms that have a relatively mild and slightly fruity flavor. I’ve noticed they hold their shape nicely while...
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Pickled Garlic
When I was younger (read: single and young) and lived back in Baku with my family, I used to have designated garlic days, mostly on weekends. I loved garlic. When I knew I...
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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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Roasted Zucchini Salad with Garlicky Yogurt
I first tried this roasted zucchini salad with garlicky yogurt that originates in the Aegean regions of Turkey at my friend Canan’s house many years ago. I was hooked. A subtle sweetness of roasted...
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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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Pickled Garlicky Green Bean Salad
Here’s one appetizer that will leave your palate intrigued and happy. Pickled Garlicky Green Bean Salad. Perfect for summer and super easy to make. I served it at my Azerbaijani supper club recently...
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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 are getting ready...
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Artichoke Salad with Carrots and Green Peas
Sometimes the fewer the ingredients a salad contains and the brighter and contrasting the colors, the more appealing it looks, and the more delicious it is, too. Like this salad. It only has...