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Kufte-Bozbash or Azerbaijani Meatball Soup
Today’s recipe is for kufte-bozbash, more commonly called just kufte. This is one of the staples of Azerbaijani cuisine. Jumbo apple-size meatballs cooked in a simple broth with chickpeas and potatoes. Kufte is...
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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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Lamb Patties from Lenkeran (Shami)
I disappeared again. You must be used to this terrible behavior of mine. Please forgive me. I was around fighting this crazy cold I got from who knows where which I finally defeated....
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Braised Lamb with Pomegranates and Chestnuts
Nar, nar, more nar! This is what the family has been saying the most ever since nars (pomegranates) hit the Long Beach markets stalls about a month ago. We buy loads of nar....
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Lahmajun and Yogurt Drink, Ayran
I am a huge fan of Turkish food. Have been even since I tried my first doner kabab in Baku, sometime back in the early 90s (boy, was I excited!), when the Soviet...
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The Perfect Lemon Tart
If you’ve seen my About Me page, you’ve probably noticed me beaming with happiness over a tart, looking like I am teasing you guys. That, my friends, is the perfect lemon tart. Big...
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French Citrus Cake
I spotted this recipe in a cookbook during our recent trip to the local library. Shamelessly disregarding a myriad of wonderful French recipes offered with the author’s own twist, my eyes fell on...
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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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Classic Lemon Bars
We constantly fight chocolate dessert versus lemon dessert wars at home. Three members of the family against one, where I represent the minority camp. But I am hanging in there, little by little...
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Lemon Upside-Down Cake
Calling all lemon lovers! This is one cake you must try—it will tantalize your lemon loving palate like no other. The cake tastes super lemony with intermingling sweet and tart notes. The lemon...
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Cardamom-Lemon Sweet Rolls
I am obsessed with recipes. Cookbooks, magazine cutouts with recipes, a new recipe hastily scribbled down on a piece of napkin, recipes I memorize for dishes I see demonstrated on a grocery store...
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Lemon-Cardamom Ricotta Cookies
The other day during one my regular refrigerator clean-ups, I found a container of unused ricotta cheese staring at me. I remembered buying it a while ago when I ventured into making a...
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Zesty Fiesta Chocolate Fridge Cake
When my friend Marysol of Memories In the Baking commented on my Cheese and Yogurt Cake with Lemon Zest quoting David Lebovitz : “there are two kinds of people in this world, the...
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Cheese and Yogurt Cake with Lemon Zest
The other day I was going through my old notebook recipe collection and this recipe caught my attention. I had all the ingredients available so I decided to give it a try for...
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Turkish Lentil Soup (Video)
Photo: Greg Seber This Turkish Lentil Soup happens to be one of my favorite soups on Earth. Simple yet packed with flavors, and better yet, with tons of nutrition. The happily marrying ingredients...
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Tajik Green Lentil and Rice Soup
A few days ago, my friend Ayten in Baku posted a video from Tajikistan on her social media – she is moving to the country because she was offered a head position in...
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Turkish Red Lentil Soup
Turkish red lentil soup is undoubtedly one of the most frequently made soups in our house. More so in fall, when our palates demand foods more comforting and warming. Or, perhaps, because this...
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Liver Pate (Pâté) Roulade
I know, you are probably saying – Liver? Nah, thank you, I’ll pass it. But wait! Make no mistake – this is not just liver. This is delicious and fancy roulade of liver...