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Cardamom-Walnut Cookies – Mutekke (Video)
This post was originally published on March 20, 2017 and is now updated. I have added a recipe video and tweaked the recipe for best results. ______ These tender Cardamom-Walnut Cookies hailing from...
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Easy Apple Coffee Cake (Video)
This post was originally published on November 8, 2003, and I am updating it today with the video recipe from my new YoutTube Channel – AZCookbook with Feride. Please SUBSCRIBE to it and...
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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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“Oreshki” Walnut Cookies with Dulce de Leche
Meet some of the most unique cookies that hail from my childhood—walnut-shaped cookies called oreshki. Oreshki means “nuts” in Russian. In this particular case, it means “walnuts.” How are these cookies and my...
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Chocolate Bundt Cake
Meet chocolate Bundt cake. The lighter version of it, to be exact. Just the right amount of sweetness, lighter than its regular not-so-light cousin, still moist enough (don’t expect it to be super...
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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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Turkish Baklava
Have you ever tried Turkish baklava? If you have, you would agree with me that it is one of the most luscious, delicious baklava varieties out there in the world. Dripping with syrup,...
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Cinnamon-Walnut Apple Roll-Ups
Hello 2012! Hello AZ Cookbook readers! I hope you had a great time during the holidays and are ready for another hopefully wonderful year ahead. I can’t wait to share new recipes with...
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Olive-Walnut Mini Breads
I love these cute olive-walnut mini breads. They are rich, I won’t lie. I hate to lament my muffin tops after I bake these tasty treats in huge batches, oftentimes back to back,...
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Spiced Banana-Walnut Loaf
I made this delicious spiced banana-walnut loaf bread a couple of days ago and it was gone in an instant. The bread is filled with a thick cinnamon-perfumed walnut ripple that is swirled into the...
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Spiced Walnuts
I am happy to be sharing with you this wonderful recipe for spiced walnuts that I made a couple of days ago. I loved the result. The walnuts were soft, yet somewhat crunchy...
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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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Olive-Walnut-Pomegranate Medley (Zeytun Perverde)
The recipe for zeytun perverde, a delectable Persian appetizer made of green olives, walnuts, and pomegranate arils, comes from my dear friend Nahid’s mom, aunt Khedije, an exceptional cook of both Azerbaijani and...
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Shekerbura – Step by Step
If Samani is a green symbol of Novruz, two desserts, Pakhlava (baklava) and Shekerbura, are the spring holiday’s sweet symbols. No Novruz table is complete without these delicious nut filled delights. I have...
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Mushrooms Stuffed with Eggplant, Walnuts and Fresh Herbs
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 usually do when...
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Spinach Salad with Cheese, Walnuts and Raisins
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… but I was...
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Easy Baklava
I’ve been wanting to post the recipe for Azerbaijani baklava for a long time. So, for the first time in my life I dared to make baklava myself, but …. it didn’t turn...
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Baked Fish Stuffed with Walnuts (Balig Levengi)
This is my first recipe in the Fish category. And I started with the king of Azerbaijani fish recipes – baked fish stuffed with walnuts. On joyful occasions such as the celebration of...
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Wheat Berry Salad with Roasted Vegetables
The inspiration for this salad comes from kisir, my favorite Turkish salad, made of bulgur, fresh vegetables and lots of fresh herbs. In my salad, I roasted the vegetables and tossed them with...
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No-Knead Bread
A couple of years ago, when mom was visiting from Baku, I wanted to proudly demonstrate my new baking skills to her. She watched curiously, expecting difficult techniques and methods, but soon realized...