Spicy Fried Dill Pickles

Spicy Fried Dill Pickles are the perfect snacks that disappear the fastest wherever they are served. Crispy, juicy, tangy and spicy, these pickle chips are truly addictive! If you have never had fried dill pickles before, you are definitely missing a lot! These are so darn good that you can’t … [Read More...]

Red Wine Chocolate Brownies
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Red Wine Chocolate Brownies are the best fudgy brownies I’ve made with a surprising flavor. Taste Buds satisfaction guaranteed! It won’t be wrong to say that this is a show stopping brownie recipe. It has the perfect combination of two irresistible flavors: Chocolate and red wine. Nothing can go wrong with these two. If you…

Leek Fritters with Carrot and Turmeric
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Leek Fritters with Carrot and Turmeric are one of the best winter appetizers I’ve created so far. This is a game changer recipe that can make anyone LOVE leeks. These leek fritters have a wonderful yellow color coming from turmeric. Yes, I’ve found a new recipe to hide turmeric. Nobody will be aware of it…

Avocado Chickpea Salad
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Avocado Chickpea Salad with pomegranate seeds is packed with flavors. Spicy, tangy and super addictive! This is a scrumptious gluten free and vegan side dish you can eat even as a snack. Avocado Chickpea Salad is an outrageously nutritious salad with lots of vitamins, protein and healthy fat your body needs especially when it is…

Warm Bulgur Breakfast Bowls
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Warm Bulgur Breakfast Bowls with cinnamon, honey and winter fruit will be a good surprise to your family. Bulgur is much tastier than oatmeal, so you’ll want to change your regular oatmeal bowls with this one. It’s the first time I’ve made a breakfast recipe with bulgur and I LOVED it! How come I hadn’t…

Winter Vegetable Chicken Noodle Soup
Winter Vegetable Chicken Noodle Soup is full of flavors, super hearty, healthy and easy to make. It is packed with chicken, winter vegetables and noodles. Perfect recipe to get back to a healthy diet after all the heavy holiday food. The only thing I crave for is a comforting soup when it’s freezing cold outside….

Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
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Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies make a perfect breakfast when you have to go out fast on weekday mornings. So chewy, spiced with pumpkin spice and loaded with raisins, oatmeal and walnuts, these cookies make everyone’s taste buds satisfied. After making these cookies like hundreds of times for different group of people, changing something in the…

No-Chill Chocolate Sugar Cookies
No-Chill Chocolate Sugar Cookies are the easiest sugar cookies with chocolate flavor. They don’t spread as they bake. With crisp edges and soft center, these are perfect holiday cookies! Am I too late to share the perfect cookie recipe that you can make for Christmas or New Year celebrations? Well, this is sort of a…

Coconut Snowmen Cookies
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Coconut Snowmen Cookies are the cutest cookies you can make for your Christmas or New Year celebrations. Simple yet adorable both for kids and grown-ups. If it’s not snowing where you live and if you miss seeing everywhere white and can’t wait to play snowball or make a snowman, I have a great solution for…

Greek Yogurt Chocolate Cake
Greek Yogurt Chocolate Cake has to take its place on your Christmas table. Super easy yet decadent with a perfect pomegranate decoration, this cake fits the bill if you are looking for a special cake that doesn’t require a lot of work. I was reviewing the cake recipes in our archive to see what we already…

Whipped Feta with Herbs
Whipped Feta with Herbs is a super quick dip that you can serve as an appetizer at holiday parties. Everyone will compete with each other to dip crackers into this scrumptious dip. This post has been sponsored by The J.M. Smucker Company and Kellogg Company. All thoughts and opinions mentioned in this post are my…

Molten Chocolate Citrus Cookies
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Molten Chocolate Citrus Cookies with melted chocolate and mandarin zest inside take you to heaven. They are slightly crispy on the outside and soft yet chewy on the inside. They disappear faster than you blink! Are you board of classic Christmas cut out cookies you see all around the Internet? Are you looking for a…

Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin
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Creamy Brussels Sprouts Gratin is creamy without heavy cream. If there is someone picky in your family, this is a must try recipe for you. You don’t need to buy cream when you have butter, flour and milk in hand. You can easily prepare a creamy sauce with these ingredients and use it in various dishes….

Persimmon Kefir Tart
Persimmon Kefir Tart is a perfect fall dessert that you can serve after your holiday meals. The kefir filling gives you a feeling of cheesecake and custard combination. Creamy, tasty and super light, this has become my ultimate tart filling. We’re finally in the season of persimmons and I was thinking of the best way…

Turkish Boza
Turkish Boza is a smoothie like fermented drink that is mainly based on bulgur and yeast. It has a sweet and tangy flavor that everyone finds addictive! Turkish Boza is a fermented drink, so you need to have enough time to make and wait it. It is made from bulgur, rice, sugar, yeast and water….

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Glaze
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Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Vanilla Glaze are perfectly fluffy and buttery. The dough with a subtle pumpkin flavor matches very well with the cinnamon and nutmeg sugar filling. Vanilla glaze on the top balances all the flavors and makes these rolls irresistible! Cinnamon is one of my favorite spices and cooling weather always stimulates me…

Melting Moments Cookies
Melting Moments Cookies are literally melting in your mouth. Cornstarch makes the magic. Very easy to bake. They make perfect edible gifts! Melting Moments Cookies show up at almost every special occasion we celebrate with our family and friends. For one thing, these are so easy to make that even the youngest ones can make….

Spicy Black Bean Soup
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Spicy Black Bean Soup is really satisfying on its own, so you don’t need anything else for dinner. Spicy Black Bean Soup is something I’d been craving for a long time and finally I made a big pot of it today. It is one of my favorites in winter. It is a super hearty soup and…

Skinny Green Bean Casserole
Skinny Green Bean Casserole has the most amazing taste you can expect from a green bean casserole. Made with fresh green beans and mushrooms and topped with fried onions and parmesan. No canned mushroom soup or heavy cream. Plus, onions are fried in very little oil. I don’t even remember how many times we’ve made…


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