Fresh Strawberry Margarita is the ultimate strawberry cocktail recipe for me. And now is the best time to make this fantastic margarita as tasty strawberries are in abundance. You might love the classic frozen strawberry margarita, but when we have the fresh ones, why not use a lot of them? This is one of the...
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Lahana Sarma (Turkish Cabbage Rolls)
Turkish Cabbage Rolls aka Lahana Sarma are stuffed with a vegetarian rice filling flavored with Turkish spices, herbs, olive oil and lemon. They are cooked in a tangy tomato paste sauce complementing all the flavors. The result is finger-licking good! If you love stuffed grape leaves dolma, you have to try these meatless cabbage rolls or...
4-Ingredient Chocolate Strawberry Tartlets
4-Ingredient Chocolate Strawberry Tartlets are magical treats that can make your guests admire you. You don’t need more than 30 minutes to make these flaky puff pastry tartlets filled with silky chocolate and fresh strawberries. And you need just 4 ingredients. You can even make it with 3 ingredients if you omit egg brush. Run...
Cheesy Meatball Pasta Casserole
Cheesy Meatball Pasta Casserole is one of those dishes that nobody can resist. It is like the combo of two all time favorites of us: meatballs and pasta. This casserole takes the classic pasta with meatballs to a next level. Pasta, meatballs and mozzarella are layered in a baking dish and baked in oven. You...
French Toast Breakfast Sandwiches
These French Toast Breakfast Sandwiches combine the best of both worlds - crispy and buttery french toast with a cheesy grilled sandwich! You only need the simple breakfast ingredients and about 20 minutes! Now, you can move away from bland breakfast dishes and make something you want to eat! And you can even turn this...
Avocado Potato Salad With Eggs
Avocado Potato Salad is one of our favorite side dishes. The combination of flavors in this salad is just perfect. It is such a tasty and filling salad that I sometimes have it for lunch. Healthy can definitely be scrumptious! Since this salad is served cold, you can make it beforehand for parties too. Just...
Pasta with Cheese and Meat Sauce
Pasta with Cheese and Meat Sauce has all the flavors that the whole family loves. Pasta, cheese and meat are like the words of happiness. If you are after a vegetarian pasta recipe that is as flavorsome as this one, check out our sun-dried tomato pasta recipe! It’s impossible not to feel in heaven when...
Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake
This Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake is such a special cake that I can make only at very special occasions to very special people. I mean it’s not a simple everyday cake. Look at that velvety color and moist texture. When topped and layered with cream cheese frosting, it truely deserves to be a special...
White Chocolate Popcorn
White Chocolate Popcorn is one of the quickest and cutest treats to surprise your guests. I know you feel like it’s better to bake some cookies or a divine looking cake to please a crowd you invite to your home, but believe me it doesn’t always have to be that way. Sometimes it’s really easy...
Chocolate Dipped Wafer Cookies
Chocolate Dipped Wafer Cookies are the easiest, cheapest and cutest treats ever! The holiday season has already been over, but parties must go on, right? There is always something to celebrate if you are one of those party people. You don’t even need a special day, do you? You can just invite friends to have...
Tangy Raw Cauliflower Salad
Tangy Raw Cauliflower Salad is the best thing to have for lunch or even dinner on the days following a rich dinner party. This salad gives you the feeling of refreshment you need after you are loaded with high-calorie foods. One of our favorite cauliflower recipe is curried roasted cauliflower salad especially in fall and...
3 Ingredient Coconut Macaroons
3 Ingredient Coconut Macaroons are for those who are the true coconut lovers. These are chewy and super light, so you can grab as many as you want with no hesitation. Besides the simplicity in the ingredients, these are very easy to make. We are really into coconut and love to create recipes with it....
Creamy Chicken Orzo Soup
Creamy Chicken Orzo Soup is the best soup to welcome the cold weather appearing around us these days. It is easy to make, skinny and super comforting. This Creamy Chicken Orzo Soup is skinny because there is no heavy cream in it. I used milk instead and I find it tastier this way. Chicken is...
Chicken and Potatoes with Tomato Sauce
Chicken and Potatoes with Tomato Sauce is one of those favorite family dishes. This is just another specialty of mom. I used to ask mom to make it every weekend and I remember how all family members gobbled it down. This is one of the best comforting chicken dishes I know and I really don’t...
Chocolate Yogurt Muffins
Chocolate Yogurt Muffins will satisfy your chocolate muffin craving and warm your heart on a chilly fall day. If you are a quick breakfast person, these muffins will definitely be a perfect morning treat for you. These make wonderful dessert too! I can proudly say that these are great at any time of the day....
Lime Bundt Cake
Lime Bundt Cake with lime glaze is a wonderful treat for citrus lovers. Who doesn’t like that amazing flavor and scent of citrus fruit? We’ve already started to see wonderful smelling mandarins, oranges and limes at the market. This is one of my favorite times of the year, so I get really excited when I...
Tuna Pasta Bake with Tomatoes
Tuna Pasta Bake with Tomatoes is a perfect meal the whole family can enjoy! This is a simple and budget-friendly pasta recipe full of amazing flavors. If you love pasta recipes for dinner, check out our fettuccine with salmon, meatball pasta casserole and mushroom pasta. Also, you should try our homemade pasta recipe too if...
Cream Of Zucchini Soup
Creamy Zucchini Soup is a perfect start for a dinner in fall. I know we are already in the middle of September and I should be posting pumpkin recipes, but I just can’t stop cooking with zucchini when they are still fresh and when I see lots of them at our local bazaar. Starting a...
Tuna Avocado Sandwich
Creamy Avocado Tuna Sandwich is the healthiest and quickest meal you can make! We almost always have cans of tuna in the refrigerator and we prepare a quick salad or sandwich using it when we need to prepare a quick and satisfying lunch or dinner. If you love healthy tuna recipes, go check out our...
Figs with Goat Cheese
Stuffed Figs with Goat Cheese. An easy yet elegant appetizer recipe with simple ingredients. They are naturally sweetened and gluten free. A perfect combination of sweet, tangy and savory flavors. And there are loads of add-ins you can try to customize it to your liking! If you like baked fruit desserts like this one, you have...
Creamy Caprese Pasta
Don’t you think the word ‘creamy’ is tempting on its own? It may not be the healthiest thing in the world, but I’m sure everyone agrees on that if something is creamy, there is no doubt it is super tasty. This Creamy Caprese Pasta is no exception. This is one of the best pasta dishes...
Turkish Chicken Wings (Tavuk Kanat)
If you’re a fan of chicken wings and crave the comforting flavors of Turkish cuisine, you’re going to love these Turkish Chicken Wings. Thanks to a simple spiced yogurt marinade, they turn out incredibly juicy, tender, and packed with flavor every single time. It’s the kind of dish that always brings joy to the table....
Feta Quinoa Zucchini Fritters
Feta Quinoa Zucchini Fritters are my first experiment with these cute seeds. Are they seeds? Not sure, but they do like seeds of a plant. I absolutely LOVE them! Unlike bulgur, rice or lentils, quinoa never bores you. You will probably find it hard to stop once you start eating something based on this amazing...
Flourless Pistachio Cookies
Flourless Pistachio Cookies are cookies for all seasons, but they are the best alternative to ice cream or any other frozen treats in summer since they are really light yet yummy enough to satisfy your sweet tooth. Another great thing about these cookies are they are butter-free! If you love coconut recipes, you should see...
Pan Seared Peaches with Yogurt
These Pan Seared Peaches are so easy to make with 6 ingredients. This is a healthy fruit dessert recipe that can still satisfy your sweet tooth. This is the world’s easiest, healthiest yet tastiest peach dessert ever! Simplicity always wins and this recipe is no exception. You can simply make these Pan Seared Peaches with...
Tomato Fritters
Tomato Fritters are one of the tasty appetizers we’re having at breakfast these days. Summer is the time when we mostly have breakfast not only in the morning, but also at noon and in the evening. We love recipes with tomatoes in summer. So we make these tomato fritters, cheese stuffed tomatoes, egg stuffed tomatoes...
Creamy Cheesy Corn Casserole
This Creamy Cheesy Corn Casserole is a five-star summer side dish. I like that every season has its own special foods. Fresh fruit and vegetables are the best sign of seasons. It’s possible to find every food in every season either frozen or canned but I’m talking about fresh ones here. Nothing better than fresh,...
Easy Blueberry Muffins
Are you a quick breakfast person? Here is the quickest one if you make it a day before. Just grab one or two Blueberry Muffins and enjoy with a cup of hot milk or coffee! I promise these bakery style muffins will make a wonderful start in the morning. Well, I’m not a specialist on...
How to Make Mint Ice Cubes
Who doesn’t ike a refreshing drink when it’s intolerably hot outside? Wouldn’t it be great to have ice cubes nicely packed with fresh herbs or edible flowers? I make these Mint Ice Cubes beforehand and they are always ready in the freezer to use with the best cooling beverages. These are great with drinks like...
Easy Cheesy Zucchini
I can hear you saying “Another zucchini recipe? Again?” I’m determined to make this undervalued vegetable the hit of this summer. Last summer’s hit was vegetarian zucchini stew for us and let’s discover new zucchini recipes and get the world love it more! I really want it to take place in everyone’s cooking because it is...
Skinny Zucchini Casserole Recipe
This Skinny Zucchini Casserole recipe is skinny but absolutely not a boring diet food. Even zucchini haters will love this tasty casserole! Serve it for lunch or as a side for dinner. You'll miss it even in winter! We LOVE vegetarian recipes with zucchini during summer. Cheese stuffed zucchini boats, vegan zucchini tomato casserole and...
Chocolate Popcorn With Sprinkles
Love the combination of sweet and salty flavors? We got you covered! This chocolate popcorn recipe is right for you! Homemade slightly salted popcorn is covered with melted chocolate and garnished with colorful sprinkles. Perfect for any special occasion! You know we are obsessed with five star spicy popcorn recipe, one of our most popular...
Summer Pasta with Tomatoes and Peas
Pasta is for all seasons. It is for all people and for all occasions. The choices are endless when you are cooking pasta. You can create a unique pasta recipe whenever you make it with the ingredients you like. You want to eat lighter foods when it warms up, don’t you? This Summer Pasta with...
How to Caramelize Onions
Our favorite snack of all time is a slice of bread topped with caramelized onions. It might seem very easy, but if you don’t know How to Caramelize Onions, you might end up with sauteed onions. Yes, they are completely different! If you love onions as much we do, you should check out our recipes...
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Are you still looking for a recipe for Mother’s Day? Don’t you think that such special days do require a good dessert? Moms always deserve the best of everything and I can’t think of a better dessert for them than this Molten Chocolate Lava Cake! You will see that amazing smile and satisfaction on your...
Dondurma (Turkish Ice Cream)
Homemade Turkish Ice Cream Dondurma is perfectly thick and stretchy as it traditionally has to be. It is made with milk, sugar and salep. With its unique flavor and consistency, it is not like other ice creams you have tasted. If you have always wanted to make traditional Turkish ice cream, this in-depth recipe is...
Magic Lemon Custard Cake
Lemon Custard Cake gives us a feeling of a virtual travel to summer. So light, creamy and delicious with the airy souffle-like top. I’ve made this Lemon Custard Cake three times this week and it has already become the favorite of my family and our guests. When we moved into our new home two weeks...
Fried Zucchini Balls
Is it difficult to get your family to eat veggies? Do they hate zucchini? Are you looking for ways to help them love vegetables? These Fried Zucchini Balls will solve this problem! I made these zucchini balls for breakfast and they were like the king of the table. They disappeared very quickly! This zucchini recipe...
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream
This is such a wonderful homemade chocolate ice cream that nobody can notice it’s homemade unless they are told. This is my second ice cream try with my new ice cream maker and I’m absolutely very proud of the result. This is, without doubt, one of the best chocolate ice creams I’ve ever eaten! And...
Pink Chocolate Covered Strawberries
These Pink Chocolate Covered Strawberries are perfect for Valentine’s Day, baby showers and birthday parties. They are very easy to make and you need only 2-3 ingredients. Furthermore, you can decorate them however you’d like depending on the theme of the day you celebrate. If you’re looking for more romantic desserts, try making our luscious...