Marbled Chocolate Banana Bread topped with a silky chocolate ganache gives you the feeling of an amazingly light and moist chocolate cake. If you love chocolate and banana flavors together, you will LOVE this! Decadent and easy to make! Who wouldn't be happy to see a super moist chocolate banana bread in the kitchen in...
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Cream of Potato Soup Recipe
This easy Cream of Potato Soup warms your heart perfectly on chilly days. Simple yet flavourful and comforting. Super creamy without cream, so it's lighter and healthier. Is it cold in your area too? Although I feel more like a summer person, there are reasons why I love winter too. For one thing, I have comforting...
Red Velvet Bundt Cake
If you want to make something fancy for the special person in your life, but have no baking experience, this Red Velvet Bundt Cake with kefir is for you. Beautiful looking with the silky cream cheese glaze yet easy to make. Love red velvet treats? You should see our red velvet cream cheese cookies and...
Kefir Lemon Bread
If you love lemon, you need to bake this Kefir Lemon Bread, which is bursting with lemon flavor. Kefir makes it light and wonderfully moist. A quick lemon jam for the topping is a bonus. This bread is perfect for lemon lovers! Lemon is one of my favorite foods. If you have been following our...
Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad
Looking for an impressive side dish for your dinner table? A colorful and flavor-packed Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprout Salad like this can easily become the star of the menu. Although it looks and sounds sophisticated, it’s one of the easiest side dishes. Ready in about 30 minutes. If you think side dishes are as important...
Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies with Olive Oil
Are you still looking for a Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe? How about using olive oil in the dough? These are wonderfully soft and chewy. No overnight chilling is needed. If you like chocolate chip cookies, you might want to see our chocolate chip coffee cookies and no butter chocolate chip cookies too. Everyone has...
Melting Moments Cookies (Cornstarch Cookies)
These buttery Melting Moments Cookies are easy-to-make, eggless sweet treats for the holiday season. They have a wonderfully soft and crumbly texture thanks to cornstarch that simultaneously melts in your mouth. If you are not into making decorated cookies because they need effort and time, these simple cookies are right for you. They are perfect...
Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole Recipe
This Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole is a wonderful side dish that you can easily make for special occasions. It is gluten-free and low-carb, yet unbelievably tasty. One of our favorite vegetable is cauliflower and we love to create new recipes with it. Give us a head of raw cauliflower and we can just sprinkle some salt,...
Roasted Curried Cauliflower Salad
Cauliflower will never be overlooked in your home once you try this Roasted Curried Cauliflower Salad with pomegranate arils, pistachios and a simple yogurt dressing. Are salads just for summer months? Do you ever crave for a good salad in cooler months? No? I definitely do. A salad with heartier winter vegetables is irresistible to...
Cornmeal Pumpkin Muffins
These fluffy pumpkin cornbread muffins are extremely easy to make, don't take a lot of time, and are stuffed with heart-warming fall flavors. They are the best snack for picnics, lunches, or even as part of a breakfast buffet at this time of year. We use fresh homemade pumpkin puree for these pumpkin corn muffins....
Green Lentil Salad With Avocado
Green Lentil Salad with avocado, spinach, pomegranate arils and mandarin is not only incredibly tasty, but it is also a great immune system booster. All flavors in this salad make a perfect match. Serve it as a side dish or a yummy and satisfying vegan lunch. Legume addition makes salad recipes even tastier and more...
Apple Cinnamon Bread
Apple Cinnamon Bread is a not-too-sweet bread that is loaded with apple chunks and flavored with fall spices. Our house smells mesmerizing when it’s baking. As fall is my favorite season just like many folks around me, I’m trying to fully enjoy it with the help of fall flavors in my kitchen. Although I love...
Honey Garlic Gluten Free Meatballs
These Honey Garlic Gluten Free Meatballs are juicy, tender and packed with sweet and tangy flavors. Perfect as appetizer or served with veggies as dinner! You can prepare these in advance and bake when you are ready. If you love dishes with meatballs, go check out our izmir kofte recipe too! What one recipe do...
Elmalı Kurabiye (Turkish Apple Cookies)
Turkish apple cookies (elmalı kurabiye) are everyone’s childhood favorite in Turkey. These are slightly crispy and wonderfully buttery on the outside and melting in your mouth on the inside. The apple filling gives you the feeling of bite-sized apple pie. These apple stuffed cookies are loaded with fall flavors, but they are not limited to...
Taze Fasulye - Turkish Green Beans
Taze fasulye, or Turkish green beans, is one of the most cooked dishes in Turkish homes during summer. It’s tasty, light, affordable and super easy to make. Just a few simple ingredients like olive oil, green beans, onion, and tomatoes come together for an amazing flavor. If you’ve never tried it before, now’s the time!...
Lamb Shish Kebab Recipe
This Turkish Lamb Shish Kebab Recipe is a big hit on special occasions. The lamb kebabs are tender and juicy thanks to an easy yogurt marinade. Fancy yet simple and easy! Perfect for weeknight dinners too! Lamb is a very special meat in Turkish cuisine. We make this shish lamb kebab on special occasions....
Coleslaw with Yogurt Dressing
This coleslaw with yogurt dressing is surprisingly quick and easy to make. We simply combine freshly chopped cabbage, carrots, and celery with our sweet and tangy low fat coleslaw dressing with yogurt. Love lightened up salads like this? Check out our tuna salad without mayo too! This delicious and healthy coleslaw with yogurt is one...
Homemade Peach Cobbler With Fresh Peaches
Fresh peaches and easy homemade crust make this yummy Peach Cobbler. There will be no leftovers when served warm with vanilla ice cream! Homemade Peach Cobbler is the best thing ever that you can make with fresh peaches, which are abundant in this season. They are one of my favorite fruit and I love the...
Roasted Potato Salad
Roasted Potato Salad makes the EASIEST yet YUMMIEST potato side dish. It has the amazing flavor of fried potatoes combined with the fresh taste of lemon garlic dressing. This is such an amazing side to serve with any meal including chicken, meat and seafood. We always make this oven roasted potato salad when we have...
Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
Creamy lemon ice cream is loaded with lemon zest and lemon juice. It is like the ice cream version of lemonade. Nothing is more refreshing than this! Lemon lovers will get addicted! It’s been really hot for a few days, so it’s time for refreshing treats like this Creamy Lemon Ice Cream! The weather doesn't...
Tuna Salad Without Mayo (Dairy Free)
This healthy tuna salad without mayo is an incredibly quick and easy recipe to make. Canned tuna is combined with red onions, fresh herbs, basic spices, and an olive oil and lemon juice dressing. It is a dairy free and low-calorie salad that makes a great light lunch. If you love healthy tuna recipes without...
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad
Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad is a refreshing, satisfying and kid friendly meal for summer weeknights. It’s super easy to make and my carnivore family devours the whole salad each time I make it. Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad is one of our favorite summer dishes. You aren’t craving for heavy meals when the temperature is intolerable,...
Healthy Egg Salad Sandwich
Why don’t you prepare a wonderful sandwich for lunch today? This Healthy Egg Salad Sandwich without mayo seriously tastes amazing. A summertime classic in our home. I’m starting a No-Mayo Salad Recipe Series today. You are going to see a salad recipe without mayonnaise every Wednesday for 6 weeks. Hey weight watchers! I’m sure you...
Ezme Recipe (Turkish Acili Ezme)
Ezme is a traditional Turkish salad or meze, known for its fresh, spicy and tangy flavors. It is typically served as an appetizer or sauce on the side of kebabs, but it is not limited to this. You can even enjoy it as a dip with some bread. The best companion for Turkish kebabs is always this acılı...
Cold Lentil Salad with Peaches
Cold Lentil Salad with Peaches is a refreshing and nutrition-packed summer meal. Tangy tahini dressing makes all the difference. Perfect for lunch or picnics on hot days. How often do you eat lentils? Is it one of the underrated foods in your kitchen? It is one of the foods on our top favorite list. We’re...
Chicken Cabbage Salad with Basil and Kumquats
Chicken Cabbage Salad with Basil and Kumquats is guaranteed to be your favorite salad for summer parties. The unexpected combination of flavors results in a phenomenal salad that everyone devours. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bertolli. The opinions and text are all mine. I'm sure you've seen or tried...
Feta Stuffed Peppers
Ready for a vibrant and tasty appetizer? Check out our easy Feta Stuffed Peppers Recipe. It is super simple to make! A mixture of creamy feta, Greek yogurt, garlic and fresh dill is stuffed in sweet roasted peppers. Ready in 20 minutes! We first tried these awesome red peppers stuffed with feta cheese in a cozy...
Lentil Potato Salad with Tahini Dressing
Lentil Potato Salad with a refreshing creamy tahini dressing is packed with flavors and nutrients. It takes your dinner parties or pot lucks to the next level. I must tell you that we’re not vegan, but we love to eat vegan meals once in a while. This lentil potato salad has become one of our...
Watermelon Feta Mint Salad
Watermelon Feta Mint Salad with red onion is a super refreshing summertime recipe. The simple balsamic dressing in this unexpected combination of flavors takes the salad to the next level. Perfect for BBQs and outdoor meals, too! There are several reasons why summer is my favorite season, but I think summer food is on top...
Cacik (Turkish Yogurt Sauce)
Turkish Cacik is such a tasty side dish that pairs well with any dish. It is made with plain yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint. So easy to make and ready in less than 10 minutes. This Turkish yogurt sauce recipe is a staple in Turkish cuisine. We pair it with several dishes from kebabs like...
Baked Lemon Pepper Tilapia Fillets
Baked Lemon Pepper Tilapia Fillets make a flavorful, quick and effortless recipe that is perfect both for busy weeknights and for summer occasions. If you are a fan of seafood, you might want to see our whole baked sea bass, fried calamari and fried fresh anchovies too! And you might want to see our list...
Double Chocolate Brownies
These Double Chocolate Brownies are for true chocolate lovers as they are loaded with chocolate. Crunchy on the top and super fudgy on the inside, these brownies are out of this world! The original post was published in July 2013 and updated in April 2017. I’ve made this Double Chocolate Brownies recipe lots of times...
Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade
Sun-Dried Tomato Tapenade is a perfect combination of sweet, hot and tangy flavours. This makes a flavoursome spread as an appetizer on bread slices or in sandwiches. Having warmer days outside makes us crave for lighter foods. Our lunch or dinner could be a simple Turkish Style Potato Salad or Fresh Green Olive Salad on...
Kisir (Turkish Bulgur Salad)
If there is one bulgur dish almost every Turkish person knows, it’s Kisir. Made with fine bulgur, tomato and pepper paste, spices, lemon juice, and lots of herbs, it’s fresh, tangy, and slightly spicy. We make it for tea parties, family gatherings, potlucks, and just because we’re craving it. It also keeps well in the...
Braised Fava Beans in Pods (Turkish Style)
These fava beans are cooked in their pods and gently braised in olive oil with tomatoes and onions. Served at room temperature with lemon and yogurt, it’s a classic Turkish dish we make often in spring. Simple to prepare, but full of flavor. No Need to Shell Fresh Fava Beans! You don’t need to shell...
Turkish Potato Salad (Patates Salatasi)
Turkish potato salad, aka patates salatasi, is a light but flavor-packed dish that's a little spicy and wonderfully tangy. It's the perfect crowd-pleaser, ideal for any gathering. Perfect for a summer picnic or a family dinner, this salad will quickly become a favorite. What is Turkish Potato Salad? Potato salad (patates salatasi in Turkish) is one of...
Super Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes
Super Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes recipe gives the best result you desire thanks to oil and kefir. Top them with a classic buttercream frosting and have the best bakery-style red velvet cupcakes for any special day. I’d been searching a good recipe for super moist red velvet cupcakes for awhile and almost all the recipes...
Sticky Baked Chicken Wings
Sticky Baked Chicken Wings are so addictive with their sweet, tangy and spicy sauce. It’s so hard to stop eating these when they are double-dipped into the sauce. Chicken wings are such a crowd-pleasing finger food that we love to develop various recipes with them. It is as easy as our roasted chicken recipe in...
Mercimek Koftesi (Turkish Lentil Balls)
If you’ve ever been to a Turkish gathering, chances are you’ve seen these little lentil balls on the table. Mercimek köftesi is a classic Turkish appetizer made with red lentils, fine bulgur, and fresh herbs. It’s healthy, super tasty, and really easy to make. And the leftovers taste even better the next day! What is...
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! When you host a get-together dinner for friends, snacks like these fried pickles are great to serve as a starter. Some more ideas could be pan grilled halloumi,...