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Amaretto chocolate marzipan

I don't like too sweet deserts, this one is no exception. Easy to make, no baking necessary and gluten free. Ingredients 180 gram (1.5...

Hearty, creamy red lentil soup

Ingredients 3 tablespoons(TB) extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 TB sweet paprika 1 TB...

Raspberry Meyer lemon semifreddo with pistachio

Ingredients 1 3/4 cups heavy cream - chilled 1 1/4 cups tablespoons sugar 7 large egg yolks - room temp 1/2 cup freshly squeezed Meyer...

Homemade Hyderabadi chicken dum biryani

This is my take on famous Hyderabadi dum biryani. Here are a few customizations I made for taste and practically purposes. I use the...

A gluten free, fruit cake with rum butter

Ingredients 1 cup golden raisins 1 cup currants or chopped dates 1 cup candied oranges 1/2 cup dried; cranberries 1/2 cup dried tart...

Easy homemade Greek/strained-type yogurt

This is an easy to make, thick yogurt. I have been making yogurt on and off for sometime, playing with temperatures, time, different...

Brined, bacon-shielded turkey with brown-roux gravy

Thanksgiving is the only time I eat turkey, so has to be the best it can be! Here are some points before moving to the recipe. I found...

No bake mosaic cake with candied orange peels

This is a practical, not so sweet dessert(just like all my desserts) that you can keep in the freezer, and have a slice when you need...

Homemade hummus with capers project; tips and tricks

I have been making hummus for sometime, tried many versions all over the world. It's a fun, cost effective, simple process with simple...

Candied orange and lime peels

There are recipes that used for both orange and lime peels. As long as they are exactly the same thickness, that works. I like the the...

Brownie brittles

This is a practical recipe because I use box brownie mixes. Usually try to get the more dark chocolatey ones. These chips can stay in a...

Macerated Sweet Potato Dessert with Walnuts

This is my take on the traditional Turkish pumpkin dessert called "Kabak tatlisi". While I was searching for a small size sugar pumpkin...

Thin crust fennel, or onion, or mushroom white pizzas

This is a no-knead, one-main-ingredient, ready to eat in 4 hours pizza. It's usually good for 2 to 3 guests. I usually make two different...

Rye bread variations

Every once in a while I focus on making/baking something for months until I find it "just right". This time the project is rye bread and...

Middle Eastern Margarita :) Smokey sumac margarita

A refreshing margarita with lot of flavours. Hope your spices are as fresh as spring, especially the sumac, must be pungent, fruity,...

A light, rice flour and mastic pudding

This is my take on two classical Turkish puddings; kazandibi(burnt milk pudding) and tavuk gogsu(chicken breast pudding). I want to say...

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