I fell in love with cooking when I started to cook without recipes. When I let my intuition tell me what to do with the ingredients I have in hand. I would take the vegetables out of the fridge or pantry, place them on the counter and while I rinse them or chop them ideas …
I googled the history of lentils and found out a few interesting and fun facts. Man has been eating tiny dried lentils practically since the beginning.Wow, really? I wonder how did they know they were edible. By 6000 B.C., lentils had reached Greece, where the legumes were regarded as poor man’s food. The opposite …
I don’t know about you, but I always associate the word Turkish with good food – even when people bring up Turkish prisons, Turkish Coffee or the Bride from Istanbul. Unfortunately, I’ve never been to Turkey, but it’s on the top of my list. I’ll go when the coast is clear of gammas and deltas and …
There are so many ways to include vegetables in your meals. The most exciting way, in my opinion, is to make a bunch of mezes /tapas /small plates for dinner instead of a typical main dish-side-and-salad dinner. This is a baba ganoush but without mayonnaise or tahini, instead you drizzle a a paprika & chili …
My husband is ¾ Hungarian and ¼ Polish. His mother didn’t cook Hungarian food but his grandmother did. She was a good cook. I did get to eat her food and baked goods but never this dish. My mother in law told me about it many times but she didn’t have a recipe. Well Google …
Sweet potato lovers, this is for you. If you’re not, try this dish then see if I changed your mind. I only like them when they’re cooked or prepared with acidic, citrusy or nutty flavors. They’re too sweet for me on their own. In this recipe the lemony tahini and acidic tomatoes tame their sweetness …
