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Chicken soup with bulgur and lentil

Happy New 2019 Year to All! I wish you all successful year, full of joy and happiness, love and respect. This is my first recipe on the blog this year. Not that I didn’t cook anything before. Moreover I was cooking all time but that were special dishes for new year eve celebration. For sure …

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Eggplant and walnuts salad

Eggplants are not too popular in traditional central european cuisine. The most common reason is that it is not produced in our climate. The eggplants imported from other countries (mainly from the Netherland) are very bitter in taste. Before cooking anything from them you need to soak eggplants’ slices into the salted water for minimum …

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Colored sugar cookies

Sometimes my inspiration is activated from just one word. This time, the key word turned out to be “burger”, as my husband was preparing hamburgers for dinner, and the children ate them all without a rest. Since I only EAT meat, not cook, I decided to make my own “burgers” by using colored shortcrust pastry …

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Dumplings with meat

There are many people around the world that transform making dumplings from “just cooking” category into “an art”. I am not the one of them. I just love food… and I am a mother. So if you are a mom for sure you know that feeling when after many food fails finely the kids say: …

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Quick and Easy RYE BREAD rolls

What can be better than a divine aroma of freshly baked bread that gives us a feeling that we are at home 🍞❤️. I’ve just filled our home with this pleasant aroma 👩‍🍳. Ordered by my kids home-made rye bread is done! It is crisp outside as newly picked fruit, soft inside and tasty as …

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Super-moist Chocolate & Almond cake „Garden bed”

And finally we have SUMMER HOLIDAYS!!! Oh, we can have “Pajamas day” every day, without going outside, seeing people, just do whatever we want!

Shortcakes with buttercream

Good day! Oh, how I missed the tastes of my childhood! I’ve remembered how many cakes, pastries and cakes we used to prepare with my sister as kids. But butter cream and biscuits were not frequent guests due to scarce products at that time – butter and eggs.

Basic buttercream with icing sugar

Butter creams are very easy to take a variety of relief forms and sustain them. Butter, which is the basis of butter creams, should be unsalted, without any tastes and odors. Basic creams vary in composition of products, cooking methods, shelf life and taste. Any of the main creams can be given a different taste …

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Home-made spinach noodles and Farfalle

Where do I get inspiration for the recipes? Directly from my fridge!!!! Yesterday I opened my fridge and found a pack of spinach.

Breakfast veggie rolls

Summer is coming in Dubai – and this is the main reason of my new ideas for light and fresh breakfasts. Today I’ve served for my husband and mother-in-law delicious vegetable rolls.

Colorful breakfast

Good morning to everyone! Recently my friend Sengul has sent me a picture of Turkish breakfast. It looked so delicious and at the same time easy to make that it inspired me for some new breakfast ideas for my family. Colorful breakfast 🍽☕️Here are what I put on the plate, but it can be anything …

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Chestnut and chocolate cake with yogurt

Good day to everyone! Sometimes the muse come to me as a life guard when I am really tired, exhausted and nervous. In the moment I cross the entrance to the kitchen with an idea for a new recipe I change to a different person: calm, patient and always smiling. This works as the best …

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Eggplant salad

Eggplant salad is one of my favorite dish from eggplants (aubergines). Easy to make, delicious in taste. It is very similar to Tunçilik – roasted eggplant salad, which comes from southwestern part of Turkish Thrace around Tekirdag. The different is that I use tomato instead pepper. This recipe comes from my best friend – Sengul …

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Beef with amaranth and saffron (kibbeh)

Living in Dubai, I always wanted to learn the cuisine of this region. Traditional baked kibbeh or kibbie comes from Middle East. It is made with ground beef or lamb combined with bulgur wheat, pine nuts and warm spices like cinnamon and allspice. Of course, I am not going to compete with those home-chefs who …

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Easy home-made yeast bread rolls

The easiest recipe for home-made bread rolls! Always perfect! Use any flour you like, mix different types, add seeds or nuts – they will be delicious anyway! Tasty also in next days. Freezable (storage for about 1 month). Remember: 27 C is the ideal heat for yeast dough to rise. Any hotter, and the bread …

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Sustainable kitchen: veggies and fruits PEELS

Hi to all! It is happening a lot…. Recently we moved into a new house in eco-friendly place within Dubai called The Sustainable City – green oasis in the desert without cars, powering itself and support sustainable life of happy people. I am more than sure that all of you understand how much time it …

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Baked Beetroot Roses with Kashrawan cheese (Hajdú)

Inspired by Instagram videos and wanted to cook smth vegetarian I’ve decided to make beautiful roses from baked beetroot and cheese. It is so simple to do. You just need beetroots, any cheese you like, some honey and thyme. This recipe can be a starting point for you, dear reader, to express your own creativity …

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No-baked mini-cakes “Kartoshka” with chestnuts and walnuts

During many years of Soviet Unions one of the most famous and favorite sweet was mini cakes called “kartoshka” (potato). It looked like potato and was made from the left-overs of biscuit used in round cakes production. The recipe consisted only few ingredients and it is obvious that many home cooks wanted to repeat it …

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Beetroot and dates muffins

I am back!!! My muse is finally back and again I am enjoying cooking as much as before. It is again school time and moreover our second son also started going to the pre-school, that is why my muse is concentrated mainly on the lunch-boxes’ content. Well, don’t be surprised that the shape of many …

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SMØRGÅSTORTA or bread cake

So, the holidays are over and there is a pleasant aftertaste. It is a time to share our festive menu. After all, it is never too late to do this, because it is suitable for any event, not necessarily a New Year holiday. The dish is called SMØRGÅSTORTA or a sandwich cake. Short description: …

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