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 We love gyros…lamb, chicken, beef, or veggie…doesn’t matter. I’ll take one of each please! Kemal made us some incredibly tasty lamb and beef gyros a few weeks ago. They totally hit the spot! Here’s the recipe he used: Alton Brown at www.foodnetwork.com He followed that recipe exactly except he also added some extra spices… some fenugreek, … [read more]  Hello everyone When Katie from What Katie’s Baking asked me if I would be a guest blogger for her while she was on vacation, I was honored! I love all her tempting and mouth-watering recipes, and I always look forward to seeing the next thing she’s baking. Anyway, I had a hard time deciding what to … [read more]  Here’s another quick and easy pasta salad that’s perfect for busy days when you just don’t have much time to be in the kitchen. It’s not only perfect for hectic days, but it’s also makes a wonderful, refreshing meal during the sweltering dog days of summer. You can use any kind of pasta you want. I’d … [read more]  Kemal and I love making pizza, and last night we a pesto pizza with a whole wheat crust. It turned out fabulous! The pizza dough recipe came from Simply Life. I love that the crust has flax seeds to provide added fiber, and besides that it just tastes great! Then instead of using tomato or marinara sauce … [read more]  As much as Kemal and I love Mediterranean food, we also have a passion for Indian cuisine. We’re getting better and better at cooking our favorite Indian meals, and one meal I couldn’t wait to try to make myself is masala dosa which is basically crepes (made with rice and lentils) that are stuffed with … [read more]  I adore Mediterranean food and cooking, and Kemal, who’s from the Mediterranean, naturally loves it as well. We don’t follow any particular diet in that we eat whatever we want; however, our eating patterns and lifestyle basically follows the Mediterranean diet pyramid. Most of our meals are centered around vegetables, beans, bread, fruits, and whole grains. … [read more]  After we tried some prosciutto stuffed mushrooms at Buca di Beppo a couple of months ago, Kemal decided he wanted to make his own version of them at home. Here’s a picture of one of them. Since I have a hard time digesting mushrooms, he also made some stuffed peppers and zucchinis with the same filling … [read more]  I love minestrone. It tastes wonderful and it’s also easy to make. The other nice thing about minestrone is that it’s full all kinds of good veggies and beans. The recipe is also quite flexible. If you have spinach on-hand, you can add some in. You can use any kind of pasta you want, and if … [read more]  If you ask me, you can’t get much better than fresh fish caught in local streams, creeks, rivers, ponds, and lakes. The fresh caught fish has an amazing flavor, and when it’s fried to perfection and served with all the fixin’s…well…there seriously ain’t anything that can top it! My Dad and Uncle Boyd have been doing … [read more]  About a month ago, we went to a lovely pizza place, Coal’s Artisan Pizza, here in Louisville and enjoyed a wonderful dinner! Their appetizers and pizzas are fantastic, the beer selection is great, and we can’t wait to go back! Their pizza dough which is baked in a 1,000 degree coal-fired oven, is perfect! And their … [read more] |
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