Index

Musings

Poetry

• Winter 2009
• Walking in the air
• The wind
• Christmas 1988
• Shades of Yesterday
• What Living Really Is
• Beyond the Realms of Self

Photography

Photo Essays

• Fedja and Diana's Wedding
• Just Us
• Road Trip Out West
• Reunion at the Back Door
• Our Bathroom
• Feathers and Fur
• Impressions of Nature
• A Trip Down Memory Lane...to Indiana
• Looking Beyond the Obvious for Beauty: Photographing Puddles, Dumpsters, Smudges, Shadows, and Caustics
• The Ohio River: Louisville, Kentucky
• The Edge of Being: A Photo Essay About Surviving Rape and Moving Beyond It
• On Transhumanism

Miscellaneous

• A Peach Margarita break
• Leroy and Tammie Tied the Knot
• Baby Doves
• Photographing What I Cook (Part 2)
• Photographing What I Cook

Cooking

Bread

• Whole Wheat Hot Dog Buns
• Whole Wheat Pesto Pizza
• Masala Dosa (Rice Lentil Crepes with a Potato Stuffing)
• Buttermilk Cluster Bread with Poppy Seeds
• Fish Fry Featuring Fried Pickles, Hush Puppies, and of course, Fried Fish
• Quick and Easy Yogurt Biscuits
• Muffuletta Bread and Apple Raisin Bread Pudding
• Chili Rubbed Cedar Salmon with Citrus Salsa (and the rest of the meal)
• Thyme Bread
• Oatmeal Molasses Bread Using a Cold-Rise Method and Making My Own Brown Sugar
• Chicken Gyros on Homemade Soft Wrap Bread
• Cashew Butter Banana Bread
• Semolina Sandwich Bread
• Bruschetta Made from Stale Bread and Leftovers in My Fridge
• "Greek" Garlic Butter Rolls with Fresh Parsley and Sesame Seeds
• I Made Flour Tortillas for Breakfast
• Projara (Extremely Moist Yugoslavian Cornbread with Yogurt and Mineral Water)
• English Muffins
• Vegan Whole Wheat Bran Pancakes with Jam and Applesauce
• Range Rider Pancakes (a.k.a. German Pancakes/Dutch Babies/Baked Puff Pancakes)
• Sunflower Whole Wheat Bread
• Pear-Apple-Raisin Bran Muffins with Molasses and Sunflower Seeds
• Homemade Croutons on Garden Salad
• Cornmeal Yeast Bread
• Mallorcan Ensaimadas (Spanish Pastries)
• Syrian Onion Bread
• Chapatis (Unleavened Flat bread)
• Wheat Bran Cranberry-Tangerine Muffins
• Raspberry Yogurt Crepes
• Making Homemade Spinach Bagels
• Making "Everything" Bagels
• Zupfe (Swiss Braided Bread made with Sour Cream, Egg and Butter)
• Peach Bourbon Poppy and Sunflower Seed Muffins
• Silly Shaped Yogurt Wheat Breads
• Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns in a Jiffy
• Rosemary Garlic Twists
• Homemade Honey Graham Crackers
• Blueberry Coconut Bundt Bread with Blueberry Cream
• Homemade Egg Noodles
• Easy Zucchini Bread
• Projara (Cornbread with Cheese): Moistest Cornbread Ever!
• Mediterranean Stuffed Flat Bread
• No Rise-No Knead Yogurt Brown Bread
• Honey Cinnamon Rolls
• Tandir (Tandoori) Bread
• Yogurt Applesauce Muffins Topped with Granola Strudel
• Slaw Burger on Kefir Bread
• Strawberry-Pecan Friendship Bread
• Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Rosemary Sesame Seed Rolls
• Focaccia Bread
• Naan and Aloo Naan
• French Bread
• Banana Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Bread
• Sourdough Bread made with a potato water starter
• Polenta Sunflower Seed Bread
• Mom's Brer Rabbit Gingerbread
• Kolach
• No Rise-No Knead Honey Oatmeal Bread
• Mashed Potato Bread
• Lepinje (Bosnian Pita Bread)
• Schiacciata Bread
• Challah Bread
• Olive Oil Crackers
• No Knead Whole Wheat Oatmeal Rolls
• Banana Nut Bread
• Cranberry Mandarin Muffins
• Sweet Potato Bread
• Oatmeal Bread
• Lavender-Honey Yogurt Rolls using a Cool Rise Method
• Nana's Incredibly Easy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Buttermilk Biscuits
• Oatmeal Blueberry Applesauce Bread
• Mediterranean Red Wine Bread

Desserts

• Chocolate Banana Cardamom Jam and Swiss Orange Banana Almond Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Needed)
• Hot Chocolate Ice Cream (Made without Using an Ice Cream Maker)
• Cashew Sesame Seed Fudge and Cashew Nut-Sesame Seed Ice Cream (No Ice Cream Maker Required)
• Watermelon Margarita and Watermelon Granita
• Rosewater Sorbet
• In Search of the Perfect Mango Bar (Two Recipes...Mango Lime and Mango Strawberry)
• No Bake Chocolate-Banana Granola Tart
• Enjoyin' Rum Cake (Among other Things) on Vacation
• Vanilla Lime Green Cupcakes for One
• Citrus Slushie
• Muffuletta Bread and Apple Raisin Bread Pudding
• Iced Almond Cookies and Iced Lemon Cookies
• Nutty Oatmeal Cookie Dough Bites
• Easy Mango Lime Sorbet (With Only Three Ingredients and No Ice Cream Maker Needed)
• Decadent Chocolate Pudding (Vegan)
• Rose Cream Candies
• Two Desserts Made with Tofu: Mexican Chocolate Tofu Pudding and Vegan Coconut Cupcakes
• Cashew Banana Ice Cream (Vegan and with No Added Sugar)
• Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chunk Cast Iron Skillet Cookie
• Popcorn Cake
• Our Family's Mock Pecan Pie (a.ka. Soup Bean Pie)
• Turkish Delight (Lokum)
• Petits Beurres (Butter Cookies)
• No Bake Ginger Almond Tartletes
• Making Pina Coladas are Easy and Fun to Make!
• Honey and Agave Roasted Nuts
• Trinidad Punch de Creme (Chocolate-Coconut Rum Cocktail)
• Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates...A One-Minute Dessert
• No Bake Energy Bars and Energy Bites
• Blackberries in Tropical Cream
• Chocolate Almond Fudge Truffles
• Mallorcan Ensaimadas (Spanish Pastries)
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
• Multi-Layer Citrus Sponge Gelatin Cake...The Only Cake Kemal Has Ever Made
• Making Bourbon Balls, Chocolate Covered Pretzels, and Chocolate Covered Almonds
• Making Halva
• Flourless Chocolate Fudge Cake
• No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Earth Balls
• Peppermint Cream Cake
• Bite-Sized Chocolate Cranberry Cupcakes (Small Batch)
• Sugared Cranberries
• Making Caramel Candies
• Chocolate-Dipped Figs with Almonds
• Bourbon Soaked Red Grape Tart (Torta od grožda)
• Raspberry Yogurt Crepes
• Pomegranate Cream Wafer Cake
• Naked Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
• Russian Honey Cake
• Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
• Quinoa Kefir Berry Cookies
• Homemade Peanut Butter Cups and Nutella Peanut Butter Cups
• Strawberry and Raspberry Pavlova...Made Two Ways...As a Roulade Cake or a Parfait
• Mini Greek Cheesecakes (Lyhnarakia)
• Fresh Fig Filo Tart
• Flourless-No Bake Honey Almond Oatmeal Cookies
• Peach Bourbon Poppy and Sunflower Seed Muffins
• Honey Vanilla Marshmallows Dusted in Sugar and Coconut
• No-Bake Strawberry Refrigerator Cake
• Homemade Honey Graham Crackers
• Blueberry Ice Cream Made Without an Ice Cream Maker
• Blueberry Coconut Bundt Bread with Blueberry Cream
• Sheila's Five-Minute Peanut Butter Banana Bites
• Honey Citrus Cheesecake
• Easy Zucchini Bread
• Easy Breezy Strawberry Banana Ice Cream (Made without an Ice Cream Maker)
• Flourless Hazelnut Irish Cream Cake with Chocolate Ganache
• Honey Cinnamon Rolls
• Jam Pecan Cake
• Vesna's Blueberry Cheesecake
• Hummingbird Cake with Fruit and Cream
• Chocolate Chip Cookies with an Egg Substitute
• Mini Chocolate Cake (Tin Can Chocolate Cake)
• Hazelnut Semolina Cake
• Limoncello Milkshake with Fresh Fruit and Limoncello Semifreddo
• Bela Rada (Daisy Cake)
• Lemon Chamomile Tiramisu with Homemade Limoncello
• Queen Cake
• Kasato Torta (Basically a No-Bake Brownie)
• Baked Banana Chips Dipped in Chocolate
• No Bake Strawberry Pistachio Yogurt Pie
• Tangerine Yogurt Cake Sweetened with Applesauce and Agave Nectar
• Irish Cream Meringue Cookies
• Raspberry Jam Roll
• Blueberry Vanilla Fluff
• Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
• Lemon-Lime Valentine Cakes
• Candied Citrus Peel
• Dad's Snow Cream
• Rice Pudding That Makes You Oooooh and Aaaaaah!
• Honey Soaked Lemon Cake
• Clementine Cake
• War Cake (or Lemon Roll Cake with Jam)
• Flourless Peanut Butter and Molasses Cookies
• Poached Pears with Tangerine Rum Sauce
• Frozen Vanilla Yogurt (Made without an Ice Cream Machine)
• Banana Rum Brownies
• Rokada Cake (Flourless Layer Cake)
• Chocolate Walnut Rum Balls (Kuglice od Oraha)
• Super Easy Fruit Cobbler
• Chewy Sugar Cookies
• Tufahije (Nut-Filled Apples)
• Sweet Potato Balls
• Baklava
• Greek Walnut Cake
• Apple Walnut Fig Coffee Cake
• Krempita (with Rum and Espresso)
• Pineapple-Mandarin Upside Down Cake
• Sampita
• Miniature Chocolate-Cherry Stack Cakes
• Russian Hat Cake
• Fried Apples and Espresso
• Bourbon Brownie Buzz
• Chocolate Dipped Bananas
• Homemade Pudding and the Lesson I Learned

Entrees

• Lamb and Beef Gyros
• Spinach and Eggs Baked in a Tomato Cup
• Easy Sesame Pasta Salad
• Whole Wheat Pesto Pizza
• Masala Dosa (Rice Lentil Crepes with a Potato Stuffing)
• Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) and Greek Salad
• Prosciutto and Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms, Peppers, and Zucchini with a Creamy Pesto Sauce
• Minestrone (and some thoughts about Pilates and Yoga)
• Fish Fry Featuring Fried Pickles, Hush Puppies, and of course, Fried Fish
• Prosciutto and Fig Jam Pizza and Stylish Blogger Award
• Chicken Saagwala
• Cucumber Mango Soup
• Chili Rubbed Cedar Salmon with Citrus Salsa (and the rest of the meal)
• Southwestern Gumbo
• Versatile Blogger Award and Red Lentil Bulgar Balls
• Corn Cakes
• Red Pepper Potato Soup
• Jamaican Fried Rice
• Chicken Gyros on Homemade Soft Wrap Bread
• Italian Bread Soup with Veggies and Lentils
• Eggplant Zucchini Chickpea Casserole with Arborio Rice
• Raw Red Lentil Hummus
• Baked Orzo Casserole with Spinach, Cheese, and Veggies
• Kiwi Prosciutto and Cream Cheese on Poppy Seed Crackers (Part 2 of the Series: Weird and Wacky Weekend Sandwiches
• Vegetable Moussaka with Bechamel Sauce
• Asparagus and Italian Sausage Pasta
• Chocolate Gravy and Country Gravy...Two Childhood Favorites
• Mangoes and Almond Butter on Rosemary Bread (Part 1 of the Series: Weird and Wacky Weekend Sandwiches)
• Fish and Spinach Filo Tartlets
• Potato Nachos
• Vegan Quinoa Citrus and Snow Pea Salad
• Vegan Whole Wheat Bran Pancakes with Jam and Applesauce
• Egg and Spinach Salad
• Range Rider Pancakes (a.k.a. German Pancakes/Dutch Babies/Baked Puff Pancakes)
• Pljeskavica (Big-Ass Balkan Burger)
• Beet Chip and Potato Chip Topped Salmon Served on a Bed of Beet Greens
• Spinach Fettuccine with Chunky Vegetable Sauce and Chicken Franks
• Napa Cabbage Beef Stew
• Tropical Pineapple Rice
• Baked Southwestern Rolls
• Buffalo Beer Chili
• Blackened Fish Salad with Fruit and Walnuts and Raspberry-Lime Vinaigrette
• Popeye Bread and Grilled Swiss and Prosciutto Bites
• Tuna Melts
• Sweet and Spicy Beef and Vegetable Stir Fry with Noodles
• Nargesi Esfenaj (Persian Spinach and Fried Eggs)
• Beef and Vegetable Moussaka
• Baked Artichoke Parmesan Tartlets
• Potato Stuffed Peppers (Version 2.0)
• Guacamole Black Bean Tostadas
• Imam Bayaldi (Middle Eastern Eggplant)
• Scrambled Eggs with Roasted Eggplant
• Spinach Cakes with Fennel
• Eggplant Cauliflower Pasta Salad
• Bok Choy Stew
• Mediterranean Veggie Tarts
• Sausage Green Bean Pesto Pasta
• Roasted Vegetable Pasta
• Apple-Peanut Buter-Granola-Chocolate Chip Sandwiches
• Cod Polenta Spinach Bake
• Kemal's Pan-Fried Chicken
• Rosemary Pesto Lamb Rack with Roasted Vegetables
• Creamy Peas and Pasta (Paglia e Fieno)
• Nana's Spinach Pizza Pie
• Raspberry Yogurt Crepes
• Baked Mushroom And Pasta Flan
• Polenta Skewers with Prosciutto
• Spinach and Eggs
• Parmesan Crusted Baked Fish
• Goulash
• Chickpea Cauliflower Potato Soup
• Half-Moon Spinach Feta Cheese Pies
• Spinach Fruit Salad with Hummus, Chicken, and Cheese
• Greek Lentils and Rice
• Low Carb Cauliflower Pizza Crust
• Fried Cod Sandwich with Greek Cabbage Salad and Pan Fried Peppers
• Cheesy Spinach, Potato and Egg Casserole
• Homemade Nutty Bran Flakes with Raisins
• Labor Day Kabobs
• Bok Choy Stir Fry
• Making Homemade Granola
• Low Carb Eggplant Parmigiana
• Slow-Cooked Beef Stew
• Arancini (Italian Rice Balls)
• Cheesy Potato Stuffed Peppers
• Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
• Chicken Salad - Two Different Recipes
• Slow Roasted Chicken and Vegetables
• Spinach Pesto Alfredo
• Homemade Egg Noodles
• Tuna Salad Stuffed Tomatoes
• Cevapi (Grilled Minced Meat Links)
• Mediterranean Stuffed Flat Bread
• Cauliflower Bean Soup
• Kemal's Veal and Rice Stuffed Veggies
• Eggplant Portobello Mushroom Sandwich
• Hot Dog Stir Fry with Oven Baked Potatoes
• Cajun Chicken Alfredo with Zucchini
• Spinach Artichoke Dip
• Aloo Gobi
• Lunch Kabobs and some words about a wonderful book I bought
• Oven-Baked Veggie Omelet Casserole
• Turkish Lamb and Rice Pilau
• Lentil Burgers
• Eggplant Parmesan Stacks with Prosciutto
• Jalepeno and Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
• Chiles en Nogada (Chiles in Walnut Sauce)
• Pasta Fazool (Pasta and Beans) with Prosciutto
• Pirjan od Spanaka (Spinach and Rice Soup)
• Chicken Chili with a Black Bean Bisque
• Chicken Quesadillas
• Kale Potato Leek Soup by Kemal
• Kemal's Potato and Vegetable Quiche
• Sarma
• Vegetable Casserole with Chicken Frankfurters
• Chicken Soup
• Meat Pita (Buredzici and Burek)
• Spinach Pita (Zeljanica)
• Potato Soup
• Potato Pita (Krompirusa)
• Bacon Cabbage Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust
• Jenny's Bacon-Wrapped Cabbage
• Kemal's Incredible Pot Roast
• Black Bean Veggie Burgers
• Dal (Lentil Soup)
• Leroy's Crockpot Soup Beans
• Curried Split Pea Soup
• Sheila's Chicken Fajita Soup and Mom's Taco Soup
• Buffalo Chili
• Not Quite Spinach Quiche
• Buffalo Lasagna (and some comments about no-boil lasagna)
• Stuffed Zucchini
• Moussaka (Greek version)
• Potato Cauliflower Leek Soup
• Djuvec (Baked Vegetable Casserole)
• Vesna's Vegetable Soup
• Spicy Vegetable Bean Soup
• Salmon Alfredo Pesto Pasta
• Chicken Enchiladas

Salads

• 8-Layer Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing
• Peach Mango Black Bean Salsa and Pineapple Mango Salsa
• Wilted Lettuce and Onions
• Strawberry Bulgar Salad
• Easy Sesame Pasta Salad
• Raspberry Mango Salad Dressing
• Mango Mint Pasta Salad
• Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) and Greek Salad
• Veggie Fried Rice
• Fish Fry Featuring Fried Pickles, Hush Puppies, and of course, Fried Fish
• Two for Thursday...Pasta Salad with Mango Cucumber Dressing and Broccoli Salad
• Cucumber Mango Soup
• Corn Cakes
• Jamaican Fried Rice
• Spinach Pkhali (Georgian Dip/Spread/Salad)
• Pomegranate Mango Salsa Salad
• Raw Red Lentil Hummus
• Bruschetta Made from Stale Bread and Leftovers in My Fridge
• Tabbouleh and Parsley Vegetable Broth (One Recipe Makes Both a Soup and a Salad)
• Kiwi Cabbage with Blueberry Salad Dressing
• Chocolate Gravy and Country Gravy...Two Childhood Favorites
• Fried Peppers and Onions with Feta and Parmesan
• Vegan Quinoa Citrus and Snow Pea Salad
• Egg and Spinach Salad
• Beet Chip and Potato Chip Topped Salmon Served on a Bed of Beet Greens
• Two Ways to Enjoy Beets...Baked Beet Chips and Wilted Beet Greens
• Tropical Pineapple Rice
• Honey and Agave Roasted Nuts
• Blackened Fish Salad with Fruit and Walnuts and Raspberry-Lime Vinaigrette
• Nana's Italian Style Broccoli
• Lettuce Wraps with Quinoa, Fruit and Veggie Salad
• Homemade Croutons on Garden Salad
• Baked Tater Skins with Homemade Ranch Dressing
• Baked Artichoke Parmesan Tartlets
• Making Refried Beans
• Spanish Rice
• Theo's Mexican Mole
• Salata od Krompira (Warm Potato Salad)
• Eggplant Cauliflower Pasta Salad
• Bok Choy Stew
• Kemal's Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
• Garlic Rosemary Parsley Pesto
• Goat Cheese Log with Pistachios and Cranberries
• How to Make Your Own Pasta Sauce From Scratch
• Polenta Skewers with Prosciutto
• Making Homemade Ricotta Cheese
• Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
• Spinach Fruit Salad with Hummus, Chicken, and Cheese
• Fried Cod Sandwich with Greek Cabbage Salad and Pan Fried Peppers
• Marinated Feta Cheese and Peppadew Sweet Piquante Peppers
• Watermelon Feta Salad
• Homemade Nutty Bran Flakes with Raisins
• Cabbage Crunch
• Making Homemade Granola
• Kale Chips
• Refrigerator Sweet Pickles
• Sardine Salad
• Stuffed Cucumbers
• Arancini (Italian Rice Balls)
• Risotto
• Kajmak (Bosnian Cheese Spread)
• Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
• Chicken Salad - Two Different Recipes
• Homemade Egg Noodles
• Tuna Salad Stuffed Tomatoes
• Ajvar (Roasted Peppers and Eggplant Spread) - How to Make and Preserve It
• Tomato Cucumber Salad
• Mango Salsa
• Tuna Spinach Salad with Hummus, Mango, and Kiwi
• Lebanese Green Beans (Lubyi Bi Zayt)
• Insalata Caprese (Tomato, Cheese, and Basil Salad)
• Salmon Veggie Pasta Salad
• Warm Chickpea and Swiss Chard Salad
• Kemal's Eggplant Salad
• Cauliflower and Garlic, Indian Style (Gobi Masala)
• Antipasto
• Cheesy Polenta
• Mimosa Salad
• Tzatziki Salad with Quinoa
• How to Make Butter and Buttermilk
• Dad's Mashed Potato Patties
• How to Make Sour Cabbage (Sauerkraut)
• Mom and Dad's Lime Pickles
• Russian Salad
• Cranberry Mandarin Coleslaw with Walnuts and Kale
• Sladak Kupus (Sweet Cabbage)
• Spinach Fruit Salad