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 If you’re like me, you oftentimes decide what to have for dinner based on whatever leftovers you have in your fridge.That’s what I did last night. I happened to have a little sour cream, yogurt, and feta cheese that needed to be used up, as well as some roasted garlic, one zucchini, one orange bell pepper, … [read more]  Want a fun family meal that everyone will love? Need a hearty party meal for your Superbowl party? Make some potato nachos! They’re fairly quick and easy to make, and the recipe is quite versatile. You can add ground beef or chicken if you like, or if you prefer refried beans, green chilies, and lots of … [read more]  I did some more experimenting with beets last night. I tried some of the raw beet leaves and really liked them so I decided to have some with my salmon. I also decided to use the baked beet chips I made yesterday as a topping for my fish. Then I took organic potato chips, crumbled some … [read more]  I hate wasting food…especially something as tasty and good for you as potato skins. So tonight when Kemal was peeling potatoes for dinner, I baked the peels, and I’ll probably have them tomorrow morning for breakfast with some homemade ranch dressing that I whipped up. The ranch dressing is super easy to make, and if you have … [read more]  I was a kid the last time I tried an avocado, and I didn’t care for it. And I don’t think I’ve ever tried guacamole…until yesterday that is. We were shopping at Whole Foods and they had some fresh guacamole and chips out at one of their sampling stations. I took a chip but decided to … [read more]  These muffins come very close to fulfilling everything I want in a breakfast bread…one that’s full of fiber, flavor, protein, and Omega-3 fatty acids (walnuts are rich in Omega-3 fats). To increase my Omega-3 intake, I’ll add some flax meal and/or flax seeds the next time I make these muffins which are perfect for breakfast … [read more]  This is a recipe handed down from Kemal’s mother to him. As a young boy, he didn’t like to eat vegetables too much, but if they were in his mashed potatoes, he would gobble them up. His taste buds changed as he got older, and he started enjoying many different kinds of veggies. But to this … [read more]  Years ago, one of our co-workers from the Ukraine brought a 15-layer Russian honey cake to work. The cake was unlike any other cake I ever had, and I’ve always wanted to bake one. Finally, after all these years, I did. It’s the cake that Kemal asked me to make for his birthday, and I … [read more]  Zupfe is a beautiful braided loaf of bread that’s popular in Switzerland, and I finally got around to making it after wanting to give this bread a try for over a year now. It reminds me a lot of Challah bread…both in taste and texture. I really like this Swiss bread a lot and I’ll definitely … [read more]  It was 4:30 p.m. We had just come home from a 100+ degree day at the pool and were famished. We hadn’t eaten since yesterday and had no bread in the house. Oops!! I needed bread in a hurry, so I made bread twists. They didn’t take long to make, and by 5:15 we … [read more] |
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