
Kemal and I love eggplant, and if you do too, you’re going to really enjoy his eggplant salad. It’s healthy, nutritious, and full of flavor. It’s a beautiful salad, but it also makes a wonderful meal. It goes great with a loaf of French bread.
Kemal’s Eggplant Salad
Ingredients:
1 large eggplant
30 garlic cloves
large onion, … [read more]

For several days last week, all I could think about is how much I want to make a chicken fajita soup. I wasn’t exactly sure how I would make it, but then I remembered my mom makes a wonderful taco soup that I could modify and use to make a yummy chicken fajita soup. So … [read more]

Moussaka is a popular meal in the Middle East and the Balkans. It’s basically a vegetable casserole that’s layered like a lasagna but isn’t made with pasta but rather vegetables instead. I’ve tried many moussaka recipes, all of which were meatless; however, some recipes I’ve seen call for ground lamb or ground beef.
My husband, Kemal, … [read more]

Sour cabbage is popular in Balkan cuisine, and later I will have to blog about one of my favorite sour cabbage meals…sarma. But for now, I want to tell you about a sweet cabbage recipe my friend Vesna gave to me. It has a wonderful flavor and is so healthy for you, and even though … [read more]