Kol burek me presh or swirled burek with leek is one of my favourite bureks! Well, I actually grew up with it as lakror which is a traditional Albanian type burek. …
Meatless Monday
Potato & Corn Patties
Has this ever happened to you? You have a big dinner and you end up with leftover mashed potatoes and sides? I usually end up with leftover corn or peas or both combined. Here is a great way to make use of the leftovers and have a whole new side dish for dinner! …
Scalloped Potatoes with Leek
Tired of the same old mashed potato as a side dish? I got just the thing for you! I love these scalloped potatoes, its easy to make and its so yummy! Its always a hit at my dinner parties, everyone loves it!
Leeks usually come in batches of three, what I do when I get them from the store is prepare them all and freeze the extra, that way you always have them ready to use for your next leek dish, that is if your not planning on using all of them at once!;)…
Pesto Rapini Potato Salad
I had my cousins over for dinner tonight and I made a delicious homemade spaghetti sauce served with spaghetti, of course. I was in need for a side dish, I had some rapini but not enough to feed two families with! I needed to ‘bulk’ it up a bit! Since I was craving potato salad today and was planning on making rapini, I came up with this delicious salad.
I get this pesto sauce from an Italian delicatessen, it’s called ‘Berni’ Pesto al Basilico. I only mention it so that I don’t forget the name of it (I have a bad memory), it is made in Italy and it tastes so good! Of course nothing beats homemade pesto, but I like to keep a jar of this stuff for an easy dinner or side dish starter….
Green Beans with Olive Oil – Zeytinyagı Taze Fasulye
Green Beans with Olive Oil – Zeytinyagı Taze Fasulye in Turkish, is a simple and tasty one pot vegetarian dish. You can serve with rice on the side and plain yogurt, or add freshly grated garlic to the yogurt and season with salt; that goes really nice with this dish. …
Tomato and Cucumber Salad
Tomato and cucumber salad is one of my favourite salads! Its easy to make, and is good for you! My kids love this with fresh bread just like I did when I was a kid…dipping the bread in the juices is the best part! I like to add feta cheese to it as well sometimes. It makes for a great side dish or on its own for lunch. …
Eggplant Burek
This is a really delicious burek, it is full of flavour. You can make it with homemade dough, but I like to make with filo dough, makes life so much simpler! …
Jasmine Rice with Veggies
We love our rice, our favourites are Jasmine and Basmati, you can use either one for this dish. Its super easy to make and goes great with beef or chicken….
Cream of Leek Soup
I love cream of leek soup, my mom and grandma like it chunky, so when I make it I puree half and leave the other half chunky! Makes everyone happy :)…
Homemade Mac and Cheese
I remember walking home for lunch and preparing my lunch everyday from grade 6 till grade 8 and most times it was that same old blue box of mac’ n’ cheese….I honestly couldn’t get enough of it! Two teaspoons of butter and a bit of milk stirring in that powder cheese, oh ya I was all gourmet even then;)
I still could go for a box of that stuff every now and again…but I would much rather have it made with love & wholesome ingredients! …