Category Archives: Vegetable Dishes

Embrace Your Roots… A Turkish Celeriac Dish

Long long time ago, when I spent my first winter here in the U.S., the trips to the grocery stores were somewhere between surprising and nervous breakdown. I was seeing some of the vegetables for the first time in my life (bok choys, anyone!) and also I was not seeing some vegetables that I had… Read On

Purslane… An Edible Weed for Dinner?

First of all, I just want to give a big THANK YOU to these awesome women who bid on the auction last week to help Jennie’s cause! Emily from Nomnivorous Beth Anne from Cats in the Kitchen Amy Beadle The Daily Spoon (sorry, your comment did not include your name or your site) Beth Anne,… Read On

Red Lentil Dip

When things get busy, and one thing goes wrong, the other things waiting to happen say “Hey it is perfect timing, let me get out of here and make life more miserable for her”.  This condition is known as Murphy’s Law, or “bad things come in triples” or “when life hands you lemons”. Whatever it… Read On

Cold Eggplant Dish (Imambayildi…or Imam Fainted) and Giveaway!

Once upon a time,I went on a diet. So conscious about my weight, hips,and thighs, I decided that I was going to shed those extra pounds from my 5’4″ and almost 125 pounds figure. Sometimes, I have hard time to let things go and the weight loss adventure became one of them.  It got out… Read On

Minty Pea Salad for Summer Evenings…

Growing up, summer, for me, was synonymous with many things. Besides beach, sea, playing cards all night long with friends and the million books and textbooks I finished in three months (yes, we were given “summer homeworks” back then), summer also meant all you can eat peas, tomatoes, zucchini, watermelon and fish.  But eat and… Read On

Yogurt – Zucchini Spread… and Summer is Here!

The heat wave has finally hit the South! We enjoyed the spring as long (or short) as it lasted. Now it is the time where I can actually feel my skin crumbling if I stay under the sun more than 15 minutes! When I was a kid, I used to spend all day out on… Read On