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Baked Macaroni and Cheese (Macaroni Pie)

Sweet Potato Pone (Baked Sweet Potato Custard)

Tea Cakes (American Style)

DIY Pumpkin Spice – What is Pumpkin Spice?

Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies – Holiday Baking

Peach Galette with Puff Pastry – How to Make a Galette

Collard Greens – How to Prep, Cook, & Shop for Collards + History

Baklava Pockets – What is Baklava

Hearty & Healthy Vegetable Soup – How to Make Vegetable Soup

All About Grits – How to Cook Grits

How to Make Overnight Oats

Stir Fry Zucchini – Quick Dinner

Golden Milk (Turmeric Milk with Spices)

How to Make Kale Chips – Healthy Snack Food

Quark (German Soft Cheese) – How to Make Quark – Selbermachen Quark

Beignets (New Orleans Style French Doughnuts)

Roasted Okra and Tomatoes – Vegan Healthy Soul Food

You’re Worth It – Positive Self Talk

Southern Fried Chicken (Crispy, Tender and Marinated)

Kubaneh (Yemenite Brown Butter Bread)

How to Make Oatmeal – Savory Mushroom Oatmeal

Through My Eyes – Life as a Black Woman

Does Anyone Care? Finding Peace in the Storm

Erdbeerkuchen (German Strawberry Cake)

Who Do You Need to Forgive?

Encouragement for Your Soul with Rhythms and Rhymes

This is the Day of the Girl (an Original Poem) #dayofthegirl

Look Up

Why Settle for Happy?

How to Find Peace in the Midst of Pain & Suffering

Hörnchen (German Crescent Rolls)

Turkish Stuffed Eggplant – Imam Bayildi

Sabich: an Iraqi Jewish Dish in Israel

Cultivate a Positive Mindset for Success

Hungry for Travel Adventures?

Mama’s Cinnamon Rolls

Chimichurri Chicken Tacos

Veggie Supreme Burger

How to Make French Toast – Nutella French Toast with Fresh Strawberries

Baked Stuffed Eggplant

Travel to Jerusalem – Jerusalem Food Tour at Mahane Yehuda Market

How to Make Turkish Coffee

Falafel in Jerusalem – $2 Dollar/ 2 Minute Challenge

German Plum Cake (Pflaumenkuchen)

The Struggle with Writing…

Productivity for Work: Getting Past the Sick Day Blues

Eton Mess with Fresh Cherries

Creamy Rice Pudding

Poetry is…

Just for Today (Imagine)

Black Eyed Peas

Künefe (a sweet cheesy pastry)

Reframing Your Goals to Optimize Goal Setting

German Christmas Market Recipes: Champignons mit Knoblauchsoße (Mushrooms in a Creamy Garlic Sauce)

Great Grandma Lucy’s Grits Soufflé

Recap: Thanksgiving Abroad in Jerusalem + Being Thankful Everyday

Okra and Tomatoes

Fresh Fig Tart Recipe

Fresh & Simple Creamed Corn

Baklava: How to Make it at Home (Simple and Delicious)

How to make Flammkuchen (Tarte Flambée)

How to Make Georgia Peach Cobbler

Pog?ac?a: Cheese & Herb Turkish Pastry

Streuselkuchen German Crumb Cake

DIY All Natural Ginger Ale

Buttermilk Biscuits: a Southern American Recipe

Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper Dip

3 Tips How to Manage Negative Stress…Better

Turkish Egg Salad (Yumurta Piyazi)

A Foodie’s Story: Funny Outtakes from my Kitchen and 100th Video Celebration

Käsebrötchen (German Cheese Bread Rolls Recipe)

5 Intangible Items to Bring on a Job Interview or Big Idea Pitch

Cac?k (Creamy Yogurt with Garlic, Lemon, Cucumber & Mint)

Donauwelle: A Traditional German Sheet Cake with Fresh Cherries, German Buttercream & a Chocolate Topping

When: Say Goodbye to Fear, Doubt & Anxiety

Fresh Stuffed Grape Leaves (Taze Yaprak Sarmasi) – Vegetarian Version

Eier Frikasse (Eggs w/ Vegetables & Creamy White Sauce)

Garlicky Good Green Beans

Bazlama: Turkish Yeast Flatbread (Light, Fluffy & Simply Delicious)

Apfelstrudel (Apple Strudel)

5 Tips of Encouragement in the Growth Process to Achieve Your Dreams & Goals (+ What No One Tells You About Growth)

Ezme Salad: a Traditional MEZE Salad (Antep Salad)

Kohlrouladen (German Stuffed Cabbage) – Abendessen für Zwei (Dinner for Two)

Mushroom Lo Mein (Asian Stir-Fry Noodles w/ Soy Sauce & Veggies)

Ayran: a Healthy Yogurt Beverage

Bratkartoffeln (German-Style Home Fries)

Pavlova with Fresh Cherries

Gözleme (Turkish Flatbread with Melted Cheese) How to Make Gözleme

Baked Alaska (Elegant Ice Cream Cake w/ Meringue)

Berliners (German Yeast Doughnuts w/ Oma’s Marmalade)

How to Make Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza) at Home

Quarkspitzen (German Doughnut Holes)

Homemade Apple Sauce (Simple & Delicious)

Turkish Cabbage Rolls (Lahana Sarmasi) –Vegetarian Version

Homemade German Pretzels (“Bretzels”)

Italian Homemade Lasagna with Ground Beef

Shepherd’s Salad (Coban Salatasi)

German Meatballs in a White Caper Dijon Sauce (Königsberger Klopse or Kochklopse)

Broken

Homemade Fresh Ricotta Cheese

Dry

Affliction

Ç?lb?r (Poached Eggs w/ Garlic Yogurt)

A Retrospective State of Mind

How to Make Sauerkraut (from Scratch)

Cocoa Coffee Brownies “Caffeinated Brownies”

Homemade Simit: Turkish Bagels (Authentic, Crispy & Delicious)

Spätzle (German Egg Noodles -Traditional and Homemade

Strawberry Sorbet (Made from Scratch)

Menemen: Turkish Egg Scramble with Tomatoes, Onions & Peppers

Brötchen (Traditional German Bread Rolls–Homemade)

Thin

Fresh & Simple Guacamole

Roasted Eggplant Salad

Oma Erika’s Pilz Pasta (German Mushroom Pasta)

Life Without Laughter?

So Crispy & Tasty Potato Latkes

The Simplest Lentil Soup (Just 3 Ingredients)

Omelette with Garlic Yogurt (Cilbir)

Authentic Pico de Gallo (Fresh Mexican Salsa)

Travels to Israel: The Garden of Gethsemane & Church of All Nations (Basilica of the Agony)

Soy Tahini Rice Noodle Salad

Swiss Chard Bulgur Rissoto (Pancarli As)

Lemon & Dill Tuna Salad

Rivulets

Turkish Style Hummus

Fresh Mint Lemondade (All Natural, Healthy & Kid-Friendly)

Red Lentil Soup (Eksili Malhita Çorbasi)

Stovetop Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

Authentic You (an inspirational & motivational poem)

Mini Meatballs in a Garlic Yogurt Sauce (Cacikli Arap Köfte)

How to Make a Bechamel Sauce

Homemade Baked Pita Chips

Parallel Lives

Dolangel (Flakey Pastry with Pistachios & Cream)

Daily Prompt: Fret

Homemade Mashed Potatoes

Daily Prompt: Song

Red Lentil Meatless Meatballs (Malhitali Köfte)

DIY Self-Rising Flour

Glimmer – Daily Prompt

Daily Prompt: Disrupt

Peynirli Künefe

Gavurdagi Salad (A Traditional Turkish Salad)

Ali Nazik (Roasted Eggplant topped w/ Seasoned Ground Beef)

Daily Prompt: Froth

Turkish Green Bean & Yogurt Soup

7 Strategies for Starting a New Career & Making a Career Change

Stuffed Zucchini with Saffron & Pistachios (Kuzu Icli Kabak Dolmasi)

Curry Chicken

Hello, I'm Erica! I am a professionally trained cook, on-air host, and recipe writer with over 20 years of experience working in the food industry. I started cooking at the age of 5 and I specialize in Southern, German, Turkish and Middle Eastern cooking. I work full time as a Recipe Developer for a well known culinary media company and I started this food blog to as a place to further develop my skills and teach others. I attended culinary school in Gaziantep, Turkey and studied German cooking first hand in Germany. Read More…

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