Recipes

Amaretti (Italian Almond Cookies)

Potato Kugel

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

Southern Fried Chicken (Crispy, Tender and Marinated)

Kubaneh (Yemenite Brown Butter Bread)

How to Make Oatmeal – Savory Mushroom Oatmeal

Erdbeerkuchen (German Strawberry Cake)

Hörnchen (German Crescent Rolls)

Turkish Stuffed Eggplant – Imam Bayildi

Sabich: an Iraqi Jewish Dish in Israel

Mama’s Cinnamon Rolls

Chimichurri Chicken Tacos

Veggie Supreme Burger

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

Baked Stuffed Eggplant

How to Make Turkish Coffee

German Plum Cake (Pflaumenkuchen)

Eton Mess with Fresh Cherries

Creamy Rice Pudding

Black Eyed Peas

Künefe (a sweet cheesy pastry)

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

Pogaca (Cheese and Herb Turkish Bread)

Streuselkuchen German Crumb Cake

DIY All Natural Ginger Ale

Buttermilk Biscuits: a Southern American Recipe

Muhammara: Roasted Red Pepper Dip

Turkish Egg Salad (Yumurta Piyazi)

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

Käsebrötchen (German Cheese Bread Rolls Recipe)

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

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

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)

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)

Homemade Fresh Ricotta Cheese

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

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)

Fresh & Simple Guacamole

Roasted Eggplant Salad

Oma Erika’s Pilz Pasta (German Mushroom Pasta)

So Crispy & Tasty Potato Latkes

The Simplest Lentil Soup (Just 3 Ingredients)

Omelette with Garlic Yogurt (Cilbir)

Authentic Pico de Gallo (Fresh Mexican Salsa)

Soy Tahini Rice Noodle Salad

Swiss Chard Bulgur Rissoto (Pancarli As)

Lemon & Dill Tuna Salad

Turkish Style Hummus

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

Red Lentil Soup (Eksili Malhita Çorbasi)

Stovetop Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

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

How to Make a Bechamel Sauce

Homemade Baked Pita Chips

Dolangel (Flakey Pastry with Pistachios & Cream)

Homemade Mashed Potatoes

Red Lentil Meatless Meatballs (Malhitali Köfte)

DIY Self-Rising Flour

Peynirli Künefe

Gavurdagi Salad (A Traditional Turkish Salad)

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

Turkish Green Bean & Yogurt Soup

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

Curry Chicken

Oven Roasted Potato Wedges

Turkish Abugannus – Turkish Babaganoush

Savory Bulgur with Caramelized Onions (Sade Simit Asi)

Tasty Tabbouleh Salad

Turkish Meat Pie (Sini Köfte)

Roasted Rib Rice Pilaf (Kapamali Pirinc Pilav)

Cumin & Herb de Provence Roasted Carrots

Beef & Onion Stew (Salçali Sogan Asi)

DIY Pasta Making: Orecchiette

Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Turkish Pizza (Tavuklu Lahmacun)

Dad’s Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Oatmeal

Lamb Chop & Quince Stew (Ayvali Taraklik Tavasi)

Onion & Herb Frittata

Homemade Tomato Soup

Mini Turkish Meatballs (Arap Köftesi)

Rice Pilaf with Almonds, Pine Nuts and Dried Currants (Iç Pilav)

Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup (made from scratch!)

Braised Chard (Pancar Kavurmasi)

Lamb Chop Soup (Ormon)

Savory Turkish Turnovers (Pirincli Börek)

Turkish Mixed Green Salad (Kar???k K?? Salatasi)

Yumartali Pancar Kavurma (Sauted Chard w/ Eggs)

Simmering Zucchini Dish (Kabak Kavurmasi)

Turkish Okra Sauté (Bamya Tavasi)

Savory Bulgur with Sautéd Ground Beef & Carmelized Onions ( Kiymali Simit Asi)

Homemade Marinara Sauce

Anali Kizli Köfte (Stuffed Meatballs)

Ökge (Ötçe) (Turkish Vegetable Fritters)

Fresh Pasta from Scratch

Börek Corbasi (Dumpling Soup)

Shakshouka (Baked Eggs in a Tomato & Red Pepper Sauce)

Su Böregi (Cheesy Flakey Pastry)

Vanishing Candied Almonds

Quick Skillet Pita Bread

Patlican Salatasi (Eggplant Salad)

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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