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Easy Homemade Cheese Pizza with Tomato Sauce
Sometimes, the simplest recipes are the most satisfying. This easy homemade cheese pizza is a favorite in our home, especially with kids!...


Oven-Baked Chicken Skewers with Bell Peppers
Some evenings I want dinner to be bright and easy. I make these oven-baked chicken skewers with peppers. The yoghurt and tomato with...


Garlic Butter Shrimp with Udon Noodles
On the evenings I want something quick and cosy, this pan of garlic butter shrimp with udon is the answer. The noodles go straight from...


Turkish Stewed Beans with Beef (Kuru Fasulye)
Kuru fasulye is what I make when I want dinner to taste like home. Tender beef, soft white beans and a tomato sauce that slowly deepens...


Baked Cheesy Mushrooms with Cream Cheese and Garlic
These baked cheesy mushrooms look impressive, taste indulgent, and come together with almost no effort — just the way I like it on a busy...


Classic Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes have a special place in our home. They’re the kind of side dish I make when I want dinner to feel a little extra...


Small-Batch Breakfast Crepes
Some mornings I do not want a big spread. I want something warm and homemade. These small batch breakfast crepes are exactly that. One...


Nutella Overnight Oats with Cocoa & Crushed Hazelnuts
Some mornings feel so much easier when breakfast is already waiting in the fridge. These Nutella overnight oats have quickly become a...


Baked Salmon Feta Pasta
Some weeknights call for a dish that feels like a treat without asking much from you in return. That’s where this baked salmon feta pasta comes in. Everything roasts together in one dish and the oven does most of the work while you set the table or pour a glass of wine. The tomatoes soften and caramelize, mixing with the creamy feta to make a tangy, rich sauce that coats the pasta beautifully. The salmon breaks into tender flakes, adding heartiness and enough protein to make


Smoked Salmon & Rucola Salad
This is one of those salads I come back to again and again—simple, fresh, and ready in just a few minutes. Peppery rucola, sweet cherry...


Meatballs with Smoky Eggplant Purée
When velvety beğendi meets sizzling köfte, you’re tasting a signature of Turkish cuisine. Beğendi—smoky roasted eggplant whisked into a...


Simple & Creamy Ricotta Lasagna Without Béchamel Sauce
There’s something so comforting about a bubbling tray of lasagna fresh out of the oven. While I love the charm of traditional recipes,...


Banana Vanilla Pudding with Hazelnut and Biscuit Crumble
From one mom to another—and to all the incredible women who give love and care in so many ways—Happy Mother’s Day. This little dessert...


Creamy Garlic Chicken Pasta with Crème Fraîche
Some recipes just become part of the rhythm of your kitchen. This creamy garlic chicken pasta is exactly that for us. It’s cozy, rich, and full of flavor, yet so simple to throw together on a weeknight. The juicy seared chicken pairs perfectly with the silky crème fraîche sauce, infused with garlic and topped off with plenty of parmesan. Every time we make it, someone asks for seconds—and that’s when you know you’ve got a keeper. If crème fraîche isn’t available where you are


One-Pan Chicken Thighs with Green Peppers and Tomato Sauce
This one-pan chicken dish is the kind of recipe every home cook needs—simple, satisfying, and full of flavor. I use çarliston biber , the...


Easy Pan-Seared Ribeye
Cooking a perfect steak at home doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. With just a simple pan and a few key ingredients, you can...


Freezer-Friendly Meatballs – Easy Meal Prep for Busy Days
Being a working mom means planning ahead wherever I can—and these freezer-friendly meatballs are one of my favourite ways to stay...


One-Pot Pasta with Eggplant & Garlic
Pasta simmering in tomato sauce is one of those things that instantly makes a kitchen feel calm and familiar. This eggplant and garlic pasta is a dish I often make on evenings when I want something comforting and filling, but also easy to pull together in one pan, without ending up with a sink full of dishes. The flavors are simple and rooted in the Mediterranean cooking I grew up with. Soft, almost creamy eggplant, tomatoes that cook down into a rich sauce, and plenty of gar


Turkish Pastries with Dill & Feta
Baked fresh this Sunday morning, my kitchen is filled with the comforting aroma of Dereotlu Peynirli Poğaça, a beloved Turkish pastry...


Kid-Approved One-Pot Tomato Pasta with Butter and Peas
This one-pot buttery tomato pasta with peas has become a weeknight lifesaver in our home. It was inspired by a “Super Tomato Pasta” my...
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