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September 15, 2016
Sirloin Stew Nothing makes me happier than cooking meals that are both delicious and economical. As a matter of fact, my Sirloin Stew recipe fits both of those categories. It is the first recipe in the Buy 1 Rump Roast Cook 3 Yummy Meals series. Can you believe you can get 3 delicious meals from one rump roast? The proof is in the post: Sirloin Stew (today’s recipe), Fajita Sliders (tomorrows recipe) and Cast Iron Seared Sirloins (the final recipe...
September 14, 2016
Buy 1 Rump Roast Cook 3 Yummy Meals Buy 1 Rump Roast Cook 3 Yummy Meals! Doesn’t that sound great? Well, let me tell you it is so much easier than you think. I bought my rump roast, which was about 2.28 of pound, on sale for $2.99 a pound and got 3 meals out of the deal. From this one hunk of meat, I made Sirloin Stew, Fajita Sliders, and Cast Iron Seared Sirloins! Tomorrow, I will be posting the...
August 31, 2016
Easy Peasy Crock Pot Leg of Lamb One of my favorite lamb dishes is Easy Peasy Crock Pot Leg of Lamb. Well, it is just one of my favorite dishes period. Since the hardest part is lifting the lamb into the crock pot, you will not believe how incredibly easy it is to prepare. All you have to do is mix the spices, coat the roast with the spices, drop some garlic cloves into a crock pot, add in the roast...
August 15, 2016
Meaty Steak Okra Stew I stopped by my friend Maurice’s convenience store today. My eyes spotted a farmer’s basket full of the cute little okra, that are my favorite kind of okra, sitting on the counter. I wasn’t sure if he had bought them from one of the local farmers or if they were for sale. Of course I asked him “Where did you get those cute little okra?” He didn’t know because they were there when he got there....
July 23, 2016
Eggplant Lasagna When I am in the mood for comfort food, I can’t think of anything more satisfying than Eggplant Lasagna. Cutting into layers of tender pasta, gooey melted cheese, eggplant, tomato sauce, more cheese. . . Ummmm. Making my own mouth water. 🙂 The thing about a good Lasagna is letting it sit for a few minutes after removing it from the oven so it can firm up. Who can ever wait though? When I make Lasagna, we are...
June 28, 2016
Ramadan Pidesi Ramadan Pidesi is a soft flat pide bread that is served for iftar (evening meal breaking the fast) and sahur (pre-dawn meal) during the month of fasting which is known as Ramadan. I loved going to the bakery and seeing them coming out of the wood fired ovens and being stacked ready for purchase. I still get chills thinking about when I worked at Onur Air in Turkey and on the train/dolums/bus ride home from work it would...
June 26, 2016
Eggplant Stew Etli Patlican Yahni I have been going to the Farmer’s Market lately because it reminds me of the Pazar in Turkey. The only difference is here there are about 10 or fewer vendors and in Turkey, they would close several streets and there would be hundreds of vendors. It is still fun anyway. So, at last Wednesday’s market, where I got the zucchini for my Kabak Dolmasi Stuffed Zucchini, I also got some gorgeous eggplants, tomatoes, and...
June 23, 2016
Kabak Dolmasi Stuffed Zucchini I bought some gorgeous zucchini and tomatoes yesterday at the Rainbow City Farmers Market. They were both perfect for my Kabak Dolmasi Stuffed Zucchini. The zucchini were bright green, gorgeous and straight. It is important that the zucchini are uniform and straight. This helps with even cooking. I cooked the excess zucchini in the pan with the stuffed ones to give more flavor to the broth but you could always reserve them for another dish like Mücver...
June 5, 2016
Chilton County Peach Cobbler My sister, Kim and I have been going to wine tastings at some great Alabama Winery’s the past few weekends. She wants to go to all 16 recognized winery’s in Alabama. We finished the Northeast Alabama Wine Trail last week. It included Wills Creek Winery, Jules J Berta Vineyards, Maraella Winery and Vineyard, White Oak Vineyards, Fruithurst Winery, and High Country Cellars. We decided to check out some of the Winery’s near Birmingham this weekend. I...
May 29, 2016
Teriyaki Chicken Veggie Stir-fry Just made us a fantastic dinner – Teriyaki Chicken Veggie Stir-fry. It was so quick. Only 35 minutes for the stir-fry and I also made steamed rice, which can be cooked in 15 minutes while working on the main dish. My daughter really loved it and that always makes me happy. This recipe can be easily doubled if you have a crowd to feed or if you just want to have left overs for lunch. I...
March 27, 2016
Meatball Cannellini Bean Ragout This year my sister and I decided that we were not going to cook the traditional Easter meal that we always cook. It is a tradition that we love but this year, we just needed a break. So the three of us (sister, daughter and myself) went to Classics on Noble for Brunch and it was really nice. Since I knew we would be having a big brunch today, I wanted to make something light for dinner....
March 6, 2016
Manti Inspired Fresh Made Spaghetti and Meatballs First and foremost, let me say this is not Manti!!!! Manti is a delicious Turkish dish that is best made when you have plenty of helping hands around. It could be done alone but part of the fun of making Manti is spending the time stuffing the dough with the meat mixture while you chit-chat with your family and/or friends! The best Manti in Turkey is from the Kayseri region. My former...
