Having lived too far away from any Starbucks shops for a while, I am starting to crave for my favourite Starbucks pumpkin spice latte this fall. None of such lattes that I tried elsewhere so far, compares to the original Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte; but, luckily I found a great recipe that is even better… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Latte – Homemade
Category: Food
Red Velvet Cake – With a Valentine Twist
Ever since I tried a piece of a Red Velvet cake, I always wanted to make one but never found time to engage myself in such making. Well, yesterday I had a sweet tooth and since I had all ingredients in my pantry, and since it was the Valentine’s Eve I thought that there is… Continue reading Red Velvet Cake – With a Valentine Twist
Yufka – Phyllo Homemade Pasta
Around this time of year I usually get nostalgic about old fashioned type of food which my mother used to make when I was a child. Yufka is one of them. It is an Albanian traditional type of pasta made of eggs, flour and milk. Way back in my childhood it was sort of a… Continue reading Yufka – Phyllo Homemade Pasta
Triple Berry Dessert
Sometimes the best desserts are the simplest. This easy vanilla pudding-triple berry dessert cannot get any simpler and it is supper effortless to make. It is very refreshing and eye appealing dessert so it would make a great addition to the desert table when entertaining. I made these a week ago for my dinner party,… Continue reading Triple Berry Dessert
Quick Chicken Stir-Fry
I love stir fry. They are a quick and easy dinner solution. Simply cook up some rice or some noodles and you will have a family-pleasing meal in minutes. My favorite is chicken stir fry, and I make this stir fry using a very simple recipe taught to me by a Chinese lady about 15… Continue reading Quick Chicken Stir-Fry
Coconut & Quick Oats Bars
When it comes to food recipes, easier is always better. This bar recipe is one of them, except that it is a quick one too. This recipe is pretty much just melt, mix and bake.Easy, peasy and they are delicious!! I made a batch of these bars the other day and my husband and I,… Continue reading Coconut & Quick Oats Bars
Thin Crust Homemade Pizza
Friday’s are usually pizza nights for us, and this is slowly becoming a tradition at our home. Now that my husband and I have more time to devote to cooking, we are not any longer ordering pizzas. We are making our own delicious, thin crusted, fully loaded pizzas in our little kitchen, and we are… Continue reading Thin Crust Homemade Pizza
Tuna Sauce Fettuccine
Aren’t pastas everyone’s favorites? They are mine, for sure. I make them using various sauce recipes, but mostly I just create my own sauces using whatever I have at hand. Last evening I made these delicious fettuccine with tuna sauce. This sauce recipe is one of those which I created playing with ingredients that I… Continue reading Tuna Sauce Fettuccine
Açma – Turkish Bagel
Winter and cold weather keeps me wanting to escape anywhere where is warmer and sunnier. However, chances to escape to warmer climates for me at this time are slim, so the only thing left is evoking the sunny summer days. When, evoking summer time my thoughts go to Turkey and our summer vacations spent there… Continue reading Açma – Turkish Bagel
Katarina Cake
I am not the only one who loves rich cakes, as I am sure that many of you out there share such a guilty pleasure. When I say rich cake I mean calorie bombs with plenty of sugar, eggs, butter, nuts and what not; a thin slice of which will make you instantly feel happier… Continue reading Katarina Cake