Zucchini and yogurt dip

This recipe is very popular in Turkey, under the name of Cevizli Kabak. We have very similar dish in Bulgaria, but we use cucumbers instead. The dip is light, but fragrant. Perfect to start your meal with crispy pita bread. INGREDIENTS 2 medium size zucchini, or about 3 cups shredded zucchini handful fresh mint handful…

Muhammara and rosemary roasted chicken

Arabic muhammara is another traditional mezze. It`s made of blended bread crumbs, roasted peppers and walnuts. As the ingredients suggest it is very rich dip. Usually is prepared very spicy and some recipes have tomato puree in it. My recipe includes also fig molasses in which I recently feltĀ in love. It taste heavenly and gives…

Lamb kebabs with yogurt- cucumber dip

If you like me prefer to have home cooked meal everyday (almost) this is a recipe that you can try tonight. Kebabs might sound complicated but not this version of it. Forget the BBQ and all the hustle around it. This recipe will not take more than 30 min with the preparation! All you need…

Eggplant dip with yogurt and parsley

This recipe is inspired by the traditional Lebanese dip- baba ganoush. However I made my own version of it by replacing the tahina with full cream yogurt. I wanted to have a simple and light dip, but also to taste the smoky flavor of the baked eggplants. Since I live in an apartment I was…