Smoky spinach rice casserole - this family favorite recipe is full of greens, yet tastes like comfort food, and will convert even picky eaters to spinach lovers. Today's post is about a trusted old recipe for smoky spinach rice casserole that I keep in rotation often, and I've been meaning to share with you forever. It's a dish full of ...
Green eggs and corned beef
Green eggs and corned beef - a fun spin on a ham omelette, in which spicy arugula mustard pesto 'dyes' the eggs green, and corned beef hash, spiced with caraway seeds adds a big flavor punch. Hello friends! I hope everyone is safe and warm on the East Coast, while this crazy winter storm is raging outside, just days before the official ...
Celery root and smoked salmon gratin
Celery root and smoked salmon gratin - in this creamy dish, aromatic celery root pairs beautifully with smoked fish, red onions and dill-flavored crème fraîche for a quick and easy dinner. I have a quick and easy recipe for you today, and yet something that will come out looking, and tasting like a fancy elaborate dish. It's a simple gratin ...
Stuffed calamari in lemon butter sauce
Stuffed calamari in lemon butter sauce - these delicious calamari bites stuffed with creamy tuna filling, then cooked in a tangy lemon butter sauce, with capers, garlic and lots of fresh parsley, are the perfect fancy meal for a special occasion. When you hear calamari, you most certainly imagine fried calamari rings, with some sort of ...
Stuffed meatloaf
Stuffed meatloaf - flavorful juicy meat, stuffed with mushrooms, ham, smoked cheese, boiled eggs, carrots and pickles - this is one fancy meal, perfect for a special occasion, or holiday. This stuffed meatloaf recipe is a bit more involved, but the effort will be totally worth it! It's a traditional Bulgarian meatloaf recipe and it's ...
Spinach artichoke chicken casserole {Thanksgiving leftovers recipe}
Spinach artichoke chicken casserole - this quick and easy recipe tastes like a cross between spinach artichoke dip, and chicken bake, takes 30 minutes to make, and is a great way to use leftover chicken or Thanksgiving turkey meat. I'll keep this short and sweet today, as I'm already feeling the weight of the upcoming trip preparation, and ...
Thai chicken pizza
Thai chicken pizza - flat bread, loaded with crunchy toppings, fresh herbs, and bursting with vibrant Thai flavors. Italian food concept + Thai flavors = Thai chicken pizza! As the saying goes, this can only happen in America! :) I love the cosmopolitan spirit in the US culinary world - who cares if we mix and match flavors from different ...
Spiced ground turkey lettuce wraps {avocado + peanuts}
Spiced ground turkey lettuce wraps - a quick and healthy weeknight meal, and one of our top favorites, these wraps are loaded with veggies, and warm spices, and topped with crunchy peanuts, fresh cilantro and creamy avocado. I've been meaning to post the recipe for these spiced ground turkey lettuce wraps for awhile, as this is one of our ...
Oven-fried zucchini crisps with garlic yogurt dip
Oven-fried zucchini crisps with garlic yogurt dip - this is a fantastic summer finger food, quick and easy to make, and so delicious you need to triple the recipe! One of my all time favorite summer dishes is fried zucchini. It's a traditional Bulgarian meal, that we often had in the summer, and we devoured insane amounts, until we fell into ...
Eggs in garlicky yogurt {butter paprika sauce + feta cheese}
Eggs in garlicky yogurt - crispy fried egg whites and soft yolks, drizzled with butter paprika sauce, and served over a bed of cold, creamy garlicky yogurt - this is the ultimate egg dish to dig in with a piece of toasted bread! Let me just start by saying that these eggs in garlicky yogurt, drizzled with butter paprika sauce, and grated ...
Cheese stuffed meatballs
Cheese stuffed meatballs - juicy, flavorful, and oozing with smokey melted cheese! Try replacing your standard burger with these delicious giant meatballs next time, and you will never look back! It's not quite a meatball, and it's not quite a burger - it's a cross between them but what's really special about thees grilled meatballs, is the ...
2-ingredient paprika chicken
2-ingredient paprika chicken - you wouldn't believe how flavorful, delicious, and melt-in-your mouth this chicken is, not to mention completely hands-off! This 2-ingredient paprika chicken recipe is truly genius - not only it has only 2 ingredients, and tastes amazing, but it also practically cooks itself. It's the easiest, simplest, ...
Chocolate hazelnut chicken mole
Chocolate hazelnut chicken mole - hints of dark chocolate and toasted nuts, touch of sweetness, and layer upon layer of complex flavors that blend into this sublime mole sauce, spooned over cooked chicken. Chocolate + chicken?! Oh, yes, please! This is my take on Mexico's iconic sauce, the mole. As presumptuous as it may seem, for a ...
Easy cheesy moussaka {potatoes + meat casserole}
Easy cheesy moussaka - made with potatoes, meat and cheese, this quick version of the famous Greek casserole is a crowd pleaser - elegant and impressive, it's comfort food in its purest. Before you try to pronounce the word 'moussaka' and get scared away, let me break it down to you: moussaka = potatoes + meat + cheese. Now who doesn't love ...
Asparagus and mushroom gratin
Asparagus mushroom gratin - layers of mushrooms, crème fraîche, and asparagus, dotted with Gruyère and Parmesan cheese, and lots of fresh herbs - a taste of spring in your mouth! The first asparagus of the season have been making an appearance on the markets lately, their cheerful, bright green spears - a sure sign that spring is here, and I ...