Saturday started early for me, especially when my cheesecake batter decided to go sour on me late Friday evening.  I never imagined I would be up till 1:30 am on a Saturday morning waiting for the cheesecake to set.  What is worth it, let me tell you it really was worth the wait.  Especially... Read More »

A traditional Turkish breakfast is not complete without an egg dish, at least that’s what my mom used to say and always prepared something with egg for our weekend breakfasts.  I still follow her teaching in my kitchen every Saturday & Sunday morning.  Two of the most well known and often... Read More »

One my favorites lines from one of my favorite movies is “Welcome to Hollywood, whats’ your dream?” “Everybody that comes to Hollywood has a dream!”  Well my Hollywood dreams are not big as actors and actresses who hope to become movie stars, but rather more low key and... Read More »

Lately during the week – I’m tired from work to cook.  I usually cook twice or three times during the week for dinner.  Which is works out great,  but lately working a lot and doing to many other things.  I’ve been skipping on cooking a meal and instead just prepare a simple breakfast... Read More »

Past Sunday we invited a few of our friends over for breakfast to finish off our holiday celebration.  We all work during the week and most of us are unable to take off from work because the holiday fell on a weekday.     The main dish for our breakfast is the lamb stew I had cooked.  This holiday... Read More »

This was the first Bayram – Eid that I was able to take a full day off from work.  Usually I am unable to and when I am able to, I often take half days and help out my mom at the store early in the mornings.  This bayram came and went quicker then I could say “Hayirli Bayramlar!” ... Read More »