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Cheesy Shells and Beef

Cheesy Shells and Beef

After being sick and not able to eat real food, along with this cold weather…put me in the mood for some comfort food! I found that if I just made mac ‘n’ cheese it would not be satisfying as a meal, needed something more! I thought some ground beef would go great with it! I can’t believe I am admitting this, but once upon a time I loved Hamburger Helper! Yes me!

Growing up with a working mom, you learn how to cook at a young age, but you need some help….that is when that came in handy among other convenient food items! Beefy Noodles was my favourite! Truth is, if someone offered me a bowl right now, I probably wouldn’t say no to the offer, I mean its not a bad thing! Just wish the ingredient list wasn’t all so bad. 

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Spinach and Orzo

Spinach and Orzo

Gjellë pronounced gel, means dish or food and then you list whats in it, so this would be gjellë me spinaq dhe klitharaq literally translates into dish with spinach and orzo . In Albanian cuisine we make a variety of different pot foods, everyone makes their own kind of food using a variety of ingredients.

You may have seen my spinach-and-rice  post, this is similar but this is with orzo. My mom and grandma always make spinach and rice with veal or beef, I am not a big fan of that, I prefer it without meat or with a little ground beef for lezet, which means flavour, or taste…it can have a variety of meanings depending on how you use it.

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Turlu – Mixed Vegetable Stew

Turlu - Mixed Vegetable Stew

Turlu is a mixed vegetable stew in Albanian and Turkish Cuisine. Meat is added as well, either stew or ground meat and its optional you may make it vegetarian if you like.

Rice is served on the side along with yogurt for those who like it, my children do! Its a healthy stew filled with a variety of veggies, tasty too!

There is no real measurements for this recipe, when I go to the grocery store I just grab the fresh green beans and okra, so I checked my receipt to give you an idea of how much you need, and the green beans came to 0.365 kg and the okra came to 0.425 kg so both don’t even come to a full lb!

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Turkey Pot Pie

Turkey Pot Pie

Tis the season of turkey dinners…with that comes left over turkey! We had a lovely dinner, 8 dinner guests including our family of 5, and even with second servings we still ended up with leftovers! One whole side of the turkey breast untouched and a bit of dark meat mixed in with some gravy….yum:)

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Layered Imam Bayildi with Meat

Layered Imam Bayildi with Meat

Imam bayildi literally means ‘the Imam fainted’ there are few folklore stories that are about this. The story I grew up with was when this man the Imam, first tried this dish he fainted as it was so good!

This is my daughters favourite dish, my husband loves it too. This time it was extra special as all the veggies used in this dish came from my garden! Including my homemade-tomato-sauce (I used 1 bag for this recipe). You can fry the eggplant, or bake them which ever you prefer.

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Sunshine Award

Sunshine Award

Wow! I have the honour and pleasure to have received not one but two Sunshine Awards! The first time around I was just so humbled by it and just over the roof excited….the second time around I was just as excited….you know they say good things come in twos!

How wonderful has this week been for me, they really brightened up my week!  Thank you Bobbi bobbiskozykitchen & Dee deelicioussweets for passing it along to me! It really means so much! These girls are the best! Go check them out as soon as you can! 

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Roast Chicken and Potatoes

Roast Chicken and Potatoes

One of our families favourite meal is roast chicken with potatoes! My mom always roasted them together in the same pan, gave so much flavour to the potatoes, I added the garlic which makes it even better!

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Spinach and Eggs

Spinach and Eggs

 

Spinach and eggs makes a perfect breakfast, lunch or dinner! My mother in law makes this and I liked it from the first time I tried it! Its a Turkish dish that I like to make for an easy meal that is nutritious and delicious. I had some souguk so I added some to it for added flavour and texture, I normally just make it with out, both ways are delcious!

I made it in a cast iron pan which makes it even more flavourful, and beneficial.

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Layered Steak Dinner

Layered Steak Dinner

This recipe is a family fav! Not only my family but with my friends as well:)

This dish is made in one pan, yes one pan!! Talk about easy clean up!

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Kafta with Potato’s in Tahini Sauce

Kafta with Potato's in Tahini Sauce

This is a  Palestinian style Kafta dish that a friend of mine makes, I’m not sure her exact recipe, but mine tastes like hers so it works for me:) We all love it so much, serve it with rice and salad on the side and you got an amazing dinner to serve! 

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