No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

I found this today while looking for a popcorn ball recipe.  I am a huge fan of chocolate chip cookies and buckeyes, and this looks like a cross between the two, so it's defninitely going in my "to try" list.  :-) The recipe and pics come from: http://www.shakentogetherlife.com/ First, in a...

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Simit

Photo & Recipe from AZCookbook.com Simit is a very popular street food here in Istanbul.  It's like the concept of a bagel only using a more bread-like dough, and the result is chewy deliciousness. I found a recipe for it online today, and I will definitely be trying this when we get back home....

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Want to Try This: Blueberry Overnight French Toast

I found this recipe on http://www.busykidshappymom.org/ while browsing another topic today.  It loos delicious and super easy, I definitely want to try this when I get back! 12 slices day old French bread (1 inch thick)5 eggs2 1/2 cups milk1 cup packed brown sugar, (divided into 3/4 cup and...

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Turkish Tea

Image from Delicious Istanbul Since arriving in Istanbul, tea has become a much bigger part of our lives.  Here, the Turks have tea all the time.  It is common to have it (in place of coffee) with your breakfast.  You often see two people sitting at a cafe enjoying it, and if you go out to eat,...

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Maya Kumpir

I'm not sure if you'd call this a side or main dish, but here in Ortaköy, they make meals of potatoes.  Not just any potatoes though, these things are HUGE, like bigger than both of my fists put together.  Between the two of us, Nate and I couldn't finish one.  They have oodles of toppings,...

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Mercimek Koftesi (Lentil Balls)

We tried this for Nate's department Christmas Party, it went over pretty well! Mercimek Koftesi (Lentil Balls) Photo Credit: Lezizsofralar'a Hosgeldiniz source: http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/12687/Mercimek-Koftesi-Lentil-Balls.html INGREDIENTS 2 cups red lentils Salt 1 cup fine bulgur 1/2 cup...

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Mocha Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Photo from All Recipes, see URLin the post.I was too lazy to upload my own pic tonight.  :-p I had some aging bananas sitting around, but I wasn't really feeling like banana bread, so I Googled around a little for something different, and found this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/mocha-chocolate-chip-banana-muffins/ Now...

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Schnitzel

We lived in Germany for a few years while my husband was in the Army.  While we were there, we often had schnitzel at the local restaurants.  They have many ways of preparing it, and after a few months, we found a way to make it ourselves.  Of course there we had the benefit of actually having...

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My favorite pancake recipe

Who doesn't like pancakes?  When I was growing up, we always made bisquick pancakes, but I've always made them from a recipe in my cook book.  Recently, I found this recipe on All Recipes and I love how light and fluffy they are.  It beats the pants off of my cookbook recipe! The...

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Chocolate Covered Pretzel Bites & Pretzel Buckeyes

 So, as my coworkers know, I actually tried out that pretzel recipe, and yum!  Let's just say they disappeared quickly.  I also tried my own little twist on these, making buckeyes with pretzels bits in them.  More on that later... So here is the basic list of ingredients: 1...

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Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites - Yum

Image from: http://twotinykitchens.com Another find by Thomas Hall, these look too tasty not to try.  I may have to try my had at these this week.  They look like buckeyes plus pretzels.  YUM! Recipe: Two Tiny Kitchens: Peanut Butter Pretzel Bit...

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More Bacon for Your Bite

Image compliments of LifeHacker Thomas shared this, and I thought it was too good not to re-post on a food blog.  I may have to try this. LifeHacker:  Get Bacon in Every Bite of Your BLT with the Basket Weaving Techni...

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"Fajitos" (Fajita Style Burritos)

  One of my coworkers suggested (jokingly I think) that I start food blog.  Well, surprise!  I actually did it.  I snapped some photos of the meal I made tonight, and here it is.  The only problem: I don't measure things - at all. So, tonight's meal...what I can fajitos (a burrito...

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