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April 7, 2020
Hi everyone! I realize that it has been a very long time since I posted on my page. Since October 18, 2017, to be exact. Where have I been you ask? Well, in November of 2017, I started making one of my lifetime dreams come true. I rented a restaurant space. It took me until February of 2018 to get it cleaned up and ready to open. I opened April’s Kitchen on February 22, 2018, and have been going non-stop....
October 18, 2017
Chicken and Dumplings What is more delicious for a fall dinner than Chicken and Dumplings? The weather has gotten really cool here in Alabama. Since it is one of my daughter’s favorites meals, I decided today would be a perfect day to make it. The trick to making good dumplings is to not overwork the dough. These are drop style but you could flour a work surface and roll them and cut them out. Every time I make dumplings, I think of my sweet...
June 7, 2017
Electric Pressure Cooker Fenugreek Chicken and Rice My good friend Esat had requested that I post some recipes with Fenugreek so I came up with this recipe for Electric Pressure Cooker Fenugreek Chicken and Rice. If you look at the recipe, also notice that I put a note for stovetop cooking of the recipe. He probably wanted some recipes using fresh Fenugreek but unfortunately, it is not available where I live. Since I could not find it in any local grocery...
September 21, 2016
Quick and Easy Crockpot Teriyaki Sesame Chicken Legs My daughter has a 12 hour stint at college two days a week, so I like to have a nice meal ready for her when she gets home on those nights. I am also a huge fan of Queen Sugar the new drama on OWN on Wednesday night so I want something I don’t have to actively participate in cooking. This recipe for Quick and Easy Crockpot Teriyaki Sesame Chicken Legs is...
May 29, 2016
Teriyaki Chicken Veggie Stir-fry Just made us a fantastic dinner – Teriyaki Chicken Veggie Stir-fry. It was so quick. Only 35 minutes for the stir-fry and I also made steamed rice, which can be cooked in 15 minutes while working on the main dish. My daughter really loved it and that always makes me happy. This recipe can be easily doubled if you have a crowd to feed or if you just want to have left overs for lunch. I...
April 17, 2016
Zesty Garlic Lemon Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs I am so excited that the weather has warmed up and it is actually nice to sit on my back porch and use my grill. I had some of my Saffron Garlic Infused Olive Oil left over from making my dressing for my Chickpea and Orzo Salad and I wanted to use it up. What better use for it than to make a marinade for some grilled chicken. I love garlic and lemon...
February 7, 2016
Oven Roasted Pickled Lemon Chicken “Oven Roasted Pickled Lemon Chicken”, bet I made your mouth water. Didn’t I? It is a proven fact that just saying lemon can cause your mouth to water. I bought these pickled lemons on my last trip to Atlanta. I had been wanting to try them for a while. I had seen several Moroccan recipes using the pickled lemons and thought they sounded interesting. The good thing about these pickled lemons is that the flavor...
February 4, 2016
Chicken ‘n Potato Dumplings When it comes to comfort food, there are not many dishes that can compete with Chicken n’ Dumplins (that’s Southern for Chicken and Dumplings). I think my recipe for Chicken ‘n Potato Dumplings gives the original a run for it’s money if I do say so myself. Fluffy POTATO dumplings floating in broth with big chunks of chicken and carrots is enough to make you want to slap your momma. You guessed it . . . another Southern term...
January 20, 2016
Chicken with Okra and Tomatoes Okra, you either love it or hate it. Personally, I love it. I love it fried and in soups and stews. I started making this recipe, Chicken with Okra and Tomatoes, when I lived in Turkey, many years ago. The okra or bamya (Turkish name) that I used to buy at the Pazar was so cute and really small. I wanted to make something to showcase it. My ex-husband didn’t really care for...
November 10, 2015
Orzo Leek Chicken Soup Orzo Leek Chicken Soup is a hearty, made from the heart cure for cold and flu. Well, the FDA may not agree but mom’s everywhere know that Chicken Soup really does have healing powers. According to an article in the Huffington Post, it depends on the ingredients. My sister and my nephew were both home sick today. I thought some Orzo Leek Chicken Soup also known as Pırasa ve Arpa Şehriyeli Tavuk Çorbası in Turkish would be...
June 27, 2015
Can you keep a secret? I thought not, but I am going to tell you anyway. This is a secret that I am happy to share with you. And that is that the secret to Light and Crispy Southern Fried Chicken is using a combination of self-rising flour and rice flour. I don’t fry food that often but when I do, I want it to be light and crispy. I have been using rice flour instead of self-rising flour...
May 27, 2015
As promised, here is my recipe for Tavuk Doner or Chicken Doner. Considering I did not have a “real” doner machine from Turkey, I think the results were fantastic. The chicken was tender and the spice was delicious. If I would have had the real machine and the traditional sword-like knife that is used to cut the meat as it cooks, it would have been perfect. There were no complaints and out of five pounds of a combination of breast...
