
Welcome to Cooking Gorgeous, a collection of healthy, flavoursome and easy to follow Turkish & Mediterranean recipes. I hope to share my 14 years of professional expertise as well as 30 years of cooking experience in a clear and accurate way, and I promise good results as long as you follow the recipe diligently! Traditional...Read More

You can transform your sourdough discard or mature active starter into tangy, silky smooth, and chewy sourdough flatbreads with this foolproof recipe.

Enjoy the creamy texture and delicious taste of deviled eggs without guilt.

This Persian Shirazi Salad Recipe is an excellent choice if you want to add a fresh and flavorful Mediterranean salad recipe to your repertoire.

Mediterranean Lentil Soup is a healthy, simple yet incredibly flavorsome dish made with green lentils, onions, carrots, and celery cooked in a tomato-based broth.

Traditional French Onion Soup is a simple yet extremely delicious dish made with caramelized onions braised in flavoursome Homemade Beef Stock.

This fresh-tasting Spicy Thai Mango Salad features unripe green mango, crisp bean sprouts, crunchy carrots, and sweet red peppers.

Thai Fish Cakes (or Tod Mun Pla) are a popular street food/appetizer that pairs perfectly with Thai Style Tomato Chili Jam and a fresh salad.

Beetroot and Feta Salad is a delicious and colorful side dish made with roasted red beets, tangy feta cheese, sweet pear, and walnuts tossed with green leaves.

Russian Salad (also known as Olivier Salad, Salad Olivieh, or Rus Salatasi) is a simple, colorful, and delicious salad dish originating from Russia.

This Orzo Pasta Salad is fresh, healthy, and flavorful, easy to put together, and perfect for making ahead.

This traditional Lebanese Salad "Fattoush" is a colorful Mediterranean dish made with fresh vegetables, tangy lemon dressing, and crisp pita croutons.

Kumpir is a Turkish Style Baked Potato filled with a delicious pile of toppings such as cheese, olives, salads and dill pickles.

Arnavut Cigeri (or Albanian Liver) is a Turkish Liver dish consisting of pan-fried lamb or veal liver cubes seasoned with flaked chilli and served with sumac, onion and parsley salad.

Kisir is a flavorful and healthy Turkish whole-grain salad made with bulgur wheat, fresh herbs, veggies, and a tangy dressing.

Ezme Salad (Acili Ezme) is a spicy Turkish dip commonly served at restaurants alongside a basket of warm Turkish Pide Bread or Pita Bread.

Sulu Kofte is a rich and hearty Turkish Meatball Soup / Stew consisting of juicy meatballs and vegetables cooked in a tomatoey broth.

This simple yet delicious Wild Garlic Soup is made with freshly foraged pungent wild garlic leaves, potatoes, onions and Homemade Vegetable Stock.

Wild Garlic Pesto is a super tasty springtime favourite sauce that can be added to pasta, soups and salads.

Chinese Hot and Sour Chicken Soup is one of the most popular takeaway dishes that is almost on every Chinese restaurant's menu.

Yayla corbasi is a healthy, delicious, creamy & filling Turkish Soup made with yoghurt, rice and mint sauce.