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    Cooking Gorgeous » Recipes

    Main Dish Recipes

    Browse dozens of easy-to-follow main dish recipes whether you’re after a weeknight meal for two or a feast for family&friends.

    Check some of my favorite main course recipes from all over the world including BBQ Garlic Butter  Prawns, Braised Beef Cheeks, and Imam Bayildi (Turkish Stuffed Eggplant).

    • Overhead plate of salmon patties with french fries and half a lime.
      Salmon Patties
    • Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
    • Honey Sesame Chicken
    • Chicken Couscous
    • Chicken Marinade with Greek Yogurt
    • Greek Shrimp Saganaki
    • Makarna Salatası - Healthy Turkish Pasta Salad
    • Leftover Turkey Pot Pie with Homemade Shortcrust
    • Baked Lamb Chops - Firinda Kuzu Pirzola
    • Kiymali Yumurta - Turkish Ground Beef and Eggs
    • Türlü - Mediterranean Roasted Vegetables
    • Egg salad without mayo in a patterned bowl, with spring onions, green olives, and sun dried tomatoes.
      Healthy Egg Salad Without Mayo
    • Patatesli Tepsi Kebabı - Turkish Tray Kebab
    • Easy Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa
    • Turkish Braised Lamb Shanks - Kuzu İncik
    • Kuru Patlıcan Dolması - Stuffed Dried Eggplant
    • Kadınbudu Köfte - Turkish Meatballs with Rice
    • Fried Anchovies - Hamsi Tava
    • Hashweh - Lebanese Ground Beef and Rice
    • Kıymalı Makarna - Turkish Pasta with Ground Beef
    • Urfa Kebab
    • Lamb and Rice Recipe
    • Hasanpaşa Köfte - Turkish Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes
    • Kol Boregi - Turkish Arm Borek
    • Erişte - Turkish Egg Noodles (Kesme)
    • Iskender Kebab
    • Youvetsi
    • Stuffed Onions
    • Chicken Doner - Tavuk Döner
    • Etli Taze Fasulye - Green Bean Stew with Meat
    • Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
    • Kabak Dolması - Rice Stuffed Zucchini
    • Doner Kebab Recipe
    • Papoutsakia - Vegetarian Greek Stuffed Eggplant
    • Etli Bezelye - Turkish Green Pea Stew
    • Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs
    • Greek Lemon Potatoes served on a white plate, garnished with fresh parsley.
      Greek Lemon Potatoes
    • Pastitsio Recipe - Greek Lasagna
    • Harissa Chicken
    • Briam - Greek Roasted Vegetables

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    Welcome to Cooking Gorgeous, where delicious easy-to-follow recipes and culinary inspiration await you! My name is Ayla Clulee, a passionate and professional Cordon Bleu-trained chef, recipe developer, and food content creator with decades of experience. I am based in the UK, and I'm thrilled to have you here.

    The kitchen is my happy place and cooking is my therapy.

    My cookbook, Easy Turkish & Mediterranean Recipes, is out now in paperback and on Kindle.

    More about me →

    FREE TURKISH BATCH COOKING PLAN

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    Five recipes, one prep day, four dinners. You shop once, cook two slow dishes on a Sunday afternoon, and eat all week. Free to download.

    Soup Recipes

    • Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
    • Orzo Soup (Şehriye Çorbası)
    • Turkish Tarhana Soup - Tarhana Çorbası
    • Homemade Turkish Tarhana Powder Recipe
    • Harira Soup
    • chicken and dumpling soup served in a bowl
      Easy Chicken and Dumpling Soup Recipe

    Fall Favorites

    The last tomatoes become salça, and quinces arrive in the shops from October. Two things I make every fall.

    • Homemade Tomato Paste
    • Overhead view of a syrupy quince half with kaymak, pistachios, and a cinnamon stick.
      Ayva Tatlisi
    • Kuru Fasulye
    • Fig Cake
    • rice pilaf with mushrooms
      Mushroom Rice Recipe
    • Apple Cookies Recipe

    BBQ and Grilling Recipes

    Easy kebabs, salads, dips, and side dishes for your next barbecue.

    • Chicken Shish Kebab Recipe
    • Cucumber Tomato Feta Cheese Salad
    • Bazlama
    • authentic hummus recipe
      Mediterranean Hummus Dip
    • Bulgur Rice Pilaf
    • Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs

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