Recent Cooking Escapades

So, in my attempt to impress my unknown future husband, I decided to work on my cooking skills.

Poached Eggs? Check. Homemade Noodles? Check. Plov (an Azeri rice dish with dried fruit)? Check. Baklava? Amen. Check.

And So It Continues...

Here are a few more from our 4 hour long trip home. When everyone else is sleeping, what do you do? Take pictures of course!

This one is obviously blurry and I love it like that! Taken from our van's window.

Taken in a sit-down restaurant where we stopped for çay (pronounced "chai"), the continent's official drink--aka black tea. I adore colour accent!

Mmmmm contrasts. We all know I like those!

This one reminds me of an African landscape! Also taken from that van window.

Şəki... An Overly Brief Overview

Here are some beauts of the last month. My team took a trip to Şəki (a village in Central Asia), where we saw beautiful mountains, vibrant trees and green green grass. Sigh. Reminded me of Vancouver.... Well... only a little :) 

I found this little wonder outside of an outdoor restaurant. 

I can't get enough of the woods no matter where I go. The colours and textures are amazing!

Taken on the way back to Baku, our "base" city.

Stark contrasts. Love it.

The Way to Begin...

The only way to start a blog right is to start with a picture of peanut butter bars. Obviously.

These are one of the few things that I can actually make and I take great pride in how they turn out perfectly every time! Never mind the fact that I got the recipe off of allrecipes.com!

As you'll find out, I absolutely love taking pictures of food...