About
Hello there, lovely reader! Welcome to Sam’s Kitchen – my little foodie heaven.
If you are as passionate about food as I am and I don’t mean cooking only, looking at it counts too, you are right at home here!
Here, you will find many homely recipes that are illustrated in step by step pictures. The recipes are easy to follow, food is delicious, colourful, nutritious and most of all it is real and simple ( no “scary” ingredients or methods ).
By choosing a suitable recipe, cooking can turn into a pleasurable venture, a sort of a therapy with a delicious outcome. I’m hoping that the recipes I share on this blog are of the “suitable” kind for you and that they will bring as much joy to your kitchen as they do to mine.
I’m a big believer of “You are what You eat” and I believe in eating a little bit of everything as long as there are no medical restrictions. I’m talking about real, homemade goods that are free from additives and preservatives. I don’t shy away from using sugar and flour, butter and oils in my recipes, but I believe in moderation. And after all, isn’t it so enjoyable to treat yourself once in a while to a “naughty” slice of cake or aromatic, freshly baked bread topped with butter? Well, I think it is a necessary kind of treatment we all benefit from now and then.
I was born and grew up in Azerbaijan, Baku. In my early 20s, I moved to Australia ( my childhood dream come true ) I just loved the idea of the all year around warmth and the sunshine, but sometimes I think I’ve been fooled a little as it does get pretty cold here. I’m a mother to two beautiful children, a girl and a boy. You will often see my little assistants in my posts, they love helping me in the kitchen and often work as my “guinea pigs” to try out new kid friendly recipes. And recently we got a “little” addition to our family, a labradoodle puppy, we called him Marley. He is just adorable and the best dog we could possibly wish for. We love him dearly, regardless of his food thieving tendencies.
We are based in a pretty little town on the southwest coast of Western Australia – Margaret River. It’s a winemaking region with beautiful countryside, and breathtaking beaches washed by the Indian Ocean. I believe it’s one of the most picturesque places in the world!
It excites and makes me so happy to have this wonderful opportunity to be able to share my foodie joy with you all!
Thank you for visiting Sam’s Kitchen, and I truly hope you will keep visiting and enjoying the recipes and photographs.
A gentle reminder, all content on this blog is my own, unless I’ve cited otherwise and, therefore, is copyright. You may wish to share recipes or photographs that take your fancy, please do so, but also please remember to link back to samskitchenblog.com – thank you.
Happy cooking!
Much Love
Samira Damirova
updated 14/05/2016
22 thoughts on “About”
Anna
Thank you so much for visiting Life Bellissima! I hope you will visit often! 🙂 I am so delighted to have found your lovely blog as well!
~ Anna
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samskitchen
Thank you, Anna! You are very kind :). I sure am going to visit your lovely blog!
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molly
Hi Sam. I stumbled across your blog while reading through the comments on another and have enjoyed looking through your posts! My blog is not entirely devoted to food, but I do post a food post about once a week or so and LOVE to cook and bake. It’s my favorite way to de-stress. I’m looking forward to trying out one of your recipes.
Molly
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samskitchen
Hi Molly, thank you for visiting my blog it’s a real pleasure to know you enjoyed scrolling through and hope you will enjoy recipes. ❤️ 🙂 xx
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lynne hoareau
Hi Sam, Thank you so much for the ‘like’ on my Double Noodle Tofu and Vegetable Stir Fry which has led me to your lovely blog. I am enjoying going through your wonderful recipes and have already found a couple I definitely will be trying. Take care and have a good weekend. 🙂
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samskitchen
Thank you and you are very much welcome 🙂 your recipes look delicious!
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Sangeeta Pradhan RD, CDE
Love your blog!!!:)
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samskitchen
Thank you :)!!!
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Theresa
Thanks for visiting CatTail Creative! If you hadn’t, I never would have found Sam’s Kitchen. Love it! 🙂
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samskitchen
Thank you so much Theresa! It was a pleasure to drop by 🙂 love your work! 🙂
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Ann
Would love to hear more about your time in Malaysia and what you are doing there! I live in Shanghai and have lived abroad for a few years – it’s always great to hear others experience!
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samskitchen
Thank you :), will write more about my life in Malaysia. Enjoyed living there for 3 years and now we are back in our home in Australia for some time. I have lived abroad for over 10 years…. I guess it’s time to update my about page 😉 I have a crazy lifestyle with constant change and it’s hard to keep up but it’s awesome and I totally love it! Thanks heaps Ann for dropping by my foodie space 🙂
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Chez @ Chez Moi
Hi Sam, happy to have found your blog! Your recipes look so interesting – familiar, but different. I look to seeing your posts in my feed. All the best, Chez
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samskitchen
Hi Chez, thank you 🙂 glad you enjoyed my posts! Your blog looks fabulous!!
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Sudhir Suvarna
Not only your food, your sense for photography is also amazing. I look forward to your yummy posts.
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samskitchen
Thank you so much, Sudhir. I think I love photographing food as much as cooking and eating it! 🙂
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Sudhir Suvarna
Same here. I shall share food photography tips on my blog someday. Will surely invite you for your expert comments. 🙂
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samskitchen
Oh I’m not expert by any means ;), just passionate about it. Im just about to visit you blog!
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Sudhir Suvarna
Thank you for following my blog 🙂
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Sudhir Suvarna
I am unable to access your website.
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Ro
your photographs are amazing and your recipes seem fantastic! You have a loyal follower in me!
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samskitchen
Thank you beautiful 🙂
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