Living in the village as we are, going to the market in either neighbouring Ayvacık or Küçükkuyu is one of the highlights of our week! I love markets especially in summer time when the stalls are ...
Village Life
For most of the time we live in Istanbul but frequently we go away to our stone house in the ancient 4th century BC village of Assos, now known as Behramkale, overlooking the beautiful Aegean and the ...
End of Ramazan in sight: Leyla makes traditional pişi in the garden!
Komşu! Un var'mı? Neighbour! Do you have any flour? An early morning call over the garden wall. It was my neighbour Leyla here in our Aegean village of Assos: have you got any flour, she was ...
Roasted Summer Vegetables and a Birthday BBQ in Assos!
The house is quiet. Eva and her parents have gone. But the sweet memory of the BBQ that we had for TT's birthday just a few days ago lives on. Of course, the maestro at the BBQ was SIL who was an even ...
Monthly Market Update: What’s In and What’s Not in the Turkish Pazars
July 2015: Assos Yes, we are in Assos, the ancient village known nowadays as Behramkale which overlooks the beautiful Aegean and the Greek island of Lesbos. Friday was market day. It is held ...
Potato & Bulgur Patties with Onion and Fresh Herbs/Patatesli Bulgurlu Köfte
We are in our Aegean village of Assos and after a wobbly start weatherwise, we are all finally settling into summer mode. If you let it, food can be something of an issue here: more people in the ...
How to Make Your Own Kefir & 3 Recipe Ideas
Nowadays many of us have friends who are vegetarians or vegans, or who have special dietary requirements, or specific food allergies etc. As a result, we have become more tolerant of those amongst us ...
Wheat Grain Salad with Orange and Fresh Thyme/ Kekikli Portakallı Buğday Salatası
This is just the season to be investigating new salads and this is how I found this one. I always like trying something new. I can't resist a new recipe especially if it uses familiar ...