All fresh vegetables need attention of one sort or another but there are some that need just too much - I'm not convinced that they're worth it in the end! Think eg börülce, a type of French bean, ...
Meat
Patlıcan Oturtma: Aubergine/Eggplant Oturtma
Being told not to put your weight on your left foot does introduce certain constraints on one's daily activities especially cooking. I fully intend to get the hang of this hopping but it isn't as easy ...
Stuffed Round Courgettes – Etli Yuvarlak Kabak Dolması
After using one of those little rolypoly courgettes in a salad last week, I still had quite a few left. Here in Turkey we are no stranger to stuffing vegetables; in fact, this is probably the ...
Yeni Dünya Kebabı – a Truly Seasonal Kebab made with Loquats
Here in Bodrum, home to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassos, one of the seven ancient Wonders of the World down in south western Turkey, where we have been for the last few days and the sun hasn't stopped ...
Almond and Seed-crusted Chicken/Bademli ve Baharat Tohumlu Tavuk
Here is the kind of recipe we are all looking for: low-cal but tasty. Well anyway, that's my take on what we should be looking for these days. It's not a Turkish recipe, just my translation of yet ...
Chicken with Lemons
I've been a little bit tardy with posting this week but it's not because I've been neglecting my blog. On the contrary, my blog is always with me: it's because TT and I are trying to lose weight. You ...
Potato with Pastrami & Rosemary/Pastırmalı Biberiyeli Patates
Have you ever walked round Eminönü or Kadıköy and seen these rather unprepossessing terracotta-coloured slabs hanging from the ceiling in the local shops? They are meat called pastırma which can ...
Lamb, Squash & Apricot Casserole/ Kayısılı Kuzu Yahnısı
I have something to confess: this meaty casserole started out as the Turkish version Kayısılı Kuzu Yahnısı actually a speciality of Konya in the heart of Anatolia, but clearly descending from the ...