As I write, Federer and Nadal are battling it out on centre court on TV and I idly wonder what their diet is like. This cold chicken dish fits the bill perfectly for a ladies’ lunch: light, tasty ...
Meat
Pastırma: the Ultimate Spicy Turkish Bacon Lookalike
Today we had a perfectly lovely day: we were invited to a lunchtime BBQ with old friends including my very special old friend who has now moved to the UK and whom I don't see very often. The sun shone ...
Priest’s Beef and Onion Ragout
Otherwise known as Papaz Yahnisi: papaz means priest in Turkish and yahni is hot pot or ragout as Angie Mitchell lovingly translates it. I was hoping to burble on about the joys of spring but ...
Meat-Stuffed Chard Rolls or Etli Pazı Sarma
Sarma or Dolma? These are not quite the same although the names are sometimes used interchangeably. These made from Swiss Chard leaves are called sarma because they are rolled. Cabbage and vine ...
Tender Green Beans with Meat/Etli Fasulye
I really love this meal:Etli Ayşekadın Fasulye >in Turkish. Etli> means 'with meat': since this time I used mince, this is actually Kıymalı Fasulye.Not only does it look and taste delicious, but ...
Tangy Seasonal Soup with Tasty Meatballs/Terbiyeli Köfte Çorbası
In Turkish this recipe is called Terbiyeli Köfte and again it is a classic. This is one of the very first Turkish dishes I ever attempted back in those distant Ankara days after watching my ...
Beef Casserole with Figs
I have the feeling that the recipe that I am about to describe is destined to become my dinner party favourite this autumn. So perhaps I am mad to share - but I am so excited about it that it would be ...