Today is the 30th August, Zafer Günü or Victory Day: an important national holiday here commemorating the day the Turks drove the Greeks out at the Battle of Dumlupınar in Central Anatolia in ...
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Piyaz: a Traditional Bean Salad
piyaz For an authentic accompaniment to kuru köfte, the recipe for which is here, you should try piyaz. It’s true you will see köfte everywhere served with chips, and garnished with a ...
Roasted Red Peppers in Olive Oil, Balsamic and Garlic
I mentioned roasted red peppers in my last post about oven-roasted tomatoes on toasted crusty bread - here is how to do them: This is a meze that I regularly make in summer. How can you not, when ...
Julia Child’s Navarin Printanier
In an old farmhouse deep in Provence outside the little village of Pélissane on any given day you will probably find my cousin in the kitchen. Especially when the weather is fine and children, ...
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 ...
Barbunya Beans in Olive Oil – Zeytinyağlı Barbunya
If you like beans, you’re in the right place but you have to learn how to cook them and that’s not difficult! But they are so typically Turkish and so delicious, you’ll feel very ...