a spoonful of zeytinyağlı bamya or okra in olive oil Also known as lady’s fingers for their long delicate shape. In Western Asia they are known as bamia or bamya. In fact the Arabic word for the ...
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Celeriac with Quince in Orange and Lemon Juice
If someone asked you which items are in season right now, the chances are you would say celeriac, quinces and oranges. Or of course you could say carrots, leeks, and ...
İmam Bayıldı/the Imam Fainted: Another Delicious Aubergine Dish
İmam Bayıldı or The Imam Fainted I am sure you must have known that sooner or later a recipe for İmam Bayıldı would appear on my blog especially with all the aubergine recipes I have been cooking ...
Shakshuka: an Aubergine Meze
shakshuka/şakşuka in garlic yogurt with fresh tomato sauce I am confused. Seems there’s a huge difference between Turkish shakshuka/şakşuka and what the rest of the world calls ...
Samphire Dressed in Olive Oil, Lemon and Garlic
Dear Sophie, This post is for you! It was such a great pleasure to receive your lovely email recently that here I am , sharing the delights of deniz börülcesi/samphire on my blog and all ...
Two More Celeriac Recipes
I hope you are in the mood for celeriac/kereviz because that's on the menu today! I was going through my old 2010 diary the other day looking for a number when my glance fell upon a recipe for Spiced ...
Seasonal Celeriac in Olive Oil/Zeytinyağlı Kereviz
Celeriac is such an odd looking vegetable, round and knobbly, with a delicate taste and a powerful smell which tends to linger in a not unpleasant fashion. When I first set eyes on it, I had no idea ...
Sweet and Sour Aubergine/ Ekşili Patlıcan: a Typical Turkish Summer Olive Oil Dish
How do you feel about aubergines? Look at this, bubbling away, looking great, smelling great. I don’t think my dad ever really enjoyed them, he didn’t like garlic either, but then it wasn’t ...