Hi! This is a bit of a one off so here goes: thanks to the lovely Linda from Ayak's Turkish Delights, I have been nominated to participate in the Seven Links Project. This was initiated by Katie ...
Trips and Other Interesting Bits and pieces
Lohusa Şerbeti: a Special Baby Sherbet
Baby Eva’s home! Hoş Geldin, Eva! Welcome! I am staying with Daughter No 2 and her husband for a week or two to lend a helping hand in my new capacity as grandmother. Mother and baby are ...
Cheesy Toasts with Tomato and Thyme
Assos is an ancient village dating back to the 4th Century BC and is perched on top of a hillside with a spectacular view of the Greek island of Lesbos. There is a temple to Athena at the ...
A Uzbek Treat: Dried Melon
Now I am back in Istanbul, this is probably my last post on my adventures in Uzbekistan. I just wanted to show you this: there we were, driving along in our wonderful Chinese-made bus Golden Dragon ...
Pazar in Samarkand
Outdoor markets are always great fun and who could resist a Uzbek market? After Turkish markets the choice of fresh produce was limited but it more than made up for that in terms of colour and ...
Suzani Heaven
Just what is a suzani, you may wonder. I know this is a cooking blog but we all fell in love with these and they are very much part of a trip to Uzbekistan. a mind-boggling selection ...
When Çay is Choi
And pronounced ‘choy’. This means tea to Uzbeks. Like in Turkey and in fact all of Central Asia, it’s the universal drink and offered after lunch and dinner and I'm sure whenever you feel ...
I’m in Bukhara!
Yes, I really am! And yesterday I was in Samarkand. Right in the heart of Central Asia. I can hardly believe it myself. These are the romantic names which evoke the fabled Silk Road which ...