I bought this years ago as a decoration never thinking I would one day be using it regularly in my own kitchen! These days my mortar and pestle are my best friends. Isn't that funny? I ...
Vegetable Dishes
All Cooked Out in Assos
Yesterday, Friday, was market day and here in Assos we are more or less equi-distant between two markets: one in Ayvacık and the other in Küçükkuyu along the coast. We always prefer Ayvacık ...
Broad Bean and Potato Gratin
I think everybody should learn how to make a white sauce, or béchamel: my French mother did too. She insisted on teaching me before I got married, along with how to make pastry, and I have been ...
Some Salad Ideas for Radishes or Turp
Are you a radish buff? I have been on a mission ever since I experimented recently with those turnips. This week it’s radishes or turp in Turkish. Here in Turkey they are a feature of the winter ...
Trout With Clout
sizzling away on the barbie Except it was salmon. And we all know that salmon is a winner everywhere. The salmon obtainable here in Sydney is simply delicious: the slices are not only ...
Mukalla – a Dish from Antakya: Chard & Sweet Red Pepper Stir Fry
beautiful sturdy pazı or chard leaves, washed and trimmed Yesterday my uncle got out the dictionary to check what exactly chard was! Seems it may not be an Aussie staple after all but it ...
Tender Braised Leeks
tender braised leeks with green olives and parsley I love leeks - pırasa in Turkish - and when I saw the picture of this dish in a BBC Good Food magazine, complete with sliced green ...
Cabbage Rolls with Bulgur Antakya-style/ Bulgurlu Lahana Sarma
cabbage rolls/ lahana sarma I bought a cookbook last week on the strength of one picture and it was of this dish. The book itself – Antakya: City and Cuisine by Jale Balcı - ...