I'm going to say it straight: I am not a mücver fan. But lots of people are so I feel it's appropriate to have a mücver-type recipe on my blog. They look good, don't they? The typical ...
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Beetroot Leaf Sauté with Chickpeas and Potato
I'm not translating this one into Turkish because in fact, despite the Turkish-sounding ingredients, it's an Observer recipe from Nigel Slater, veteran English food writer. It comes from the Observer ...
Kısır/Spicy Bulgur Salad with Tomatoes and Pomegranate Molasses
I think that in the 4-year career of my blog, this is the longest gap that has ever occurred between posts. And the reason is travel. Travel is truly my favourite thing (and luckily, TT's) and I ...
Roasted White Eggplant/Beyaz Patlıcan, Sliced, Stuffed with Cheese, Tomato & Fresh Herbs!
I was at the mini pazar in Ayvacık last week when I spied these: I don't know about you but I have never seen white eggplants before - have you? Big and bulbous, the veritable Moby Dicks of ...
Vegetarian Delight: Colourful Casserole of Summer Vegetables
A dish of mixed vegetables in Turkey is generally known as türlü and is one of my personal favourites. The weather outside is 30+ degrees so why would I feel like a hot casserole of veggies? ...
What to do with Purslane Using an Onion, a Tomato and a Sweet Red Pepper/ Semizotu Yemeği
Yes, summer is well and truly here in Turkey and it's not only feelin' good but lookin' good in terms of colours in the markets. this is what I made this evening using purslane with an ...
Roasted aubergine with fried onion & chopped lemon
I seem to have been stuffing and filling a lot of veggies recently, some with more success than others. It all depends on the quality of what you are stuffing and of course, on the the stuffing ...
Swiss Chard with tahini, yogurt & buttered pine nuts
This is a recipe straight out of Ottolenghi's Jerusalem and it pushes all my buttons. I am never quite sure that Swiss chard is what here in Turkey we call pazı but I am proceeding as though it is. ...