Claudia the founder of Seasonal Cook in Turkey recently wrote up a review on a Turkish cookbook created by Refika Birgül. Refika demonstrates Turkish cuisine, using traditional ingredients, in a very ...
Introducing Lulu and Henrik
Dear lovely followers! You may be a bit surprised to hear from me out of the blue like this. After all, it's been just over a year since I said goodbye and officially signed off from 'A Seasonal ...
Goodbye for now …
But first a very.. Happy New Year to you all! Istanbul is ravaged by snow but here today in Assos, it's freezing with a brilliant blue sky. It's the kind of uplifting day that makes you ...
Amazing Persimmon/Trabzon Hurması Bread
There are many recipes out there and many of them are perfectly fine. However, if you start looking more closely, you will definitely find some that are better than others. And sometimes, you ...
Turkish Rice Pudding/Sütlaç either Baked in the Oven/Fırında or not …
When I was going out with my now-husband - I want to say when we were courting but that sounds rather old-fashioned - we used to come to magical Istanbul from Ankara from time to time, and every time, ...
What is Lakerda? We set off to find Balıkçı Resul in Şile….
Last Sunday we drove out to Şile on the Black Sea coast to investigate what will hopefully be Turkey's third Earth Market. It proved easy to find and we spent a couple of very enjoyable hours ...
Şile Earth Market: Following the Slow Food Movement in Turkey
On Saturday evening TT and I decided that the next day we would drive out to Şile (pron: Shilay) which is located on the Black Sea about one hour's drive from where we live in Fenerbahçe on the Asian ...
Lentil, Mint, and White Cheese/Feta Salad with Pomegranate Dressing /Nar Ekşili Mercimek, Nane,ve Beyaz Peynirli Salata
I would be amazed if Leanne Kitchen found a salad like this when she was travelling through Turkey. I absolutely love her book 'Turkey Recipes and Tales from the Road': the recipes are interlaced ...