served with fresh strawberries and cream Is this too good to be true? Is this post actually going to materialize complete with photos? Here is the recipe that I have been trying to put up all ...
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Turkey Blogger Ban Getting Really Annoying
I was in London this weekend and when I got back late last night, I was really hoping that things might have resolved themselves. But I was wrong. I tried to put up a post today and this time ...
Oven-baked Sea Bass/Fırında Deniz Levreği
Here in Istanbul we are surrounded by water: the Sea of Marmara, the beautiful Bosphorus and Golden Horn, and then the Black Sea. You would think that fish would be cheap - but it isn't, and dinner in ...
Turkish Çay demystified
I love tea and I especially love Turkish çay. It has its own special ritual something akin to fixing cocktails at 6pm with its own clink of glasses and the sound of filling the kettle and then ...
Caramel Apple Loaf Cake
With the snow falling outside and temps down to 1C, what better to warm the heart than a delicious teacake made from seasonal ingredients such as apples and walnuts combined with natural yogurt? ...
A Mouth-watering Bulgur Pilaf from Refika
Son Cem (pron: Jem) flew in from London very recently for a lightning visit. We were all prepared for him to stay on the other side (of the Bosphorus) with Daughter No 1 who lives in ...
The First Artichokes of the Season
Monday = market day in Selami Çeşme! So earlier this week despite a rather fearful sky, off I set. Would there be any signs of spring in terms of produce, I wondered or was it still a bit ...
Blogspot Banned in Turkey!!
Dear faithful friends of my blog, First of all, apologies for the lack of post yesterday, Tuesday, my usual day for posting. Here in Turkey we are experiencing some unprecedented ...
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 ...