‘Ekmek’: that means bread in Turkish. It is indeed the staple of life here. A Turk without bread on his table would be an unhappy man. While bread to us probably signifies sandwiches, here, it really ...
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Cooling Cucumbers……and a bit of market life
Yogurt is great stuff especially the kind we get here in Turkey which is absolutely delicious: thick and creamy.It is one of my must-haves in the fridge. Strange to think I used to yearn for the ...
Luscious Fruit Tarts
Now that you’ve got the pastry under your belt, onto the good stuff! My market dictates that I use either apples, plums or nectarines but nectarines are the way to go for me as my friend Elaine has ...
Claudia’s Basic “You Can Do It!” Pastry Recipe
When I was getting married, my mother said ‘There are two things you need to know how to make: one is pastry and the other is a bechamel sauce’. And you know what? She was right. Those two things ...
Bottling summer tomatoes
Temperatures are soaring, every day in the upper 30s. It is a very hot summer in Turkey this year and I am loving it. The tomatoes are just beautiful: big, fat, red, ripened to perfection under ...