Aubergines or eggplants? Or shall we use the Turkish word patlıcan? Summer eggplants: different version eggplant salad/patlıcan salatası But a rose by any other name, ...
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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 ...
Casserole of summer tomatoes, aubergines, goat’s cheese and fresh herbs
Yes, this is indeed another Didem Şenol recipe. I seem to be mesmerised by her recipes. And why not? They are seasonal which is what I am all about, and her book is extremely attractive with ...
Karnıyarık or Stuffed Aubergines Baked in the Oven
One of the true joys of blogging is the wonderful emails I receive from people all over the world: people I have never met but who have somehow stumbled upon my blog and are nice enough to ...
Türlü – Summer Casserole of Vegetables with Lamb
Does a casserole sound a bit too wintry? I know we usually think of casseroles as being warm and comforting but because this one is filled with all the fresh summery vegetables, it seems like just ...
Eggplant Fritters with Honey
warm and crispy: eggplant slices in a light batter drizzled with pomegranate molasses Eggplant slices soaked in milk? Never heard of it. An extension of soaking in water to ...
Hünkar Beğendi – Sultan’s Delight
Or lamb ragout on a bed of puréed aubergine. No wonder the Sultan loved it because we do too! This is an old Ottoman dish, the name literally meaning ‘the Sovereign relished it’. I think Angie ...
Patlıcanlı Böreği – Aubergine/Eggplant Borek
While we are on the subject of börek.... I was dying to try this one as I had a surfeit of eggplants in the fridge. Being a seasonal cook is all very well but it does mean you have to keep ...