Yesterday was a very interesting day. It marked the beginning of the preparations for the double-circumcision celebrations of our neighbours Ali and Hanife's two sons. In case you're wondering, ...
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Olga’s Very Own Turkish Persimmon Bread
moist and packed with the flavours of persimmon, dried fig and walnut Here is one of those jewels of a recipe: this persimmon loaf is scrumptious beyond ...
Street Food? No, Boat Food …
Are you still here? I have been to Uzbekistan and Australia and still managed to post. But this past week I have been on a boat in the south of Turkey and not managed it at all. No wi-fi, ...
Oven-Roasted Tomatoes on Toasted Crusty Bread
oven-roasted tomatoes on toasted crusty bread Another firm family favourite especially for lunch in summer. If you were in Italy this would of course be called bruschetta! But we ...
50 Women Game-Changers in Food – Marcella Hazan – Panzanella
Marcella Hazan's Panzanella The NY Times has described Marcella Hazan as ‘the high priestess of Italian cooking for many Americans – and for many, she remains so.’ Her landmark ‘Classic ...
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 ...
Bread – its place on the Turkish table and the wonders of the ‘firın’
‘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 ...