Living in the village as we are, going to the market in either neighbouring Ayvacık or Küçükkuyu is one of the highlights of our week! I love markets especially in summer time when the stalls are ...
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Potato & Bulgur Patties with Onion and Fresh Herbs/Patatesli Bulgurlu Köfte
We are in our Aegean village of Assos and after a wobbly start weatherwise, we are all finally settling into summer mode. If you let it, food can be something of an issue here: more people in the ...
A Variation on Traditional Bean Piyaz, This Time with Chickpeas: Nohut Piyazı
If you order piyaz in a restaurant, the odds are that a colourful healthy salad made with beans, tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs will appear in front of you. It's often known as Turkish Bean Salad ...
Chargilled Aubergines with Saffron (or Garlic) Yogurt, Parsley & Pickled Chillies
New Year's Eve saw my first foray into recipes from my new cookbook 'Persiana' by Sabrina Ghayour and once again, it was the picture that enticed me into going down to Kadıköy in quest of pickled ...
Meze with Yogurt: Carrot Salad with Garlic Yogurt/Yoğurtlu Sarımsaklı Havuç
carrot salad with garlic yogurt/yoğurtlu sarımsaklı havuç Yogurt is a fact of life if you live here in Turkey. You will find it everywhere sold in containers so large it's ...
The Magical Island of Cunda on the Aegean
I am completely out of action on the cooking front due to my foot which is still in plaster. So far almost two and a half weeks have passed and I am doing just fine but am feeling a bit restless on ...
Sun-dried Red Pepper Meze: Bezirgeni from Antakya (Antioch)
When I am out and about on my Old City Walks in Eminönü, especially next to the Spice Market/Mısır Çarşısı, we pass by a multitude of small shops bursting with cheeses and olives, nuts and dried ...
Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Prosciutto with Goat Cheese and Toasted Sunflower Seeds
the ideal starter: stuffed figs wrapped in prosciutto with goat cheese and toasted sunflower seeds Here I am back home which means back in Istanbul. Temperatures have cooled but not ...