Recently I was told that the aubergine or eggplant, an essential ingredient in this dish, belongs to the nightshade family. So I thought I would google it to find out more. The result was very ...
minced beef
Borek with Poppy Seeds/Haşhaşlı Börek
Four Reasons to make borek! good for a crowd usually pretty easy to make if a bit time-consuming economical too as the ingredients are cheap and easily available most importantly, ...
Spinach with mince and onion/Kıymalı Ispanak: an all-in-one Turkish favourite
I am quite surprised that I haven't featured this recipe before but I checked my past posts, I checked my files: no, apparently not. Why am I surprised? Well, for a start, it is one of my personal ...
A winter’s meal: leeks with mince/kıymalı pırasa yemeği
Meals like this are very common here and belong to the type called tencere yemeğı or tray/pan dishes where everything is cooked together: vegetables, meat and a grain, usually rice, sometimes bulgur: ...
Cızbız Köfte or Sizzling Grilled Turkish Meatballs
No, I haven't just forgotten to dot my i's: this is the Turkish letter ı as opposed to i which produces a sound like schwa or -er in mother. The pronunciation is different but what is important here ...
Patlıcan Oturtma: Aubergine/Eggplant Oturtma
Being told not to put your weight on your left foot does introduce certain constraints on one's daily activities especially cooking. I fully intend to get the hang of this hopping but it isn't as easy ...
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 ...
Kuru Köfte: traditional Turkish Köftes
No self-respecting blog about Turkish food would be complete without a recipe for kuru köfte! The word kuru literally means dry when they are anything but. In fact they are rather moist with a ...