I never thought I would make a potato börek and yet I have and I will make it again as it was quite delicious! That filling of potato isn't as stodgy as it sounds, combined as it is with white ...
Pilafs and Savoury Pastries
I Learn How to Make Borekitas From Madam Fortuna
I had such a wonderful Saturday afternoon: it was like stepping into a different time in Istanbul, a time when the population make-up included sizable Jewish, Armenian and Greek communities. I was ...
Müceddere/Mercimekli Bulgur Pilavı: Bulgur Pilav with Green Lentils and Walnuts
My love affair with all things bulgur continues despite a totally bulgur-less 9 days in England! Back in my own kitchen and getting back into my old routine helps. And I really am a big fan of this ...
Muffin Borek/Muffin Böreği: Teatime Delights filled with cheese, tomato and peppers!
When I saw the name of this recipe, I had to smile: just for me, I thought: a muffin disguised as a Börek! This is a real Turkish recipe, I didn't make it up! However this borek is different: ...
Firik Pilaf/Firik Pilavi
Turkey is very much a country of grains. Many of these grains are used for thick, heart-warming soups in the rural areas and consumed for breakfast. Otherwise they are used in various dishes eg ...
Pastırmalı Muska Böreği/ Crispy Triangular Packages of Pastrami and Melted Cheese
If you live here in Turkey, börek are one of those things you have to get used to - not that it is difficult! Made with the local yufka or equivalent of filo pastry, these tasty börek will make ...
Olive Loaf with fresh herbs and white cheese/Zeytinli Kek
I was in the kitchen a few days ago with a cup of coffee trying to decide whether I was coming down with a cold or not. I was also flipping through one of my three trusty cooking files - so much more ...
Peynirli Poğaça – Cheesy Teatime Pastries
If you live in Turkey, you will know all about poğaça. The pronunciation is difficult: that ğ is silent but it makes the preceding vowel long, and the ç is pronounced ch. So, pooo/a/cha? You ...