This is a great idea: you will love it! We did. It’s a kind of Middle Eastern version of garlic bread but crispy, crunchy and light. here they are: my garlicky crunchies with flaked red ...
Pilafs and Savoury Pastries
Pizza with Fresh Tomato and Cheese
just out of the oven: pizza with tomato and cheese We have been perfecting our pizzas using dough from the local bakery/fırın as in my recent post as we find that along with a green salad, ...
Caramelised Red Onion and Anchovy Pizza with Black Olives
caramelised red onion and anchovy pizza with black olives Yes, you're right. This is not a Turkish recipe but with these ingredients, it could easily be which is why I leapt at it.Turks of ...
Crispy Mucandara: Rice and Green Lentil Pilaf with Onion and Sesame
delicious mucandara pilaf: rice and green lentils with onion and sesame Today is our 50 Women Game-Changers in Food day and the woman we are celebrating is Madhur Jaffrey famous not only for ...
Walnut and Courgette Muffins with Fresh Herbs
walnut and courgette muffins Saturday morning. 8am. Telephone goes and it is Daughter No2. Looks like the baby is coming, she says, so our excitement starts to build. We prepare to zoom off ...
Lunch at the Seven Sleepers/Yedi Uyanlar Cafe
I was invited to Selçuk for the weekend and a sixty minute flight on Friday took me from Istanbul to Izmir down on Turkey's Aegean coast. From there a car ride to the small town of Selçuk where my ...
Savoury Cheese Tart
Turks are amazingly hospitable so a word of warning in your ear: when a Turkish friend invites you round for tea, be prepared. This is no cup-of-tea -with-a slice-of- sponge affair, oh no. Teatime ...
Bulgur Pilaf with Fresh Herbs/Taze Otlu Bulgur Pilavı
I want to tell you all about bulgur or cracked wheat. This is my favourite grain and I wonder if you are aware a) how tasty it is and b) how easy it is to cook. Many Turkish meals are all-in-ones and ...