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Chickpea Pilaf with Chicken and Vegetables; Turn Your Leftovers into a...
Chickpea pilaf spiced up with red pepper flakes, chicken and vegetables; healthy and delicious way to turn your leftovers to a complete meal. Nohutlu pilav, Chickpea Pilaf is a popular street food in...
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Ezme; Delicious Spread of Tomatoes, Onions, Peppers and Herbs with Red Pepper...
Scrumptious spread of Ezme; makes a great appetizer and goes really well with grilled meat and vegetables. Have you ever tried the delicious Turkish mezze, Ezme? This tomato based delicious appetizer...
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Vegetable & Chickpea Soup with a Delicious Twist- Try sautéed Turkish spicy...
Vegetables and chickpea soup with sauteed spicy Turkish cured beef sausage slices on top; a delicious twist. I love a good, hearty soup in winter. With some crusty bread by the side, it can be a meal...
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Sautéed Carrots in Olive Oil with Garlic Yoghurt & Parsley; Sarimsakli,...
Sauteed carrots in olive oil with garlic yoghurt; a delicious, healthy mezze as a dip or by the side of grilled vegetables and meat. Yoghurt has a special place in Turkish cuisine; some of the finest...
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Fascinating Istanbul Continues;The Basilica Cistern, Delights in Sultanahmet...
Fascinating Hagia Sophia, Istanbul One of the things I love about Istanbul, is the exposure of thousands of years of history. Indeed, Istanbul is a city where east meets west; at one side the ultra...
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A favorite Turkish treat; Sigara Boregi – Crispy Cheese and Herb filled...
Asli Borek, Besiktas; here is the cheese & parsley rolls on display If you have read my previous post on Istanbul, you may already know how much we Turks love a good borek, savory pastries, made...
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Lamb Kebabs with Pistachios on Flat Bread- this time- in Cherry & Tomato...
Lamb kebabs with pistachios in cherry & tomato sauce – Fistikli, visne soslu kebap The pistachio lamb kebabs I posted earlier has been a big hit and I have been experimenting a little more with...
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Warm Hummus with Sauteed Pastrami (Pastirma) And an Emotional & Poignant...
Have you ever tried hummus warmed up? In Turkey, especially in the South, hummus is served warm with sautéed Turkish sucuk (sausage) – or pastirma (pastrami) or with sautéed pine nuts over the top. I...
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Gozleme; Anatolian Flat breads stuffed with Spinach, Onion and Feta Cheese –...
“Can we learn how to make gozleme (Anatolian stuffed flat breads) at the next class?” asked one of my regular Turkish cooking class participants, few months ago. I greatly enjoy their requests,...
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Hearts Beating Fast for Turkey & Semolina Halva with Pine Nuts for the Home Feel
Beautiful Istanbul, where the hearts beat fast now – how I long to be there It has been very hard being away from home at this troubled times at my beloved, beautiful homeland, Turkey. I am immensely...
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Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes with Ground Meat & Aromatic Basmati Rice – Biber...
Stuffed peppers and tomatoes in ground meat, onion and aromatic rice; domates ve biber dolmasi – delicious and also gluten-free Some of the food we eat has the ability to transport us to our...
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Spaghetti with Fresh Peas, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Shrimp & My Turkish Cookery...
Fresh peas are packed with flavor Remember that amount you to those viagra viagra with too little security?Offering collateral that borrowers that it generic cialis generic cialis off an upcoming...
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A Turkish Classic; Eggplants stuffed with onion, garlic and tomatoes in olive...
Imam Bayildi; eggplants, aubergines, stuffed with onions, garlic and tomatoes and poached in olive oil; just melt in the mouth Patlican, eggplants or aubergines are one of the most popular vegetables...
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Broad beans dip with dill and sautéed red peppers – Zeytinyagli, Kirmizi...
Bountiful, seasonal produce at the Farmers’ Market, Pazar, in Istanbul; of one my favorite places to visit as soon as I am at home. I love this time of the year when all the fresh produce is at its...
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Homemade Turkish Meatballs, Kofte 101 & Grated Carrot & Red Cabbage Salad
Homemade Turkish meatballs; a childhood favorite; delicious with grated carrot & red cabbage salad aside. These homemade Turkish meatballs are one of my childhood favorites; my mother would always...
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Revani; A deliciously moist – and a little lighter – Semolina Cake in Syrup &...
Revani; deliciously moist semolina sponge cake in syrup; this lighter version is still packed with a lot of flavor. My 9 year old son asked if we may bake anneanne’s (grandma’s) Revani semolina cake...
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Homemade Oruk, a version of Kibbeh or Baked Icli Kofte, Antakya Style
Oruk, baked icli kofte, a version of kibbeh; these bulgur balls with walnut and ground meat stuffing are a real treat. Oruk, or (Sam Orugu as they are also referred) the baked oval bulgur balls with...
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Homemade Pogaca; Turkish savory pastry with cheese & parsley & Asure; Noah’s...
Scrumptious pogacas, savory pastry with cheese, olives and various fillings, displayed at a bakery in Istanbul Delicious pogacas and pastries; a favorite Turkish breakfast or tea time treat These...
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Simply Irresistible; Baked Prawns with Vegetables and Cheese – Karides Guvec
Baked prawns with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, garlic – Karides Guvec Have you ever tried the baked prawns with tomato, mushroom, peppers, onions and garlic – Karides Guvec, in Turkey? This popular...
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Ancient, Healthy and Delicious; Bulgur Pilaf with Freekeh, Eggplants and Meat
Firik or Freekeh is a super food and an ancient grain; I absolutely love its delicious, nutty taste, similar to pearl barley. Freekeh used to feature a lot at my grandmother’s table in Antakya,...
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