Breads
Zerrin on 07 4, 2010 | 35 Comments
One of my students brought me some corn flour as a gift in the last school week. She’s from Black Sea Region (Karadeniz) of Turkey, which is famous for its corn and corn flour. She knows I have a
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Zerrin on 07 20, 2010 | 31 Comments
If you’re following this blog for some time, you know how much I love to have breakfast. When I say breakfast, it’s absolutely not a bowl of cornflakes or a sandwich. Our typical breakfast has m
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Zerrin on 01 16, 2010 | 30 Comments
It has been a long time since I wrote my last post. I have been working till late hours, so I can not even write back to your so much valuable comments. Hope you understand me. I couldn’t even rea
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Zerrin on 08 4, 2010 | 30 Comments
I made these cute guys on my cast iron skillet. And there is absolutely a big difference between these and the ones cooked on a regular non stick skillet. These are perfect! This skillet is my fir
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Zerrin on 08 27, 2009 | 16 Comments
Ramadan (Ramazan in Turkish) is a holy month for muslims and they fast during this month as a worship. It started about a week ago and you can feel the excitement of people everywhere in Turkey no
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Zerrin on 05 15, 2010 | 14 Comments
You know I am a teacher and very busy at school, that’s why I can’t write here as much as I want. We’ve started to count down for the end of the school. Courses are going to be completed after
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Zerrin on 09 20, 2009 | 27 Comments
The holy month Ramadan ended yesterday, muslims broke their fast for the last time yesterday evening and today we are celebrating Eid (Ramadan Feast). After a month of fasting, people enjoy this fea
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Zerrin on 08 31, 2010 | 17 Comments
Unfortunately, I’m not going to start this post with good news. I don’t even know how to start. Let me first tell you that the content of my blog is going to be a bit different than before. Ther
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Zerrin on 08 30, 2009 | 19 Comments
Hurma When you hear imam’s voice calling for the prayer from all minarets of the city, you know that everyone fasting is ready to break their fast. Some people are sitting at a perfect dinner tab
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Zerrin on 12 17, 2009 | 20 Comments
Rosehip is a herbal miracle that I learnt from dad. He is one of those who hates using medicine and prefers herbal remedy instead. He always says that the nature always serves us what we need. I w
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Zerrin on 09 23, 2009 | 19 Comments
We went to bazaar (local farmer’s market) with a friend yesterday and we bought lots of things as usual. I always prefer going to bazaar with a friend. We first walk through the bazaar from its st
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Zerrin on 05 1, 2009 | 9 Comments
Etli Kuru Fasulye While I was reading the lovely comments written on my post, dad called me and asked if I added his favorite dish to my blog. I told him that I added a similar version of it, but h
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Zerrin on 07 29, 2010 | 17 Comments
You may think it is not a good idea to cook meat in Summer as it is not light like vegetables. But I can tell you that if you cook it in this way, it is not heavy either. We cooked it not only becau
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Zerrin on 05 9, 2010 | 15 Comments
Do you remember the boiled borek I wrote about some time ago? This pasta was made with the dough left from that borek. It was of course mom’s suggestion to make this pasta. I don’t know what I w
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Zerrin on 06 2, 2010 | 30 Comments
This is a recipe I learnt from a friend who always surprises me with her unique recipes. It was some time ago when we met and created this irresistible biscuits with her guidence. I had never heard
Read MorePickles
admin on 01 12, 2009 | 4 Comments
In Turkish recipes, we have pickles as a side dish for most of meals. And in Autumn, people prepare a variety of pickles for Winter. But this delicious beetroot pickles can also be prepared in Winte
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Zerrin on 07 19, 2009 | 16 Comments
The raisin in the picture is one of the most common ingredients that we use in various dishes. We call it kuş üzümü in Turkish. Kuş is for bird, üzüm is for grape. I think it has this name as
Read MoreSalads
Zerrin on 10 28, 2009 | 25 Comments
This salad is said to be the most popular and traditional Turkish salad. As the original names of dishes are as important as their flavor for me, I must start with a brief explanation on its name.
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Zerrin on 02 21, 2010 | 21 Comments
(drawing by mom) Are you those kind of people who love to snack while watching a movie or while working on your PC? If you are, what kind of things do you eat or drink? We sometimes have dried frui
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Zerrin on 02 10, 2009 | 12 Comments
Everyone knows that consuming fish is so important for our health. We are trying to cook fish once a week. Altough Eskisehir is not a coastal city, we have a large fish market here. There are a lo
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Zerrin on 05 16, 2009 | 16 Comments
Kereviz Salatası One of my favorite vegetable is celery; I love both its root and stalk and use them in various ways. I know most people hate the smell of celery root or stalk while it’s cooking
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Zerrin on 12 13, 2009 | 13 Comments
While shopping in our local bazaar last week, I saw a woman selling some traditional soup ingredients on a very small stand in front of her. You may wonder what I mean with soup ingredients. Hee, wo
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Zerrin on 07 23, 2010 | 20 Comments
Purslane has become a popular herb since the start of summer. It is a great substitute for spinach. We use spinach in several ways in winter and when its season is over, purslane replaces it. We are
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