Archive for March, 2009

High Society Manti

Zerrin on 03 31, 2009 | 10 Comments

High Society Manti

Sosyete Mantisi I know I already have two different recipes of manti in my blog, but I tried this one for the first time and adore it. I learnt it from my second mom  (my mother- in-law), wh

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Bulgur Pilaf with Green Lentil

Zerrin on 03 30, 2009 | 11 Comments

Bulgur Pilaf with Green Lentil

Mercimekli Bulgur Pilavi This pilaf is another rare recipe even in our country. So many people don’t know this pilaf, they generally cook tehm seperately, bulgur pilaf near green lentil stew. I l

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Chicken with Potato

Zerrin on 03 28, 2009 | 15 Comments

Chicken with Potato

Fırında Patatesli Tavuk As you know chicken is one of the most beneficial nutrition, which is so important for child growth. Moreover, it has no negative effect on old people’s health like re

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Chicken Soup

Zerrin on 03 25, 2009 | 13 Comments

Chicken Soup

Tavuk Çorbası I got a phone call from my close friend yesterday, she said that she had an excruciating stomachache and asked me some advice. I was worried when I realized the uneasy tone of

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Spinach with Yogurt

Zerrin on 03 23, 2009 | 12 Comments

Spinach with Yogurt

Yoğurtlu Ispanak We thought that we’d been living the last days of winter, but this morning we understood that it’s too early for winter to leave us. It was so cold and snowy again this

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Bazlama Bread

Zerrin on 03 22, 2009 | 16 Comments

Bazlama Bread

Bazlama This is a traditional bread, generally baked over wood fire in villages. When my grandpas were alive, we used to visit them  very often. They used to live in a village and whenever we

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Borek with Potato

Zerrin on 03 20, 2009 | 18 Comments

Borek with Potato

Patatesli Börek Borek is one of my favorite Turkish pastries and it’s one of the most common pastries served to guests. I generally make borek at the weekend as a preperation for week days. As

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Sobiyet

Zerrin on 03 19, 2009 | 18 Comments

Sobiyet

We had our dinner with two friends this evening. It was a long time since we had met last, so we decided to invite them for dinner. As we love eating together, they accepted it immediately. We had

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Meatballs Classic

Zerrin on 03 17, 2009 | 8 Comments

Meatballs Classic

Köfte As Turkish people, we love matballs (we call it “köfte” in Turkish) so much that we eat it very often. It is the second popular Turkish fast food after simit. There are a lot of resta

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Quince Dessert

Zerrin on 03 16, 2009 | 13 Comments

Quince Dessert

There is a folk song in Turkish culture. It starts with “Quince trees bloom, is Summer close?” In fact, this is a love song and it has no direct relation with quince, but I always remember tha

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