• lentilballs1
    Lentil Balls
    March 15, 2009, 23 Comments

    This special appetizer is another popular dish among Turkish women. Just like Kisir, it is an  indispensable taste of their gatherings in the afternoon. Of course it doesn’t mean that ...

  • eggplant1
    Meat on Boat
    March 14, 2009, 10 Comments

    Today we wanted to make something special for dinner. We usually prefer raki if we want to have some alcohol at dinner. But today we decided to have red wine ...

  • salep2
    Salep
    March 13, 2009, 37 Comments

    We’ve been living the last days of Winter in Turkey. Before it leaves us totally, it is a must for me to tell you about one of the most popular ...

  • manty1
    Kirghiz Manti
    March 11, 2009, 8 Comments

    Before my friend Jyldyz  Chynybekova, from Kyrgyzstan sent me this manti recipe, I thought that manti is just special for Turkey. When I saw this recipe from her, I realized ...

  • simit2
    Simit
    March 10, 2009, 32 Comments

    Simit is an indispensable pastry of Turkish people. It’s similar to bagel but it has sesame seeds and grape molasses unlike bagel. We can eat it at any time. It ...

  • breadegg2
    Bread or Egg or Both
    March 9, 2009, 17 Comments

    Bread is the main food near other dishes on a traditional Turkish dinner table. No matter what we eat, we always have some bread on the table. Also, most people ...

  • spinachhead1
    Spinach Heads
    March 7, 2009, 22 Comments

      I wrote a recipe of spinach with eggs two days ago. And in that post I told you to put the heads of spinach aside for another dish on ...

  • halva2
    Flour Halvah
    March 6, 2009, 9 Comments

    If you don’t have much time for making something special for your guests to serve them at tea time, this is just for you. Today I got a phone call ...

  • spinachegg1
    Spinach with Egg
    March 5, 2009, 15 Comments

    Spinach is a symbol of Winter in Turkey. I love this green vegetable so much that I miss it in Summer a lot and as I don’t want to use ...

  • cabbage8
    Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
    March 3, 2009, 36 Comments

    Cabbage is one of the most popular Winter vegetables in Turkey. There are several dishes made from cabbage such as cabbage stew, cabbage borek (a kind of pastry), cabbage soup, ...