Zerrin on 05 28, 2009 | 16 Comments
Sebzeli Börek We saw an extraordinary vivacity in our neighborhood this evening. Some people were setting up a music system in front of our building, some were placing plastic chairs in the shape
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Yaz Rüyası (Meyveli Kup) I have a very special reason for making this fresh dessert. Guess what? One of my close friends got engaged! Their engagement celebration was last weekend, but as it was
Read MoreZerrin on 05 21, 2009 | 17 Comments
Fırında Domatesli Kuzu Eti There are mainly two kinds of red meat in Turkish cuisine, lamb and veal. Many Turkish people love lamb more than veal. That may be the reason for its high price. No
Read MoreZerrin on 05 18, 2009 | 12 Comments
İncir Tatlısı I wrote a little about dried fruit in Turkish culture before while telling about dried figs. We love eating it so much as plain, but I made something sweeter today. I know summer
Read MoreZerrin 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
Read MoreZerrin on 05 15, 2009 | 13 Comments
Açma Açma is said to be the second popular pastry in Turkey. You know simit comes first. Açma is very similar to bagel. Maybe the only difference is that bagel is boiled before baking. We do
Read MoreZerrin on 05 13, 2009 | 20 Comments
Taze Fasulye This is one of the most common summer dishes in our culture and we adore it so much that many people put some green beans in deep freezer to cook in Winter. As we think that frozen veg
Read MoreZerrin on 05 10, 2009 | 20 Comments
Ciğer Sote I know that many people hate eating offal, but there are still some people who really enjoy eating it like me. I love them as long as they are cooked well. Liver is my favorite and
Read MoreZerrin on 05 7, 2009 | 11 Comments
Do you remember my friend Jyldyz from Kyrgystan? Previously, I published two of her recipes here. One of them is Ash Plov, and the other is Khirgiz Manti. They were just wonderful and we loved the
Read MoreZerrin on 05 5, 2009 | 18 Comments
Kabak Dolması This zucchini stuffed with ground meat and rice is in our top ten list of our kitchen. As I wrote before, zucchini is not our favorite vegetable and we always look for some dif
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