Zerrin and Yusuf are recipe developer, writer and photographer of the world-famous Turkish recipes blog Give Recipe. They have shared over 600 recipes here, mostly from Turkish cuisine, but not limited to it.
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Give Recipe was founded in 2009. After Zerrin and Yusuf got married, they decided to eat homemade dishes, which led them to learn cooking. The very first dish they learnt was Turkish style scrambled eggs with tomatoes aka menemen. Among several recipes they tried, baklava was the one that gave them the idea of a food blog.
It could even be a great opportunity for them to introduce their favorite Turkish recipes to the world.
Their recipes and photography have been featured on blogs, online newspapers and magazines including Huffingtonpost, Buzzfeed, The Kitchn, People and My Fitnesspal.
The couple works as food influencers, recipe developers, food photographers and video creators for major food and drink brands.
About The Recipes:
When they first started this blog, they mostly shared recipes from Turkish cuisine. However, over the years they realized that they didn’t want to limit themselves to only Turkish food.
As they spent more time in the kitchen, they got curious of other cuisines as well. It was a natural progression from there to learn and share the recipes that they enjoyed the most.
This is how Vegan Recipes and Gluten-Free Recipes on the blog came out.
As a result, today, Give Recipe has over 600 recipes ranging from Turkish Cuisine classics including döner kebab and spinach gözleme to some of the most loved American dishes like cake mix peach cobbler and mayo-free deviled eggs.
Here are a few reader favorites to get you started:
- Unstuffed Beef Cabbage Casserole
- Stuffed Grape Leaves Yaprak Dolma
- How To Cook Bulgur
- Easy Pickled Cabbage
- How To Make Yogurt
Their Goal
As self-proclaimed foodies, Zerrin and Yusuf believe that good food brings people together and makes them happy. They aim to provide you with delicious, easy-to-make, (mostly) healthy, and homemade dishes from their kitchen.
If you try the recipes on this blog, please reach out and let them know how it turned out either with a quick e-mail, a short comment, or even through social media.
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You can reach them at contact[at]giverecipe[dot]com