We’ve shied away from doing a Turkish spice blend recipe on the blog until now. Because, well, what defines a Turkish spice blend? For us, the very phrase created the impression that whatever Turkish people are cooking in their kitchen, whatever Turkish dishes chefs are creating in local restaurants, everyone is using the same seasoning …
Arguably the most famous of all of the many famous Turkish desserts, there aren’t many people who don’t know the special and much loved sweet treat, baklava. What Is Baklava? Baklava is a delicious dessert – if you’ve still got lots of room after eating, that is! If you want to really appreciate the flavours …
And that’s October done with. Another flier of a month, so let’s take stock and have a look back at some news from life in beautiful Fethiye. As usual, we’ll begin with the regular topic of conversation – the Fethiye weather. The beds and parasols were still out until yesterday, all along the beach as …
Along Çalış Beach promenade in Fethiye is a separate bank of four cafe bars – and it has a bit of a magnetic draw for us. One of those places is EY’s Bistro Bar. EY’s Bistro Bar, Çalış Beach Over the years, we’ve whiled away many an hour at neighbouring Calisto. And, relatively recently, EY’s …
An easy and delicious, homemade labneh recipe for you in this article. There’s a certain satisfaction in reaching for your own, homemade, versatile creamy labneh cheese that makes a great spread or dip as part of your Turkish breakfast – or as part of your meze table. It also makes for a great cheesecake ingredient. …
No sooner had I said that the Fethiye weather had cooled down in last month’s Fethiye news roundup – the temps and the humidity shot up again and it was like the high summer had never left us. So let’s try again for the month of October… Because I am sitting here and we’ve got …
Vibrant flashes of colour and an injection of life and activity into a usually sleepy pathway along the canal in Fethiye: Welcome to Fethiye Sokak Lezzetleri – Fethiye Street Foods. This is the canal that flows past the Fethiye Tuesday market and into the sea on the corner of the harbour. And unless you walked …
Autumn – or Fall for our American readers – is apple season. And for this article, we’ve got a really quick and easy apple tart recipe – a la Turka, of course. It also has the benefit of being completely delicious. We all know the French are famous for their apple tarts (Tarte normande for …
What can we say about the month of August in Fethiye? Let’s have a monthly news roundup of daily happenings. Of course the temperatures were high, the sun was beating down and, on some days, the humidity levels made life a tad uncomfortable. As I type, however, September has arrived. And, with that, the flick …
Every home should have one: A go to chicken and rice traybake recipe that guarantees to satisfy every time. In Turkey, that recipe is called tavuk kapama. Over the years, our tavuk kapama has developed and been tweaked here and there. So much so that, these days, what we actually have a is a fırında …
There are countless Greek islands out there that are picture postcard pretty. But when it comes to the Greek island of Symi – well, it’s got to be right up there near the top of that list! Back in 2003, we were planning a summer holiday to the small island of Symi but postponed it …