Egg recipes in Turkish cuisine – well, there are quite a number! And this kavurmalı yumurta recipe (kavurma & eggs) is a traditional Turkish dish that makes for a perfect, indulgent weekend breakfast, brunch or lunch. As with similar dishes like sucuklu yumurta, you know it’s not the healthiest thing in the world. But you …
Hello, 2026! It’s already the end of the first month of the year, so it’s time for the first monthly news roundup from life in Fethiye… How was your January? Did it feel like it was lasting forever or have you smashed your way through it? We like to think we’ve done the latter – …
We’ve got a delicious tavuk güveç for you in this article; a delicious restaurant-style Turkish chicken casserole recipe. And what comes with it is a bit of (perhaps regional) clarification. An absolute stalwart of the menus of Turkish restaurants around Fethiye – and around many parts of the rest of the country for that matter …
If you know Turkish food, you will know pickles (turşu) feature widely! And pickled beetroot or beets – pancar turşusu is very much a favourite pickle recipe of ours. Pickled Beetroot – Pancar Turşusu We LOVE pickled beetroot. And, along with pickled red cabbage, it is very definitely the pickle that I make the most …
It’s the end of another year. And, as is tradition at times like these, before we career into the New Year with plans and goals and the best of intentions, let’s first take a breath and look back at the highlights of the year that’s passed… This was 2025 in the taglines of our blog: …
This is it. We’re in the final month of 2025. That went quick, didn’t it? Without further ado, though, let’s have a quick look back at the penultimate and the first half of the final month of the year; November and December. This is our monthly news from life in Fethiye… Return Of The Fountains? …
Perfect party food? Look no further than this great spinach and feta puff pastry pinwheels recipe. Or ıspanaklı peynirli milföy böreği, to give them their Turkish name. Warning, though – these little morsels are terribly moreish. So if you are making these spinach and feta pinwheels for a party or to be eaten later, your …
A delicious Turkish celeriac recipe for you: Portakallı zeytinyağlı kereviz yemeği. This is gently braised celeriac in olive oil and orange juice. And stick with us on this one. We regularly order it in the restaurants around Fethiye when we see it. It is that good – a treat for the taste buds! Celebrating Celeriac …
Welcome to our latest monthly news roundup from life in Fethiye – this was October. And it was nothing if not eventful. The Weather Everyone’s favourite subject. And it’s fair to say that throughout October, the Fethiye weather has quite rightly been a talking point, this month. We weren’t even at the end of the …
It started so well! We were bang on time with our monthly Fethiye news update for September. Most of it was written and almost ready to go. And then events took over: Weather, power cuts, minor tummy bug which resulted in a sofa day…life. So, this is a short and sweet update of the last …
Where would Turkish cuisine be without its darling: Natural yoghurt? Turkish yoghurt recipes galore! We’ve rounded up our list of Turkish yoghurt recipes in the list below. Smooth, Thick & Creamy Thick süzme yoghurt (süzme means strained) with its wonderful, smooth, thick and creamy texture is the absolute best as far as we’re concerned. Even …