Bastions of Turkish cuisine: Both soup (çorba) and legumes most certainly sit comfortably with that description. And in this green lentil soup recipe, we bring the two together to make a hearty Turkish meal. Way back when, we did a post on the main types of çorba (Turkish soup) you see in the eateries of …
It’s the Turkey of days gone by at Gül Pension and Restaurant in Faralya. No airs and graces, here. A bit like Bülent’in Yeri in Kayaköy. Whilst exclusive boutique hotels and luxury villas have certainly found their way to the steep, terraced mountainsides of Faralya, village life also continues to tick along as it has …
Well, here we are. Our first Fethiye news update of 2019. And we’ve got to say, the first month of 2019 has been pretty much dominated by the weather. A few other things have happened, too, during rain gaps. And being at home a lot means we’ve had ample time to cook lots of lovely …
Meri Bar. There are seafront bars and restaurants all along the beach in Çalış. A famous sunset to marvel over as you drink and dine. So, really, when Meri Bar appeared on the scene all those years ago, people would’ve been forgiven for looking aghast and thinking, “Well, that’ll never work!” Situated on a main …
What’s the end of a year without a little bit of reminiscing, eh? A look back at what has passed. And 2018 has been a packed 365 days for us. As always, that is reflected through the blog – life in Fethiye, life in the kitchen (and various eateries, of course) and a healthy sprinkling …
Things to do in Eğirdir and around? Wow, where to start… A road trip to explore some of Turkey’s Anatolian Lake District in the Burdur and Isparta Provinces was the destination for our last little jaunt. The small lakeside town of Eğirdir, a district of the Isparta Province, had been on our radar since moving …
A late summer road trip around parts of Turkey’s Lake District. First stop, for a photographic driving break, was other-worldly Salda Gölü. Then it was time to move on to our base for the next few days, Eğirdir. Barry had done the accommodation research and we plumped for Göl Pension on the town’s Yeşilada Peninsula. …
Oh, hello November! Guess we’d better look back at the month of October, then, hadn’t we? And those of you with good memories will also be quite rightly thinking, “Errm, and didn’t you miss out September, too, with your Fethiye news?” You are thinking right! September and October in Fethiye are the times of year …
Other-worldly Lake Salda! If our previous road trip around Southwest Turkey was about reacquainting ourselves with some old favourites – the ruins of Ephesus, the Pamukkale travertines and Hierapolis – then our most recent road trip was all about exploring pastures new around the Turkish Lake District. First stop, en route to Eğirdir, was Salda …
Turkish garlic yoghurt with carrots (sarımsaklı yoğurtlu havuç salatası or havuç tarator) is a meze dish that we usually only have the pleasure to eat in the home. You sometimes get to eat this tasty Turkish carrot salad on the Blue Bays boat trips around Fethiye. But, for whatever reason, the Turkish restaurants we frequent …