We actually eat chicken schnitzel all year round, but in summer, served with a salad, it’s perfect! As the warmer summer months start to kick in and the temperatures rise, thoughts begin to turn to salads and meze dishes. Main meals become a much more simple affair; some seared fish with salad, grilled or sauteed …
Back in February 2013, we wrote a blog post about the treats of our local bakery. Our local bakery has changed hands many times – it’s difficult for them to make enough money – but the recent owners are hanging on in there. We always try to support our local businesses anyway, but our bakery …
So, what have we told you thus far about our (too) short time in Ankara last May? A quick recap: And that ciğer şiş is where we’ll continue our story. Because we were looking for the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations. We’d walked – a lot – uphill. It was cold, very wet and many of …
A good old traditional meat and potato pie! So hard to beat! We do get the odd pang, every now and then, for some good old English comfort food (remember our recipe for home made crumpets many moons ago?). And, when the weather’s cold in Fethiye, our bodies crave a bit of that type of …
There are some days in your life that you never forget. Yesterday was one of those days – it was a historic day where your body and head doesn’t quite know what to do with itself; it was a combination of complete frustration, happiness, excitement, that head-in-hands-completely-gutted feeling that has no one-word adjective to describe …
Ahh, our love of köfte once more makes itself known on this blog. I wonder how many times we’ve written about it now…recipes for Tekirdağ Köftesi and just good old barbecued köfte; stories of köfte appreciation in Eskişehir. And, easily the most distinctive version we’ve tried to date, Doğubeyazıt Köftesi – that really was a …
To witness the tulips. That was the reason for our dash to Istanbul’s Gülhane Park – one of the city’s most famous parks – on our most recent visit to this sprawling megacity. We were primarily in Istanbul for one of Turkey’s top running events; the Istanbul Half Marathon. But any running event is also …
Maybe it was the fact the sun was shining, we’re not sure, but both of us said this year’s Istanbul Marathon was the most enjoyable yet. Sunday was the third time we’ve taken part, and there was a completely different atmosphere to usual; a bit of a culture change. More people taking part just for …
I’ll hold my hands up; I’ve developed a little obsession with our local duck population in Fethiye. Even Barry lets out a little, “Aww,” when we walk past them. So hopefully, these little animals are bringing as much joy to the other passersby as they are to us. (Ahh, the simple things in life, eh?) …
Today is the anniversary of the death of founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He passed away in Dolmabahçe Palace at 9:05 am on this day in 1938. Anıtkabir – The Mausoleum Of Atatürk Atatürk’s mausoleum , Anıtkabir, is in Ankara, and while we were in the city for a short time, we …