Turkish orzo salad (arpa şehriye salatası) has become a bit of a staple in our house of late. Its versatility – it makes a perfect side dish or main dish – is one attraction. We All Love Easy Recipes Another is that simple recipes are just the best; especially when you need something quick and …
We’ve lost count of the amount of times we’ve been to beautiful Rhodes Town; the largest town on the Greek island of its namesake, Rhodes. An easy day trip (or longer stay) by catamaran from Fethiye or Marmaris in southwest Turkey, the maze of narrow streets that make up the medieval city of the old …
It was all going so well! We’d just got our monthly Fethiye news updates back to a nice monthly cycle. And then the end of June, beginning of July got really busy. And here we are with a good chunk of July already behind us. Such is life… Let’s have a catch up of what’s …
Our gül böreği recipe is what we’re going to be making in this article. One of life’s simple foodie pleasures; the famous Turkish pastries; börek. And arguably, the börek with the prettiest name is gül böreği (rose börek). Well, we think so, at least. Gül böreği is a staple in Turkish cuisine and is so …
In the month where the inci kefal (pearl mullet) of Van Lake begin their difficult journey upstream to spawn, the summer season really begins in earnest here in Fethiye. After the last couple of years, we’ve got to say, it’s great to see so many people around, enjoying their holidays (despite the awful struggles of …
Let’s get away from it all with a visit to Nif village in the highlands close to Fethiye… The Muğla Province, of which Fethiye is a part, is more famously known internationally for being at the heart of Turkeys Turquoise Coast. It is, however, a spectacular coastline that is flanked by rugged mountains and lush …
It’s high time we wrote about Motto! It’s strange, really. All the time we’ve been doing this blog, we’ve written about places where we like to eat and drink around Fethiye and surroundings. Some of these places are regulars. Others are places we might drop into once or twice a year. But there are some …
It’s that time again where we look at what’s been going over the past few weeks. And, for once, we’re actually not very late with our Fethiye news update! Well, there’s been lots going on. So we thought we’d get caught up as soon as possible before we have too much to write about! So, …
For this Turkish recipe, we’re going to be adding to our list of Turkish vegetarian and vegan recipes with a tasty vegetable güveç. As you no doubt know by now, we love to eat seasonally. If you’ve been to Turkey before, there’s a strong chance you’ve ordered a güveç – aka the Turkish casserole – …
We’re still late with the monthly news from Fethiye – about the same as last time. So that’s still a month between updates. Not bad. So, let’s get on with the news from the month of March. And the first part of April. March; the month where Turkey commemorates the fallen in the Battle of …