We’re back on the seasonal food train for this recipe – sauteed Swiss chard done the Turkish way: Pazı kavurma. Spring leafy greens are in abundance. And, amongst other salad stuffs, herbs and vegetables, the local markets are currently brimming with Swiss chard. Very reasonably priced Swiss chard at that! We can’t not buy it. …
Have you ever tried Turkish mosaic cake – mozaik pastası? It’s our favourite Turkish chocolate cake. Biscuits, chocolate sauce and a serving of fresh fruit on the side. What’s not to love? I feel we’re in danger of losing our badge with this recipe. The badge of, ‘we haven’t got a sweet tooth,’ that we …
A healthy salad, filling and – most importantly – completely delicious! We’re doing a mung bean salad recipe in this article. Stick with us on this one. A Mung Bean Salad Bowl It’s a lovely big bowl of green and it’s a perfect recipe for vegetarians and vegans – and omnivores, like us. And, as …
Follow our Turkish balloon bread recipe and you’re going to be transported right back to your Turkish summer holidays. Most people who know the country will have a memory of that first time they sat down in a Turkish restaurant and ordered food. And then, before the meal arrives, a real WOW centrepiece is brought …
A Turkish lahmacun recipe made with love? Very definitely yes! Add to that a generous sprinkling of patience, too! I’m grateful to be writing this article because it means homemade lahmacun success has been achieved. After previous experiments that didn’t result in the lahmacun we were looking for, this latest effort – and therefore now …
The name’s shish. Chicken shish. Tavuk şiş, if we’re being authentically Turkish. And it’s high time we have a chicken shish kebab recipe on this blog. Well, we eat it often enough! When the words ‘Turkish’ and ‘kebab’ are put together, for many people, the phrase becomes synonymous with the country’s two most famous types …
Yes, we know spaghetti is a much loved Italian pasta used in many classic recipes. So what on earth are we doing writing about Turkish spaghetti? Bear with us. There’s good reason for this. And, if you’ve ever had a holiday in Fethiye, you might well know where we’re going with this article. Think back …
Of all the Turkish egg recipes that play such a big role in Turkish cuisine, sahanda yumurta (Turkish fried eggs) has to be one of the most popular recipes. And the most simple! However, that simplicity does not, in any way, take away from this much-loved dish. If we go out for a Turkish breakfast …
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 …
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 …