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Christmas Party Food Ideas – Bring A Bit Of Turkey To Your Festive Table

The festive season is upon us. And this is the time of year where many of us love to have gatherings where friends can come round for drinks and nibbles. We’ve got a list of Christmas party food ideas for you! Of course, you can bring a bit of turkey, the bird, to your festive …

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Seasonal Eating In Southwest Turkey – Life’s Simple Pleasures

Seasonal food and seasonal eating is a huge part of our life in Turkey and was one of the main elements that excited us about starting a life here. Even now, all these years later, we still love to wander around our local markets, buy up lots of seasonal produce (completely neglecting to accept we’re …

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Broad Bean Salad With Orzo – The Colours Of Springtime On A Plate

It’s broad bean (bakla) season at the moment so we just had to buy a bagful of them to do a Turkish recipe for broad bean salad – iç bakla salatası. Springtime is synonymous with new growth and an abundance of produce on the local markets around Turkey. At the moment, we just feel like …

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A Celebration Of Karadeniz Hamsi – Fresh Anchovies From The Black Sea

If we said the word ‘anchovies’ to you, what is the image that immediately springs to mind? For most people, it will likely be a jar of strong tasting, super salty fish fillets in olive oil. You love them (we do) or you hate them. These are the type of anchovies for pizza, for tapenade, …

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Yeni Dünya Kebab – The Best Way To Celebrate Loquat Season

This time of year is abundant with spring fruits and vegetables, making trips to Fethiye market and Çalış market all the more pleasurable. And now, it is the season for the delightful loquat fruit… If you read this blog regularly, you’ll know we love to eat and cook seasonally. It’s really not hard to do …

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Roasted Green Bean Salad With White Cheese & Tomato – What’s Not To Love?

Roasted green bean salad takes green beans to a whole new level! At the moment, the market stalls around Fethiye are just teeming with beans. Huge mounds of colourful barbunya pods contrasting against piles of super fresh green beans. We just can’t not buy them. And that’s how this roasted green bean salad recipe came …

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It’s Melon Season – Time To Indulge In Refreshing Melon Salad (Kavun Salatası)

Time for refreshing melon salad! What to eat? The temperatures are soaring, it’s humid, the appetite isn’t up to much. But you know you’ve got to replenish your weary body. And, if you’re anything like us and you love your food, you’d like to actually sit and enjoy putting those energy-giving calories back in! Thank …

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Hi, Chayote Squash. Or Should That Be Rodos Kabağı?

Have you heard of chayote squash? We hadn’t until we saw it on the local markets. Seasonal eating – we love it! Especially when it’s a true seasonal food. Something you only see at a certain time of year. A food that you can look forward to, anticipating its appearance on the markets and mentally …

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Saffron Milk Cap Mushroom Season – That’s November In Fethiye

November is a fabulous month for seasonal food in Fethiye. And one of these foods grows in the wild; the Saffron Milk Cap Mushroom. These days, even at the local markets around Turkey, it’s possible to eat some fruits and vegetables year-round without having to worry about them going out of season. Yes, some months …

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