An easy and delicious side dish, this cheesy spinach gratin recipe (ıspanak graten) is a recent discovery for us. The first time we had it not too long ago, it was a revelation. Spinach Gratin A La Turca – Ispanak Graten We were in one of our local eateries in Fethiye – the lokanta, Yeşil …
More winter warmer comfort food today with this wholesome Turkish beef stew with pearl onions recipe; etli soğan yahnisi. When it’s a cold day, there’s a biting wind outside, and you’ve made this stew beforehand, it’s a lovely feeling when you come home to a warm, aroma-filled kitchen. Because this is a really simple, hearty …
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 – …
Freezing cold, blowing a gale outside and pelting with rain. That’s when we love to make ourselves cosy and warm with a big steaming pan of comfort – Turkish lamb and chickpea stew. Even here in Fethiye, in southwest Turkey, we can have quite harsh winters. So these soothing winter warmers are much-loved and appreciated. …
We absolutely love seafood and ekşili balık (eck-shee-lee balick) is our Turkish fish stew recipe that can be enjoyed all year round. I say ‘our recipe.’ Like kızartma and Izmir Köfte, ekşili balık is actually under Barry’s charge. Nothing to do with me. Apart from the enjoyment of eating it once it’s served. And enjoy …
Imam bayıldı (imam bayildi); it’s one of those dishes – along with shepherd’s salad – that we always loved to eat when we first moved to Turkey. And then, for some reason, it released itself from our radar. Hello Again, Imam Bayıldı Well all that has now changed, mercifully. Thanks to many requests for an …
We love this Izmir Köfte recipe. It’s Turkish meatballs in tomato sauce with potatoes and peppers. It’s been a long time coming this recipe. A regular evening meal for us, especially through winter. Whenever Barry makes it, I post a photo to our Instagram Stories. And we always get the request, “Can we have your …
Seasonal cooking – it’s just the best. And this erik tavası – a Turkish greengage recipe is most definitel seasonal. The best because when the food markets are abundant in a particular seasonal fruit or vegetable for just a few weeks, we get over-excited and buy far too much of it for two people. And …
More seasonal eating for this article. It’s cauliflower season and we’ve got a great recipe for you. Traditionally Turkish, very easy to make, seasonal, tasty and healthy, too. We’re going to make karnabahar yemeği. And the best description we can give you for that is Turkish cauliflower stew. We’re loving our winter veggies and cauliflower …
Somebody asked us recently whether we actually make / cook all the food that we put on this blog. Apart from the fact that we fell in love with Turkey and Turkish food when we first came on holiday here, the next main reason for choosing to move to a place like Fethiye was so …