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 …
Here’s a recipe title for you: Fırında Patatesli Kabak Mücveri. That’s what we’re making in this article. It’s a take on a classic dish of Turkish cuisine and translates to ‘oven baked potato and courgette fritters‘ recipe (or oven baked potato and zucchini fritters for our American readers). As far as we’re concerned, the reward …
Turkish cuisine has all manner of yummy salad dishes. So this chickpea salad recipe (nohut salatası) is just perfect for us. What are the best salads out there? Well, silly question, really. There are lots, aren’t there? And it’s all down to a matter of opinion. For us, though, the best salads are those that …
Summer is when dishes like this green lentil salad recipe really come into their own. What to eat when the weather is hot, hot, hot? You know you need to eat but you just don’t know what you feel like. Nothing too stodgy, that’s for certain. That’s what we’ve been feeling like recently, now that …
Yoğurtlu Kozlenmiş Karnabahar – or roasted cauliflower with yoghurt sauce to those of us communicating in the English language. This Turkish roasted cauliflower recipe is so easy and tasty – a winner of a side dish, as a meze or as a standalone snack, too. Because, it’s all very well feasting your eyes upon all …
Brussels sprouts are no longer that unwanted, yet essential, side of veg on your Christmas dinner plate. If you haven’t discovered roasted Brussels sprouts, read on! “In your face, Brussels sprouts!” Upon conquering them, that pretty much summed up the feeling when eating them. They were the final frontier of vegetables we just didn’t like …
Today we’re making delicious baba ganoush – or yoghurt and aubergine salad! Summer is well and truly underway now. And this is perfect weather for exploring Turkish meze recipes. In particular, yoghurt-based meze recipes; perfect for keeping the body cool on ridiculously hot summer days. This yoghurt-based meze also uses a people’s foodie favourite, aubergine. …
Is there a classic coleslaw recipe in existence? Well, probably not. Coleslaw salad is one of those universal dishes that’s eaten in many countries around the world. And each has its own variation. The only constant is the presence of shredded or finely chopped cabbage. After that, you can get slightly inventive. Cabbage Salad Recipe …
Life in Turkey doesn’t happen without yoghurt. And this haydari recipe might just be THE Turkish yoghurt dip. A minty, herby, yoghurty Turkish dip, it’s just a staple of Turkish cuisine. Haydari – Top Of The Pops Whenever you go to a Turkish restaurant where display fridges tempt you with numerous plates that are part …
A delicious and easy stuffed mushrooms recipe; every get together needs one! This mushroom recipe is perfect for barbecue season (every season is barbecue season in Turkey). And it’s perfect as a meze plate, side dish or as finger food for your Christmas and New Year get togethers (or Thanksgiving for our US and Canadian …