Whether you’re someone who, like us, enjoys a bit of everything, or you’re vegetarian or vegan, this Turkish lentil köfte recipe (mercimek köftesi) is great for serving when you have friends over for food. Köfte is the word often associated with the dreaded translation of Turkish meatballs. Well, no meat in this recipe. Lentil köfte …
It might seem as though we’re late with our monthly news from Fethiye for January, but allow us to convince you otherwise. , We kicked off the new decade with a look back and look forward at the beginning of the year so that covered a few bases. As for the end of February Fethiye …
Mention Patara, Turkey, to someone and chances are, if they know the south coast of the country, they’ll immediately have an image of Patara Beach. And why wouldn’t they? 18 uninterrupted kilometres of soft, golden sand, tumbling sand dunes and shallow waters. Heavenly… Exploring Patara, Turkey We’ve got a big soft spot for this area. …
And that was that. The end of a decade. We’re out of the teens and into the ’20s. Coincidentally, it’s also the end of a decade for our blog, too. We’ve headed into a new decade of blogging and we can’t wait to see what’s in store. Can you believe that we’ve been writing and …
Oh, October, where did you go? Clearly, it came and went very quickly because we’re already a few days into November. Let’s get cracking with some autumnal Fethiye news, then. A full summer of running, waking up at silly o’clock to get out there before the heat of the sun takes over. And then the …
It’s that time again – time for a an update of Fethiye news from the last four weeks. September is that wonderful time of year for Fethiye – the month where the intense heat slowly disappears from the sun and we’re left with bright, breezy days. It’s still beach weather but the freshness in the …
It was August, 2008 when the news hit. International news ! A huge intact head and lower leg from a statue of Marcus Aurelius had been uncovered by archaeologists at the ancient city of Sagalassos. The height of the complete statue would be 15 feet. We knew of the existence of the Sagalassos ruins in …
And so another month passes us by. Aside from it being a roasting hot and humid month, it’s also been a super busy one, too. Friends over from the UK, a couple of national holidays, new announcements for upcoming events, Fethiyespor pre-season prep. And so on. So let’s do a round up of our news …
The vibrant summer colours – the stark contrast of the greens and red – and the zingy flavours of the sumac and the dressing; this Turkish tomato and purslane salad can be eaten as a side. In the sweltering summer heat, where would we be without the light, fresh flavours of a crisp and crunchy …
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 …