Parent, Educator, Adventurer, Advocate and Ally.
I grew up in rural New England and in my early twenties I moved to Turkey with my boyfriend. I spent six years learning Turkish, and absorbing the culture and country. In 2015 I repatriated and moved back the the US. My (now) husband and I relocated to Austin, Texas. Our son K joined us in 2017 and I am now on the journey of my life.
I was cruising the Internet and found an interesting blog. I love reading blogs because they are so diverse, the thoughts and perusing of individuals whose only similarity could be their use of their Internet. So many posting are inspired…
The Plague now has an official name: Pneumonia. I have escaped with the broken glass with bleach poured on sore throat which responded beautifully to antibiotics. Barely any discomfort anymore, I am just tired. Bülent on the other hand has…
There is a plague on this house. While we do not have the swine flu, we are getting the immunological shit kicked out of us. Bülent is still getting fevers every night (as I am but lower grade) and is…
Seriously. It is day 7 since Bülent came back. And we are le sicko. Getting better but ugh. Coughing, fevers and fatigue abound. On the other hand we are catching up on our reading. And sleeping. Drinking lots of tea…
This dish is super delicious. Not particularly health conscious, but incredibly tastyYou will need: 250 grams of cubed lamb4 or 5 eggplants (longer skinny type) fewer if you use the fatter shorter type6 potatoes8 or 9 cloves of garlic6 spicy…
Long time no write! Bülent came back from the military on the 22nd! It has been busy ever since. Especially since apparently he came back with military orders to take out any Ex-Pats who cross his path. He used the…
You KNOW you are jealous. Or if you aren't you will be. Last weekend at the Farmer's Market we picked up some home made cheese which turned out to be from manda (water buffalo) milk. It is amazing. Creamy. Tangy.…
The Final Installment: Gorgeous!Amasra was just really amazing. It was this tiny town nestled between the Black Sea ans the hills. Our hotel was on the crest of the closest hill and almost had a panoramic view of the sea.…
I am tasting so many new things over here (the scale with confirm this) I want to be able to take back my favorites and integrate them into my cooking. So instead of just writing about food I have eaten,…
The FoodAmasra is a small village on the edge of the Black Sea, and to get there you must drive up the mountains, and once you reach the crest you can see the Black Sea below you and the town…