I have been inspired by one of my favorite bloggers, TFP aka The Food Pornographer, to post more of the foods I eat.Reason one, they are incredibly delicious! Reason two, the food here is different from the food back home…
Author: Jules
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.
Since I have been in Turkey, I have been eating more "Home Cooking" than anything else. The food available in restaurants is dramatically different that food cooked in the home. Well, today we found ourselves in one of the many…
I Stabbed their son! Well, poked him a little, with a knife. The secret is out. I am clumsy. We were eating fruit after dinner, a common practice. Delicious, and pleasant. However, the practice includes fruit plates and sharp knives,…
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Well Maybe not a Riot, but there was a disturbance outside my window on Thursday. Cars were honking, flags flown out their windows. There were men singing in unison while marching down the streets wearing matching uniforms and waving flags.…
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The reason I may have a second ass. Or maybe a third!İçli Köfte translates two ways --stuffed meatballs or sensitive meatballs. It is kind of a joke that the meatball is sensitive when you ask for translation. I guess it…
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Bulent's family is so NICE! I mean, really really nice. Lets take yesterday as an example. In the middle of the night I woke up throwing up. Then it went from bad to worse and not to make it too…
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Hello! It has been a while since I posted. When we were in NH there was a ton of visiting. We saw all the family, both sides. Which means Bulent met all of them. And survived. And now it is…
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Exhaustion has hit, I tried to fight back, but it made me its bitch. We basically did not sleep all night between the planes and the layover. We made it to New Hampshire without ANY sleep at 12:30 EST, which…
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I am currently at the Charlotte airport. The flight here was uneventful, with the exception that Butterfinger (the dog) was panting so hard I thought her lungs were going to fall out and her heart was going to burst. It…
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Tonight Bulent and I will be on a plane, together, on our way to the East Coast. I am so excited. And freaked. So I am having Vodka. I am much more calm. Still excited, and the throwing up and…