I moved to Turkey almost 3 years ago, leaving behind almost all my my personal possessions in San Diego CA. This was really difficult. After I graduated from college Bülent and I moved to San Diego, and slowly started accumulating…
Category: Cooking
We had dinner at Bulent’s aunt’s home the other night. It is always a treat because she is a great cook. It is also really fun because I get to practice my Turkish with her. She is really patient and…
So as you know, we are staying in Turkey. While this is exciting, I also miss things from home. Like sushi and bacon. There are just some things here that I can not get, or are incredibly expensive. I certainly…
We have traveled quite a bit recently. To Bodrum for our friends’ (from San Diego) Turkish wedding reception. Then another week we drove to Bulent’s grandmothers in Seferhisar and on the way we visited Bodrum, Kusadasi, Izmir and Cesme. Bodrum…
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…
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,…