I love sarma, sometimes called dolma. Grape leaves stuffed with rice and beef, served with yogurt on top. Intellectually I knew that it was a time consuming food to make. But, doing it yourself, afterwards, every mouthful tasted like gold.…
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I just finished making:Eggplant ParmeseanBannana BreadSaladMushroom SoupWhich should be incredibly tasty but is alot more work here. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Turkey. And the food. One of the great things about the food is that everything is fresh…
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,…
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There was a family dinner party the night before Bulent went off to Burdur to the military. When his family does food, they DO food. As shown below. Celery Root shredded with garlic and yogurt Rice (one of two)Salad, red…
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Food UpdatesTwo types of börek: Sigara börek: translated as cigarette pastry, it is white cheese (fetaish) and parsley wrapped in a phyllo dough and fried until the outside is crispy and the cheese is melty. Lentil börek: Baked instead of…
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…