

Malawah flat bread
Malawah Yemeni flat bread made with the addition of butter in the dough and brushing the pastry with extra butter and working it in....


Borlotti bean stew, Zeytinyagli barbunya
Zeytinyagli barbunya, borlotti bean stew, is a a dish that represents summer. My late mother-in-law was known for how good she cooks this...


Gavurdağı salatası Tomato & walnut salad
This is a salad of chopped vegetables mixed with walnut and pomegranate molasses, originated from Gaziantep. Salad is only as good as the...


Pastane Poğaçasi
Even though I like a piece of cake and even a slice of baklava for breakfast once in a while I strongly favor savory food over sweet for...


Ezogelin soup
Ezogelin soup is a true comfort food for me that I can cook with a few pantry ingredients under 30 minutes. Perfect for a rainy day or...


Imam bayildi, stuffed aubergines
I don't usually follow a recipe when making this dish but this time it turned out exceptional so I putting this recipe down here to...


Marble cake (or Tiger cake from Food52)
We got my daughter a mobile phone recently and I love texting with her during the day. Couple of days ago she started texting me a list...


Homemade Pesto for the cheese and pesto swirls
I made these cheese and pesto swirls sometime ago and they were an instant hit. I have recently won a jar of Belazu Smokey Semi dried...


Beef Borek with garlic yogurt and burned chilli butter
Couple of weeks before I made these beauties I saw a photo of ‘Kefta briouate’ that Andrew Smith from GBBO made, here is a link to those...


Honey & co Beef Kofta in Ashtanur Griddle bread
I made these for dinner last night as the beef kofta was exceptional, it is based on the beef kofta recipe on the "Honey & Co Food from...



























