

Lemon and poppy seed birthday cake with buttercream icing and blueberry cream
Nehir turned 10 couple of weeks ago and wanted a special birthday cake. Actually she drew the picture of it for me to work from. She...


Dolma, Sarma or Stuffed Vine Leaves
It's called many things dolma, sarma or stuffed wine leaves. I have tested this recipe many times thanks to the bags of fresh wine leaves...


Spinach and Feta Börek
This is one of my most baked recipes in the kitchen. I make it a lot, I mean a lot! It’s filo pastry with a mature spinach and feta...


Salmon with Cavolo Nero Noodles and Sesame sauce
I came across this white fish with sesame noodles recipe when i was flipping through my latest issue of BBC Goodfood magazine, looking...


Aubergine and courgette pahi
This is great when you have a cold coming on and feel the urge to eat hottest food. But personally I prefer the aubergines and courgettes...


Pan fried seabass with harissa and rose
This one is definitely a keeper, recipe is from Jerusalem cookbook but also available online here. I have replaced red wine vinegar with...


Avocado feta toast
We have busy days on Saturdays. With a ballet class for my daughter starting at 11am, breakfast has to be prepared quickly and finished...


Sauted Peppers or Biber Kavurma
I made biber kavurma today for lunch in an effort to finish the week old veggies in the fridge. I make this dish with padron peppers or...


DIY Sumac
Couple of weeks ago I came across these sumac berries in the local farmers market in Erdek Turkey. After contemplating and asking around...


Sardines in crazy water
After making the sea bream in crazy water from bbcgoodfood website and loving it I decided this week it was time to try the same method...

























