Comfort food - beans cassarole
Lately there is a lot of talk about the comfort food and I have been thinking about what our comfort food is as a family. The other day...
Aubergines with tomato, onion and garlic
Inspired by the Ottolenghi aubergine recipe yesterday I made this version of Turkish aubergine dish "Imam bayildi". Usually aubergines...
Lemony leek stew
This is a Turkish dish called "Zeytinyagli pirasa" which means "leeks with olive oil". I used to hate this dish and any leek dish when I...
Olive Pogacha
Pogacha is a type of Turkish bread roll best eaten at breakfast or as a snack anytime of the day accopmpanied by Turkish tea in a tulip...
Etli yaprak sarmasi / Mince meat and rice stuffed vine leaves
Etli yaprak sarmasi Mince meat and rice stuffed vine leaves Ingredients 250 gr lean steak mince 1 large onion chopped 1 cup of rice...
Menemen
This is a very common Turkish breakfast dish which is simply scrambled eggs with fried peppers and tomatoes. This dish always reminds me...