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Eggs with peas and tomatoes, flavored with cumin and chili flakes
Eggs with peas, tomatoes, garlic and spring onions, flavored with cumin and red pepper flakes. Some days call for an easy, simple supper. This tasty egg dish with peas, spring onions, garlic and...
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Fasulye Pilaki; White Beans Cooked in Olive Oil with Vegetables
Fasulye Pilaki, White (Cannellini beans) cooked in olive oil with vegetables Fasulye Pilaki is a delicious and wholesome vegetarian Turkish mezze, where vegetables and white (or cannellini) beans are...
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Steamed Sea bass with Vegetables; Sebzeli Levrek Bugulama
Steamed Sea bass Stew with Tomatoes, Peppers, Onions; Sebzeli Levrek Bugulama I love poaching fish with layers of vegetables in a little water and olive oil; this method of cooking is called “bugulama”...
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Poached Eggs with Garlic Yoghurt, Turkish Style – Cilbir
Poached Eggs with Garlic Yoghurt, Turkish Style – Cilbir We Turks love eggs done many different ways; one of our favorite ways to enjoy egg is as being poached and served over garlic yoghurt, a...
View ArticleLockdown Cooking Ideas from Ozlem’s Turkish Table (Signed copies now 30 % Off)
Merhaba dear all, Semolina sponge cake in syrup; Revani I hope this note finds you all well. We have been doing lots of home cooking and baking with the children and preparing food for the homeless and...
View ArticleBaked beetroots, celeriac, carrots and green lentils with pomegranate molasses
We love beetroots – pancar -, celeriac – kereviz – and carrots – havuc – in Turkish cuisine. Root vegetables, and vegetables in general feature a lot in healthy, delicious Turkish cooking, based on...
View ArticleLeek fritters with cheese and herbs; Pirasa Mucveri
We absolutely love Mucver in Turkish cuisine; vegetarian fritters with herbs and cheese. In the past I shared my Courgette/zucchini fritters, Kabak Mucveri as well as the Baked cauliflower with...
View ArticleRice pilaf with chestnuts, pine nuts and currants – Kestaneli Ic Pilav
This sophisticated rice pilaf dates back to the Ottoman Palace kitchens and is packed to the brim with flavour. I love the different textures and flavours this rice showcases with currants, pine nuts...
View ArticleEasy one pan chicken with vegetables – Sebzeli, tavuklu türlü
This is another easy, delicious, nutritious one pan dish, perfect for week day meals – leftovers make a lovely lunch or another supper the next day. Türlü is a popular stew of meat and vegetables at...
View ArticleStuffed aubergines (eggplants) with lentils, Mercimekli Karniyarik
Last Thursday, I had the honor of presenting Turkish cuisine on a special zoom event, very kindly hosted by the Oklahoma University, Schusterman Library. It was well attended with folks all round the...
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