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Roast Chicken with Vegetables – Firinda Sebzeli Tavuk
I like the way my mother cooks roast chicken. She first half cooks the chicken in plenty of water with vegetables, and gets a lovely stock. This also makes the chicken really tender and moist. (The...
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Spice Up Your Dinners – Easy, Delicious, Healthy Dishes for Entertaining
Our Turkish cooking class; learning about the red pepper paste and spices What makes the food we eat memorable? Sure, there is the taste element, smell, presentation of the food; they all contribute...
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Delicious and Easy Turkish Delights for Summer – Join us at the Istanbul...
Bosphorus is calling; former Egyptian Consulate and boats by the Bosphorus, Istanbul I will be traveling to Turkey, my homeland in early August, the travel bug in me already ready to go. Going home is...
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Lamb Kebabs with Pistachios on Flat Bread, served with Roasted Peppers,...
Lamb kebabs with pistachios and roasted vegetables - the ultimate feast for family and friends. Have you had a chance to try the Kebab Houses – Kebapci – in Turkey? They appear in every corner and the...
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Turkish meatballs wrapped in eggplant (aubergine) slices – Patlican Dilimli...
Turkish meatballs wrapped in eggplant slices – Patlican Dilimli Uskup Kofte How wonderful it is to be able to post recipes again; my laptop was broken and I couldn’t post for quite a while, sincere...
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Lamb Kebabs with Pistachios on Flat Bread- this time- in Cherry & Tomato...
Lamb kebabs with pistachios in cherry & tomato sauce – Fistikli, visne soslu kebap The pistachio lamb kebabs I posted earlier has been a big hit and I have been experimenting a little more with...
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Sizzling Chicken Kebab and Roasted Vegetables on pide (pitta) bread
Have you ever had the wonderful sizzling kebabs in Turkey? There is a kebab house at every corner at home, and the smells, sights are always very inviting. Family and friends gather around Ocakbasi,...
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From Pistachio Lamb Kebabs to Baklava; Our Turkish Feast in Austin, Texas
Greetings from Austin, Texas! Getting the eggplants for our Turkish cooking class at Central Market – Austin; love the fresh produce there. We had a delightful and full class of Turkish food lovers at...
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Homemade Turkish Meatballs, Kofte 101 & Grated Carrot & Red Cabbage Salad
Homemade Turkish meatballs; a childhood favorite; delicious with grated carrot & red cabbage salad aside. These homemade Turkish meatballs are one of my childhood favorites; my mother would always...
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Tender chunks of chicken breast wrapped in eggplant (aubergine) slices...
Tender pieces of chicken wrapped in eggplant slices; Islim Kebabi; a special treat. This elegant Ottoman dish is a wonderful melt-in-your-mouth experience of soft eggplant slices, tender chicken...
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Tray Kebab, Antakya Style – Tepsi Kebabi
Antakya’s tray kebab with roasted vegetables, a delicious all-in-one meal My parents are coming over from Istanbul to visit us; I am over the moon (and on a roll for cooking!). For our first night...
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Turkish meatballs wrapped in eggplant (aubergine) slices – Patlican Dilimli...
Turkish meatballs wrapped in eggplant slices – Patlican Dilimli Uskup Kofte How wonderful it is to be able to post recipes again; my laptop was broken and I couldn’t post for quite a while, sincere...
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Sizzling Chicken Kebab and Roasted Vegetables on pide (pitta) bread
Have you ever had the wonderful sizzling kebabs in Turkey? There is a kebab house at every corner at home, and the smells, sights are always very inviting. Family and friends gather around Ocakbasi, to...
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Spice Up Your Dinners – Easy, Delicious, Healthy Dishes for Entertaining
Our Turkish cooking class; learning about the red pepper paste and spices What makes the food we eat memorable? Sure, there is the taste element, smell, presentation of the food; they all contribute...
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Bended Eggplant Kebabs with Meatballs; Patlicanli Beli Bukuk
Bended eggplant kebab with meatballs; Patlicanli beli bukuk kebap; utterly delicious Our national favorite Patlican, or aubergine or eggplants are appearing in the markets more now; I love its...
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Baked Turkish mini meatballs, koftes in pepper and tomato sauce
We Turks love our koftes, Turkish homemade meatballs. A childhood favorite, they get ready in almost no time and the delicious aroma greets you as soon as you are in the kitchen. Mini Turkish...
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Ali Nazik Kebab; lamb stew over smoked eggplant and yoghurt puree
Ali Nazik Kebab; tender lamb stew over smoked eggplant and yoghurt puree Alinazik or Ali Nazik kebab is a scrumptious Gaziantep specialty and one of our favorites. It is a delicious marriage of...
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Kadinbudu Kofte; Turkish Lady’s Thigh Meatballs
Kadinbudu kofte; Turkish lady’s thigh meatballs Kadinbudu kofte, or as in the literal translation Lady’s thigh meatballs, is one of the favorite forms of kofte with my children and quite a special...
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A Special, Flying Visit to Istanbul
Simit, Turkish sesame coated bread rings; a warm welcome home We had a flying visit to Istanbul last weekend; packed with family and friends to see, my niece’s beautiful wedding and delicious Turkish...
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Eggplant kebab with yoghurt marinated chicken; Patlicanli Kebap
Baked eggplant kebab with chicken, onions, peppers; Patlicanli Tepsi Kebabi Merhaba all; we had a delightful Turkish cookery class at the weekend and this baked eggplant or aubergine kebab with...
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