Recipes from A to Z
Hot Pepper Jam
Do you have room in your pantry for a few jars of this jam that my mother suggests?
Sheep Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Scones
Quick English bread rolls for weekend mornings. With buttermilk or cut in half and filled with ham....
Muhammara - Roasted Pepper and Walnut Spread
If you haven't prepared roasted pepper paste for winter yet, now you have another reason to.
Bananas with Cream, Nuts and Honey
A dessert from Istanbul, from Mezze by Lemon Tree. A very successful combination of tangy, sweet,...
Bean and Chestnut Salad
Beans, chestnuts, and homemade oil - this was the simple weekend combination.
Beef and Eggplant Stew
Simplicity on a rainy day.
Fried Eggplant and Zucchini Cubes with Yogurt and Tomato Sauce
A salad-appetizer: with eggplant, tomato sauce and yogurt, the quintessence of Turkish appetizers.
Cheese Pide
Pide is a Turkish pizza shaped like a boat. When filled with cheese, it's called kasarli pide.
Smoked Paprika Seasoning
Seasoning for pork, shrimp or salmon.
Peaches with Yogurt and Walnuts
Good ideas come when you step out of your comfort zone.
Eggplant with Cheese in Tomato Almond Sauce
This recipe is inspired by my recent visit to Istanbul.
Grilled Corn with Cheese
Just an idea for grilled corn.
Mini Cabbage Rolls with Urda Cheese
10 in one go.
Roasted Pepper Paste
The "Pantry" project started promisingly, with a pepper paste that's delicious in everything.
Simple Berry Cake
Simple, smart, and full of charm? Then this is the cake you've been waiting for.
Tabbouleh
A salad that helps me in the evening to compensate for some culinary excesses during the day.
Tomato and Onion Salad
Yesterday I made a simple grilled bavette steak and while it was marinating (just with pul biber,...
Simple Fruit Cake
Simple and fluffy. It's the cake of summer!
Turkish Poached Eggs with Yogurt (Cilbir)
Cilbir for breakfast.
Turkish Rice Pudding (Sütlaç)
Sütlaç is a very creamy Turkish pudding that contains a small amount of rice and is thickened with...
Eggs in Tomato Sauce with Chorizo (Shakshuka)
Shakshuka, a North African dish believed to originate from the Ottoman Empire, now has Spanish...
Zucchini and Cheese Fritters
I'm back!!!
Lemon Parfait
Perfect for summer!
Baked Meatballs with New Potatoes and Peppers
Tender meatballs and their side dish prepared together in the oven. Just simple and delicious!