When I tell people that I make and sell Baklava, the conversation goes something like this...EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Them: I don't like Baklava Me: What kind of Baklava have you …
Taze Fasulye: Green Beans get a makeover when they do the tango with tomatoes!
Before we would leave for our vacation to Turkey in the summers, we would always call my grandparents just before for last minute requests. Each time, my grandmother would ask me what I would like her …
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Some Like it Hot: Turkish Pepper, Various kinds & how to use them
When I was young, my grandmother would teach me and my cousins how to eat hot peppers. I remember sitting outside in the garden and my grandmother would take one of the long, thin green hot peppers, …
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Sugar & Syrup: How they can make or break your baklava
If, seeing the beauty of the sugar cane, the heart pours out its blessings Sweetness and flavor begin to shout aloud from the root of every tooth. ~Rumi My dad used to tell me stories of …
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Gözleme, Turkish stuffed flatbread
Last week was all about cooking comfort food for the freezer. After cooking up a big batch of spinich and onions, it was time to make the dough for some Gözleme. I ended up making a double …
Going Nuts!
Most people believe that baklava is just about walnuts or pistachios. However, baklava varies depending on their regions. Let's take Turkey, for example. Istanbul baklava is predominately walnut, …
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