Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night, “to break one’s fast”.Everyone has breakfast. At least most of them. Well, I rarely had breakfast when I was still at work, which is nothing to brag about….
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Light Summer Olivier Salad
Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck gettin’ dirt’ and grittyBeen down, isn’t it a pity?Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the cityAll around, people looking half-deadWalkin’ on the sidewalk, hotter than a match headThe Lovin’ Spoonful, 1966 Summers are getting hotter. Since that distant summer of ‘66, when The Lovin’ Spoonful…
Meatballs with Garlic and Ginger
Let’s have something with a Southeast Asian flavor again. Meatballs with garlic and ginger. As far as I’m concerned, the main ingredient here is ginger. For me, the spice above the spices.And what is ginger?Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice and a…
Acacia Dessert
Spring is in full swing, everything is blooming and booming.Nature offers us its gifts.I remember when I was a child, we used to get fried acacia flowers for dessert. It was one of those moments when my mother would cuddle us and let us know how much she loved us.And when I was returning from…
Etli Kuru Fasulye
Turkish White Bean Stew With Meat Turkey is not just Hagia Sophia, Mimar Sinan or, as recently protests, Turkey is also cuisine.One of the simplest, yet most magnificent dishes is kuru fasulye.Kuru fasulye is a stewed bean dish. It is made primarily with white beans and olive oil, and onion and tomato paste or tomato…
Six Days in Istanbul
Short Notes I haven’t traveled anywhere for five years. First Covid, then my mother’s illness. And then my mother passed away.She always said how sad she was because, according to her, I wasn’t traveling anywhere because of her. So I explained to her that my presence with her was my decision. No one forced me…
Thai Massaman Curry
I have always loved Southeast Asian cuisine. And the surrounding area. I remember when I was in a Chinese restaurant for the first time many years ago. In the London district of Soho. And no wonder, there was rice as a side dish and I found a small animal in it that starts with C……
Turkey Roll with Pancetta
When you hear the word turkey, what do you think of? To the country of Turkey or to the great bird, the turkey.It is no wonder that on 4 December 2021, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a presidential circular calling for exports to be labeled as being “Made in Türkiye”. The circular also said…
Baked Apples
I throw the apple at you, and if you are willing to love me, take it and share your girlhood with me; but if your thoughts are what I pray they are not, even then take it, and consider how short-lived is beauty.— Plato, Epigram VII Apples.What can we say about them?Apples appear in many religious…
Semolina Slices With Cottage Cheese
Semolina is the name given to coarsely milled durum wheat mainly used in making couscous, pasta, and sweet puddings. The term semolina is also used to designate coarse millings of other varieties of wheat, and sometimes other grains (such as rice or maize) as well.So, now that we have clarified what semolina is, let’s go…