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…
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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…
Stewed Red Cabbage
Stewed red cabbage is a classic (holiday) side dish for roast poultry or pork. Because it is St. Martin and because festive dishes are eaten, roast duck or goose. And also anything else meaty. And we try a new wine.The red cabbage (purple-leaved varieties of Brassica oleracea Capitata Group) is a kind of cabbage, also…
Quince (and Pear) Jam
The quince (/ˈkwɪns/; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart,…
Ayurvedic Fennel Soup
Let’s cook some soup today. Fennel one. With some Indian spices to make it look Ayurvedic.What is fennel anyway?Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely…
Narrow-leaved and Broad-leaved Plantain
We know two types of plantain, broad-leaved and narrow-leaved. Both are useful for similar purposes, except that the broad-leaved one is more effective in healing wounds, while the narrow-leaved one is most often used to relieve colds. Both species are characterized by leaves with visible longitudinal veins, but they differ noticeably mainly in the shape…
First Hike After Surgery
I had an surgery, painful, unpleasant. Shaving the legs, changing into a hospital gown, fishnet panties, ten days of injections in the abdomen against blood clots. I survived everything.The Beatles – Lucy in the Sky With DiamondsOf course, for the first two weeks I was banned from driving, lifting weights, running up stairs and any…
Calendula Tincture
Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold, common marigold, ruddles, Mary’s gold or Scotch marigold, is a flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, although its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it may possibly be of garden origin. It is also widely naturalized farther north…