Saracen Heart

Here's a trick a lot of Turks play on visitors: What's in that pudding on the right? Answer: Milk, cinnamon, sugar, rice. Mayb...

Chobani You might ask: Why is there a post about Greek yogurt on this site? Answer: Because it's really Turkish. Lots of Turkis...

Loquat Once upon a time, my husband's cousin went hunting through an orchard for some ripe "yedidunya". It was her faaaavo...

via tasteoftanzania.com While I make the rounds on the A-Z blogs, this is another repost of something I wrote last year. Last Monday I...

purslane It's spring and the weeds are rejoicing all over - especially in my lawn and herb garden. Dandelion salad, anyone? You...

Lezzetin Izinde Tis the season to roast some chestnuts on an open fire. Have you ever done it though? I had to go clear across the world...

image via tulumba.com It's officially NaNoWriMo for me, so I'm cheating on my blog and posting recipes. An easy one that I lik...

image via evimistanbul.com I read lots of stuff about Turkey. Lots. Of. Stuff. Sometimes I come across things I don't understand. Ma...

via Turkey-in-photos.com I found some really nice eggplant today at the store, so I'm going to make some dolmas for my dh, since it...

 via turkeysforlife.com Cin Bal in Kayakoy  Happy 4th of July! Since picnics and family barbeques are in order today, here's a Tur...

via Uniglobalexotic.wordpress.com Growing up I knew three things about sesame : Sesame Street, Open Sesame, and a rhyme about a sesam...

Image via Wikipedia If you didn't get the chance to enter yet, there was a giveaway for a signed copy of  Across the Universe in...

 via gamze sonmez @Flickr  The best way to learn a language is by immersion. In my case, I was stuck in a small fishing boat off the co...

Image via Wikipedia When you live abroad, you need to relearn some things. The names of the herbs and spices in your kitchen is one of t...

via Amazon.com With all the spices available at the Mısır Çarşı , I think some people would believe that Turkish food is inherently spicy...

Image via Wikipedia Last week when we visited the Mısır Çarşı , a couple of you commented on the Baklava and wanted to know if I make it, c...