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October 15, 2014
Yalancı Dolma or Fake Dolma are one of my favorite Turkish meze. It was always on the table for our New Years celebrations in Ankara every year. Sevim hanim, my former mother-in-law made the best dolmas ever. The were cooked perfectly every time. Tender leaves on the outside firm never mushy rice on the inside. The mixture of the olive oil and the lemon juice along with all the spices and flavors inside the dolmas would make your tongue...
October 10, 2014
Last week when I went to Atlanta with my daughter to the AWA (Anime Week Atlanta) Convention, I spent some of my time checking out the wonderful Turkish Bakkal in Sandy Springs. In Turkey, a bakkal is a little neighborhood store where you can buy many household essentials. This one was just a few miles up the interstate from where we were staying and extremely easy to find. The service was excellent and if you live in this area,...
January 25, 2013
According to Wikipedia, past accounts tell us that eggplant is said to have over 1000 different preparations. Before I moved to Turkey at the age of 22, I can honestly say that would have seemed like a high number to me. I had never eaten, let alone thought about cooking an eggplant up until that point. Okay, maybe I do have one disastrous memory of trying to impress my husband by making Imam Bayildi. I have eaten and cooked my...
