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Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne: Another Market Visit
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
05/15/13 14:11
From the humid delights of Singapore, on we flew to Melbourne, our first visit to what has turned out to be a very lovely, very friendly city, located on the Yarra River in the south of Australia. the business district of Melbourne to the left with the...
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Have you ever had a Singapore Sling
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
05/11/13 15:19
I've never been a great fan of cocktails. But then, I've never had a Singapore Sling! the original Singapore Sling with the traditional peanuts on the side And certainly never one at the legendary Raffles in Singapore itself! the outdoor bar ... What a...
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Orchids in Singapore - yes, really
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
05/07/13 17:17
No, you haven't made a mistake: this is indeed your regular Seasonal Cook in Turkey reporting! I've decided to show you what I did yesterday and it wasn't in the kitchen- And if you're thinking my, this girl is doing a lot of travelling, well, you would...
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Yeni Dünya Kebabı - a Truly Seasonal Kebab made with Loquats
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
04/29/13 14:53
Here in Bodrum, home to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassos, one of the seven ancient Wonders of the World down in south western Turkey, where we have been for the last few days and the sun hasn't stopped sparkling on the cyrstal clear waters of the Aegean,...
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New-look Favourite Fudge Cake
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
04/25/13 21:06
Have you ever thought about changing the cake tin in which you bake your favourite cake? Here is the living proof that it makes all the difference! Our favourite fudge cake will always taste fabulous and I recommend it hands down ....BUT just change the...
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50 Shades of Green at Selçuk Saturday Market
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
04/18/13 13:37
My little trip to Selçuk was actually a fantastic photo opportunity for me. I resolutely left my old familiar camera back home and took my new one with me determined to experiment with as many new settings as I could. Saturday, a bright, beautiful day,...
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Lunch in Heraclea, today's Kapıkırı, by Lake Bafa
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
04/16/13 16:25
Springtime in Kapıkırı with Lake Bafa in the background Kapıkırı, in south-western Turkey, is a small very unspoilt village nestling amongst ancient ruins and huge boulders strewn violently everywhere by a mighty earthquake thousands of years ago. In times...
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İspanaklı Peynirli Böreği - Spinach and Cheese Pastry Roll
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
04/11/13 10:15
There is a certain mystique about Turkish börek that we foreigners are acutely aware of. We like to eat them but we tend to think they're not for us: we hesitate to make them because we think we don't really know how. And of course that's true! We who haven't...
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Orange and Poppy Seed Victoria Sponge
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/28/13 21:04
Anyone would think this was a baking blog. I love baking, this is probably my favourite aspect of cooking. Cakes like this one are not at all Turkish but here I am, living in Turkey, and I find that English-style cakes go down a treat! here we have orange...
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Simple Smoked Salmon Tart: the Perfect Tuzlu for Your Next Turkish Tea Party
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/22/13 19:40
Yesterday it was my turn to host my little group of 22 years to tea. I have already described how tea parties are an absolute way of life here in Istanbul - click here to read about that - and you will also know that I am very partial to making something...
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A Very Unusual Turkish Spring Veg: Filiz
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/19/13 23:46
We were in our wonderful village of Assos which overlooks the Aegean, this past weekend after a very long absence. It was still very much winter and the weather was awful. In fact the whole country was ravaged by winds, rain and even snow. can you see how...
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Artichokes - Enginar: It's the season once again
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/17/13 17:45
Artichokes or enginar as they are called here in Turkey, to our great delight regularly make their appearance every spring on every street corner and in all the markets of Istanbul. And they are back! Check out these past posts (just click on the link)...
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Green Lentil Salad with Parsley and Fresh Mint- Mercimek Piyazı
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/15/13 18:20
I asked TT what exactly piyaz means as my concept of piyaz is the white beans/fasulye with hard-boiled egg, onion, a little parsley, and tomato. It's a national favourite often served with kuru köfte . He said that to any Turk, this is what it means. But...
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Cranberry-pistachio Brownies
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/10/13 21:42
This is a recipe for those of us lucky enough not to be on a diet. First, take some plain chocolate ... 300g to be precise and interestingly enough, it doesn't have to have a high cocoa solid content. You know how most choc recipes stipulate 70% or higher?...
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Anatolian Spinach with Currants and Pine Nuts/Anadolu Ispanak Ezmesi
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/06/13 20:15
I bought this years ago as a decoration never thinking I would one day be using it regularly in my own kitchen! These days my mortar and pestle are my best friends. Isn't that funny? I find I am more and more interested in spices and those fabulous little...
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Pear and Fig Slump/Armut ve İncir Tatlısı
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
03/02/13 17:16
This is the first time I have ever heard of a culinary slump in terms of a dessert topping. How about you? I know a good old English crumble. I know a cobbler. But slump, no. But I've learned now: a slump is something like a light scone mix made with buttermilk...
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Sesame-covered Simits: Turkish Bagels
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
02/25/13 22:47
Sesame-covered simit fresh from the oven Actually I have the barest idea of what a bagel is other than that it is round. But what I do know is that Turkish simit are the original Ottoman fast food, available any time and most anywhere, from street pedlars...
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Almond and Seed-crusted Chicken/Bademli ve Baharat Tohumlu Tavuk
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
02/22/13 22:13
Here is the kind of recipe we are all looking for: low-cal but tasty. Well anyway, that's my take on what we should be looking for these days. It's not a Turkish recipe, just my translation of yet another fab Woman&Home recipe. But the ingredients make...
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White Cheese (feta) and Herb Loaf - Beyaz Peynirli ve Otlu Kek
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
02/18/13 21:18
I've been doing rather a lot of gezzing recently. And what is this word 'gezzing' you may well ask: it originally comes from the Turkish verb, gezmek. Loosely speaking, it means to go around, to visit, to be out and about, and this is exactly what I have...
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Carrot and Almond Cheesecake
By A Seasonal Cook in Turkey
02/11/13 22:45
Hi Cooking! I'm back. I've missed you. Yes, having been in the UK last week and with a million and one things to see to, I've had to desert my beloved blog but I'm back. I bought a few magazines at Heathrow prior to my return flight and one of them is new...
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