Way Easy Pecan Pie Bars
Not actively searching for pecans & not even a die hard pecan pie fanatic, it felt like Xmas when I spotted a pack of these…
Food
12 Ways Living In Turkey Will Change You Forever
You'll never be able to walk past a grape vine anywhere without collecting "just a few" leaves to make a batch of dolma later. The…
The Beyran Fetish
The fervor surrounding this humble soup borders on the obsessive, with upmarket aficionados and traditional enthusiasts alike staking out the nearest and best purveyor of…
7 Must Have Kitchen Gadgets for Successful Living in Istanbul
If you are planning on living in Istanbul for more than a year, you must go out and buy an electric Turkish coffee maker. If…
How To Make Pasta E Fagioli Anywhere
This iconic Italian peasant dish incorporates the heartiness of dried beans and pasta with silky caramelized onion, smoky, dried meat, and a flavorful hard cheese.…
How To Make Turkish Borek With Pumpkin
This is a regional recipe for börek pastry from the Bilecik province in midwestern Turkey, a notable producer of excellent quality chickpeas, quince, and walnuts.…
An Istanbul Retrospective
An hypnotic aura permeates Istanbul, inexplicably seducing me, its melancholy and contradictions satisfying some deep seated inner need for chaos. The determined entrepreneur opening up…
The Original Bagel
A Saturday morning habit bordering on religious...roll out of bed, throw on clothes, and buy a half dozen fresh simit from the local vendor on…
Intermittent Fasting Works
The concept of intermittent fasting initially appealed to me because I love eating, but I'm not in my twenties. Extra calories transform into pounds that…