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Recipes

Pancake Day Recipes

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

No sooner have you given yourself a pat on the back for sticking to your New Year diet, then Pancake day (Shrove Tuesday) comes along and smacks you in the chops like a cold French crepe. Thank goodness it’s only one day and if you can’t have the occasional pancake treat then quite frankly, you

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Kisir – Bulgur (Cracked Wheat) Salad Recipe

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

One of the things I love most about Turkish food is the sharing of dishes and real teamwork when cooking, everyone mucks in! Altough I have to say, my mum was a bit of a control freak in our kitchen, it’s was her way or the highway! I fear I may have inherited this maternal

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Turkish Lentil Soup

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

This is so warming and delicious, perfect for these cold months and a great pick me up! Consider it the Turkish version of a Jewish chicken soup!  Enjoy as a starter or on its own with lots of crusty bread.

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Fig and apricot buckwheat muffins

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

Hot out the oven, these muffins are gorgeous. Best thing is they are so easy to prepare even the kids can do it. Use any choice of dried fruit and substitute the flour for wheat or spelt too. I find doves farm flour fantastic

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Turkish style veggie eggs!

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

This is a brilliant dish, so tasty and simple to prepare plus makes a brilliant HANGOVER cure!  Serve it up in a huge paella style dish with lots of crusty bread and dig in with your hands!  

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Turkish style Yoghurt and Mint Soup

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

This is a souper simple soup to prepare and so hearty and delicious.  Enjoy all year round and as they say in Turkish, “Afiyet Olsun.” You will need: 1 large onion, finely diced 1 tbsp sunflower oil or butter 1 tbsp dried mint 1.2 litres of lamb, chicken or vegetable stock, depending on your taste

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