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UK Foodie Festivals 2013
Festivals aren’t just about music – food festivals are growing in number all the…
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Istanbul INN London – Chef Silvena Rowe and Made by the Chef
If you’ve always wanted to visit Istanbul and taste the delights of Turkish cuisine then…
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Turkey in Top Ten Culinary Holiday Destinations
I was really pleased to see that Turkey, represented by the Gokpinar Retreat Centre, is in…
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Molohiya – A Traditional Cypriot Dish
I’ve been feeling a lot of Molohiya love from all my people on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest over the last few days and so thought I’d better post a recipe up double quick! It’s summertime, I’m back in the motherland and over the last week have been embroiled in some serious Molohiya leaf action. As
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North Cyprus Trip Part 3 – Limniti and the Organic Gardens
Limniti (Yesilirmak), a village in the North West of Cyprus and where the first inhabitants of Cyprus were recorded, is one of the best regions of the North. Soil that is so rich in minerals and where practically anything grows. I’m very proud to say my dad’s family is from this village, and he was
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North Cyprus Trip Recipes – Yellow Plum Jam
Here on the Island, we are well known for our wide selection of jam. To be honest, as long as it’s labelled fruit, we make it into jam. This includes Watermelon jam (made from the thick peel not the red bit), Orange jam (made from the thick skin) and our famous Walnut jam, made from
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North Cyprus Trip Recipes – Turlu (Vegetarian stew)
Not sure stew’s really the right word to describe this dish before you all start sweating in your t-shirts and thinking, “Why’s she making stew in summer?!” Actually, this is one of the most popular and widely eaten vegetarian dishes, not only in Cyprus, but generally around the Mediterranean. There are a few variations I’m
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North Cyprus Trip Part 2 – Food!
The great thing about Cyprus food is it’s many influences from the surrounding countries and former colonisations! If you don’t know much about this divine island then a very quick, potted history is to say that many different cultures have attempted control and ownership of Cyprus. The Venetians, Byzantines, Ottomans, Lusignians, British…they’ve all had a
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North Cyprus Trip Part 1 – The Beginning
So it has to be said that I haven’t been back to the motherland (North Cyprus) in seven years. Both my parents are from this tiny island strategically placed near Egypt, Turkey and Greece. My mother is from Nicosia, the capital and my dad from a village known as Limniti, in the North West. I’m
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