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Blog Archives

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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Vegetarian Flavours

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

Great seasonal recipes enough to turn any meat-eater veggie Now summer time is well and truly in it’s midst and the weather is hot hot hot, eating lighter, healthier food is top of our list. This week we pay homage to the Vegetarian, and living without meat. Of course, if you just can’t give up

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Summer BBQ tips, marinades and salads

Posted in Recipes by Hulya Erdal

Finally we’re seeing some really beautiful summer weather, enough to make the Mediterranean a touch jealous. The only thing missing is the sea and well, a respectable 2 hour car journey should remedy that craving. There are plenty of great seaside towns to visit but I’m saving that for another article. This week sees my

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