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Blog Archives

Moshi Moshi London…Sushi while the trains go by….but you’d never know it

I consider myself to be a proper East Londoner, a know it all of the streets of London, lived here all of my 41 years and worked in and around the capital for over 25 of those years. So, shockingly and embarrassingly I confess that I had never been to Moshi Moshi, in Liverpool Street

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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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Lahmacun

After much deliberation over dinner tonight, I shall be making Lahmacun… This is the Turkish equivalent to pizza minus the cheese. It is a soft flatbread made simply from flour, salt and water. Rolled out thinly using a special Turkish stick like rolling pin known as an Oklavi, it is then smeared with a light

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Sitting at My Kitchen Table…

I’ve made it my mission to blog everyday and post as many recipes and stories as I can to give all you lovely people something to read! Right now I am sitting at my kitchen table, contemplating what to cook for today. There are so many recipes to choose from, in my own collection and

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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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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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