Category Archives: Turkish Food!

An easy cross-cultural culinary compromise (with recipe)

Posted on September 18, 2011 by lizcameron

What could be more Turkish than a tomato? What could sing New England summer as well as a vine ripened tomato? What about adding some organic garlic? What about adding some downeast Maine applewood smoked sea salt? What about adding … Continue reading →

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A consideration of Turkish junk food…is that an oxymoron?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by lizcameron

My recent foray into the world of leblebi (roasted chick peas, Ataturk’s favorite), salted pumpkin seeds, potato chips and rose hips for road trips  got me to thinking about junk food in general here – what do Turks consider junk … Continue reading →

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Of road trips and rose hips (with recipe)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by lizcameron

Well, over the last week or so, we have been (virtually) to the U.S. to discuss Obama and 9-11 and Italy to discuss the plight of mozzarella mammas over the last week here on slowly-by-slowly, and now it is time … Continue reading →

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