A New Year and new hopes, dreams, ideas, invites and cooking adventures.  To start of the New Year right, I invited my aunt Havva’s family along with my parents to host a traditional Turkish sit down dinner.  Since my aunts father in law is visiting and he visits so rarely I took upon this opportunity... Read More »

It is a frigid Tuesday night in New York City in the New Year 2012, one of the coldest couple of days we are having this winter. I’m not a big fan of the cold weather, I rather take the snow and sleet any day as long as I am not trapped indoors during that time.  Days like these call for hot,... Read More »

One of my favorite things to eat when I’m in  Turkey is to devour real authentic Turkish Soups!  The taste is absolutely different then the ones I make at home here in the states.  I honestly don’t know what it is, the ingredients and cooking methods are the same, I say it must be something... Read More »

Ramadan or Ramazan as we say in Turkish is a special time of the year, it is a test of will, self confidience and most of all being grateful for what one has in their lives.  Fasting – is to abstain oneself from food or eat very little or to not certain types of food.  When we do this,... Read More »