Ramadan is finally finished and we are now into the 3 day holiday period known as Şeker Bayramı, or Sugar Festival. The name is given for all the candy that is handed out to children as they go door-to-door wishing their elders a ‘good Bayram.’ If I could make a cultural comparison I would say …
Month: June 2018
Fermented Salsa
This recipe combines two of my favorite things: fermentation and Mexican food. I love tacos, to the point that when we go back to the states my husband actually gets frustrated with me about the number of tacos we eat. But I am like, welcome to my world. It’s kebabs 365 days a year, I …
Spring Stinging Nettle Spanokopita
A tradition I love that is still going strong are the weekly vegetable markets that set up in neighborhoods across the city. Some of them block off streets, wreaking havoc on the traffic. Old ladies who may elbow you to get the best produce then toddle home carrying their hard won kilos of tomatoes, eggplants …
Homemade Corned Beef
When I was learning to cook in San Francisco I lived up the street from this hofbrau named Tommy's Joynt, it is an institution that has been around for 70 years, it serves ridiculously large portions of delicious corned beef, pastrami, ham and turkey among other things for an equally ridiculously low price. Whenever my …
Keshkek Meshkek 