White radish kimchi or kkakdugi kimchi in Korean is the perfect sister recipe to Napa cabbage (baechu) kimchi. Whenever I make baechu kimchi, the most common fermented cabbage kimchi that most of us are familiar with, I make the daikon version at the same time. If you look at the recipe for baechu you will …
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Baechu Kimchi-Korean Fermented Cabbage
I belong to a social media group of foreign women residing in Istanbul. One of the most common topics is the frustration women feel with their Turkish partners eating habits. Turks are famously Turkish cuisine centric and for the most part whole heartedly believe that their food is the best food in the world and …
Chiles de Arbol and Pineapple Salad
Yesterday I posted a recipe for a habanero salsa that goes well with tropical fruit and lime dishes. That reminded me of a pineapple salad I made for a taco party that went over very well with my guests. It would go really nicely with some crispy pork tacos, for example. The original poster of …
Yucatan Habanero Table Salsa
Habaneros get a bad rap. Yes they are incredibly hot, one of the hottest in the world. But they are also one of the fruitiest peppers out there. Especially the very ripe ones which have become orange in color. This recipe uses garlic and salt to balance the heat and fruit juice to bring out …
Azerbaijani Ajika- Fermented Version
Our last 24 hours in Azerbaijan were spent in the tiny village of İlisu in the Qakh Rayonu region. The village is located with Dagestan/ Russia to the north and Georgia to the west. İlisu is a small village with a population of less than 1,500 people nestled at the foot of the Caucasus mountains. …
Soft Kefir Cheese Made with Buffalo Milk
Last week I was on the hunt for some fresh cream when I wandered into a recently opened organic dairy shop in my hood. They didn’t have any cream, but I was sold half a dozen farm fresh eggs that I didn’t really need and a liter of buffalo milk. I have never drank buffalo …
Homemade Kefir Cultured Butter
I was recently gifted some kefir grains and have been experimenting with what to do with them beyond simply making kefir. Kefir is a cultured fermented drink most commonly made with cow’s milk, although goat, buffalo, rice and coconut milk are also options. It is a tart and tangy drink that is nutrient dense and …
No Waste Vegetable Scrap Chicken Stock -Slow Cooker Version
If you are like me the idea of food waste probably makes you a bit anxious. Living in the middle of a huge city I don’t have the option to compost my food waste. But one simple thing I do is save my vegetable scraps in a freezer bag. Every time I peel a carrot, …
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Nixtamalized Corn Tortillas
It is an ongoing disappointment in my life that Istanbul has a very limited and mediocre international culinary presence. But that is a rant for another day. As a person who loves Mexican food, tacos in particular, this leaves a taco shaped hole in my heart. In the past year or so a handful of …
Roasted Peach Popsicles
At the end of August I made the trek back to my Indiana hometown to catch the last days of summer with my family. My older sister is a talented baker with seemingly limitless creativity and energy; her two girls are fruit fiends and popsicle addicts. Rather than have them eat processed grocery store popsicles …
Keshkek Meshkek 