Have all you food-blog-readers out there heard of Yotam Ottolenghi? He's an Israeli-born British chef who I absolutely love! He has restaurants in the UK, at least five cookbooks, a website full of traditional & inventive Middle Eastern recipes, and a weekly column in The Guardian. He also has one of the best, most gorgeous,... Continue Reading →
Lahmacun
What is lahmacun you ask? Let's start with pronunciation. If you're American (or not Turkish, really), I can almost guarantee your guess is wrong. In Turkish, the pronunciation of 'c' as we English speakers know it, doesn't really exist. If you see a 'c' in a Turkish word, think of it as an English 'j.' Easy enough?... Continue Reading →
Sfiha
Yesterday morning before going to the grocery store, we had a pretty standard conversation around here... "Do you want to pick out a new recipe to try tonight before we go to the store?" "Duh." Selim was perusing one of our favorite books, The World's Best Street Food, from Lonely Planet. Our friend Kayla gave it... Continue Reading →