Spaghetti with Wild Garlic Pesto

Posted on Monday April 15th, 2013 by semiha

There are many weekly markets in Stuttgart where farmers sell local products. I really enjoy going there and buying apples and vegetables. At the last market farmers also brought wild garlic leaves from Rems – about 80 km east of Stuttgart. Luck was on my side this day, and a farmer still had two beautiful bunches of wild garlic leaves there waiting for me. Of course I bought them and cooked  spaghetti with fresh wild garlic pesto for dinner :) Delicious! Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

and what do you cook with wild garlic leaves?

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Turkish Cabbage Bake – Fırında Beyaz Lahana

Posted on Wednesday April 10th, 2013 by semiha

I have to hurry up to post this dish. Winter is nearly over ;) I have to admit, cabbage is not my favourite vegetable, but I do like it for a couple of dishes I know. This is a good start for even not cabbage lovers. It is very easy to prepare and really delicious. You don’t notice the cabbage at all :) Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

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Bulgur with Lentils and Courgettes – Mercimekli Bulgur Pilavı ve Yumurtalı Kabak

Posted on Monday April 8th, 2013 by semiha

The vegetable display in the markets are as colourful as the nations around Mediterranean Sea: white and red radishes, peppers in beautiful colours and my lovely courgettes and aubergines, which nestle together, as they don’t want to be separated. I can’t resist at this sight. But what I see there! At the edge of the shelf  a pack of lentils from BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG! I didn’t know that lentils were grown here. The shop owner is happy to tell me that earlier lentils were grown and harvested in South Germany. The lentils were considered as food for the poor people. Well nowadays this organic lentils  are sold as a protein source for vegetarian cuisine and to other prices than earlier. But I had my dinner plan ready at that moment: bulgur with lentils like my grandmother did it with courgettes and eggs. The food was ready on the table just after 25 minutes, thus right for a hungry lot. Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

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(Deutsch) Ankündigung

Posted on Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 by semiha

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe “Orte für Worte” in Bad Wimpfen werde ich am 12. April 2013 im Rahmen eines Menüabends aus “Afiyet olsun! Die wunderbaren Rezepte meiner türkischen Familie” lesen und mehr :) Bin schon ganz aufgeregt ;) Freue mich auf euch!

Kartenreservierung unter 07063-932304, Beginn: 19:00 Uhr, Veranstaltungsort: Cafe Birkensee, Neutorstrasse 10, 74206 Bad Wimpfen.

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Turkey Extra in Food&Travel

Posted on Tuesday April 2nd, 2013 by semiha

 

 

 

 

 

The recent Food&Travel in Germany includes a Turkey Extra with photos, recipes and interview regarding our cookbook from page 14 on :)

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Happy Easter

Posted on Friday March 29th, 2013 by semiha

Something sweet for Easter?! What about sweet South German Easter Pretzel? These Pretzels are very soft and sweet. Traditionally you get them already at green Thursday. You will see the people queuing in front of the bakeries. They are very easy to bake at home. You need a sweet dough with yeast. After baking, brush with melted butter and sprinkle with loads of sugar. Delicious! Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

We wish you a wonderful Easter weekend !

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“Souls” -Swabian Baguettes

Posted on Friday March 22nd, 2013 by semiha

I was queuing at the bakery when a lady in front of me ordered “Three Souls, please!” What? Had I heard right, she really ordered “Three Souls”??? Whose souls or for whom or ??? Can one buy “Souls” in a Swabian bakery? It rattled so much in my head that I had to smile, but the baker did not flinch and grabbed three small thin baguettes and asked: “Anything else?”
Hhmmh?? Obviously I was in one of my daydreams, something was wrong here. When it was my turn, I saw the basket with the small thin baguettes and a sign: “Souls” was written there in black letters!? My mind was playing tricks on me again! I had to wake up and pinched my arm. Ouch! that hurt! I was so confused that I didn’t know what I wanted to buy. Arriving home, I had to go to the bottom of this matter.

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Cereal Bars à la Semiha

Posted on Wednesday March 13th, 2013 by semiha

It’s late in the afternoon and I am enjoying my Lady Grey tea with milk and homemade cereal bars. I am still experimenting for the best, but these are not bad, not bad at all. Full with raisins, apricots, cranberries, almonds, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and more. They are crunchy and nutty and sweet even though I skipped the sugar. I cut them into squares and keep them in a cookie jar. Yummy! Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

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Fake Mantı (Turkish Ravioli) – Yalancı Mantı veya Tembelin Mantısı

Posted on Tuesday March 5th, 2013 by semiha

You might ask: How can you fake Turkish ravioli? We can and today I will show you how :) It is a fact that Turkish people love yogurt and mint. Thus our ravioli (Mantı) are filled with meat and mint and served with yogurt. But even the Turkish ravioli take a little effort to prepare and sometimes you don’t have the time or are not in the mood to spend the time. One day a lady cut the noodles into squares to fill them but suddenly she decided against it and she squeezed the noodle-squares to small butterfly shaped noodles. So instead of filling the noodles she cooked them and prepared a meat-sauce with the filling served the little butterfly shaped noodles with the meat-sauce and yogurt. Therefore we name this dish the “ravioli of lazy cooks” or “fake ravioli” :) Nowadays you can even buy those butterfly shaped noodles (farfalle in Italian). Just delicious and so easy to prepare! Yummy! Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

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Stew with Potatoes and Meat Balls – Topalaklı Patates Çorbası

Posted on Monday February 25th, 2013 by semiha

When it’s storming and snowing outside then there is nothing better than coming home and spooning a hot and warming stew. We diced all the vegetables,  made small meat balls and cooked all in a large pot. Steaming hot and delicious! Enjoy it! Afiyet olsun!

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