Archive for the ‘Breakfast’ Category
Sometimes I like to talk. Alot. I have to hold myself back from yapping the other person to death. Of course, there are other times where I love to embrace the silence. A nice book, an evening walk, or maybe even a weekend brunch filled with brown sugar and cinnamon- in the form of these [...]
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Weekends mean brunch. A good Turkish brunch always involves bread. And also cheese, sometimes three kinds. This bread combines a rich yeast bread with melty mozzarella topping. Now that I think about it, these would be stellar with a nice stew for dinner. Turkish Yeast Bread 2 cups milk 250 g margarine 1 tsp sugar [...]
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As much as Asian countries’ cuisine is based on rice products, food culture in Turkey is largely based on bread. So much so that without bread, according to my dear hubby, a family meal cannot commence. Rather than eat bread-less, a member of the family will be sent immediately to procure some. In fact, most [...]
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Cinnamon is one of my favorite spices. Anything you put cinnamon in becomes twice as delicious! This cinnamon bread especially rocks. A warm yeasty bread with a sugary sweet swirl on the inside. This stuff will fill your house with the warm, cozy scent of home. Perfect for snacking during the day or even for [...]
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Strawberry Shortcake is a perfectly summery food, celebrating the arrival of berry season with a marriage of buttery biscuit and fresh whipped cream. Make sure not to over mix the biscuit dough to ensure a light and flaky delicacy. Enjoy on a sunny weekend afternoon on your porch, with a glass of strawberry lemonade on [...]
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I go through a lot of bread recipes. I’m still amazed when dough rises and the smell of bread baking is second to none. This recipe is one of my favorites. It is called button rolls because the way you snip the bread dough with scissors before baking makes a pattern similar to buttons on [...]
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Sour cream twists, said to be of German origin, combine the flakiness of pastries with the flavor of yeast risen dough. These twists are covered in sugar and then baked until lightly golden. Perfect for afternoon tea! Sour Cream Twists makes three dozen large and four dozen small twists 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose [...]
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Oddly enough, the first memory I have of a quiche was at my high school Renaissance festival. If any of my closet readers are my old high school buddies, yeah, you guys remember. Everyone dressed up as either a member of the Court, a servant, or a wench. I think I may have been the [...]
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Let’s be straight. There’s a ton of different types of bread. Too many that we tend to lump them all into one category. In my mind, though, there is bread, and then there’s bread. Special bread, the kind that make you silently gasp, “Oh. My. Goodness!” This is one of those. Rich, buttery, without being [...]
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In case you’re new here, you should know a few things. 1. I married a Turkish man. 2. I call him Bear, Mister Bear, or Gorilla, depending on the occasion. You may hear me talk of him a lot. He’s the main victim, er, happy recipient of my culinary explorations. Much of the time, he [...]
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