Archive for the ‘Mediterranean’ Category
Mediterranean cultures are full of stuffed foods. Whether it be tomatoes, eggplants, bread, or grape leaves! With the abundance of grapevines in the warm climate, fresh grape leaves are way easier to find than in the U.S. However, pickled grape leaves can be easily found in major supermarkets and Middle Eastern markets. Turkish cuisine has [...]
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This recipe is one I have almost memorized. I make it when I want a quick flatbread and it also makes a killer pizza dough. It only has a half-hour rise and a short one as the oven heats up, which is pretty unheard of for a yeast bread. Convinced yet? It also tastes like [...]
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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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There’s a lot of compromise involved in life, particularly in relationships. Having married a Turkish man-bear who is completely different from me in culture, religion, and ethnicity, clashing is a daily affair in our home. When it comes to mealtime, the fluctuations are particularly amusing. One evening we may have kimchi stew with Korean sidedishes [...]
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Sometimes I’m not much of a lady. I burp after drinking soda, laugh so hard until I snort or even let out a few ****ing swear words.
Read MoreI had my first green bean when I was nine years old. It emerged frozen in a little plastic bag…
Read MoreBaking bread gives me a kick. Maybe I get high off the aroma. But I also like my bread easy peasy after I work a 9 hour shift. Hey, I’m not Super Woman!…
Read MoreI’m short. I’m Korean. I love, love, love my Kimchi stew. I was just saying the other day to Bear, “I could eat kimchi stew, every meal for an entire month!” and he retaliated “I could eat Lahmacun every meal for an entire month!”…
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