One of the ways I cope with my wife being in Turkey for her grueling 15 month tour of duty is to try my hand at Turkish recipes from time-to-time. It helps the family feel somehow connected to her through food, knowing that she can probably purchase many of these...
What do you serve when you have two teenaged nephews over for the weekend in a house already populated by four men? When you know that the two people visiting are capable of consuming the gross food production of some small island nations all by themselves in a...
If you can imagine an incredibly savory pierogi mixed with a wonderful, chewy Mediterranean flatbread, you’ve pretty much captured the flavor and texture of this Turkish staple, Patates Gozleme. The word gozleme actually comes from the Turkish word...
One of the treasures my wife brought with her on her recent visit home was her version of Turkish style mashed potatoes. While you might not find mashed potatoes something sexy, with the addition of a few ingredients they are. Oh yes, they are. While these are...
Some of the highlights of my wife’s recent visit home was that she’s spent quite a bit of her time learning to cook authentic Turkish food. Over the three weeks she was home she got to share some of those recipes with us and now we get to share them with...
My wife is currently visiting for her incredibly overdue mid-tour visit from her post in Turkey and, as is common for homecomings, she came bearing gifts for both myself and for the kids. For the kids was a wonderful assortment of Turkish memorabilia. For me she...