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...
It’s simple. It’s easy. It’s wonderful. It’s… Homemade white bread, and it only took a few minutes of actual work to make perfectly the very first time. Trust me folks, if I can do this, so can you! if you’ve got a stand mixer...
Before someone asks, the name of this dish was coined my wife. When I asked her what I should call it for the post, she answered immediately “Surprisingly Wonderful Broccoli Slaw with Sesame”, so there you have it. But of course there’s a story...
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...
This is a simple little side dish that my kids absolutely adore and hey, any vegetable dish that I can get my kids to ask for is most definitely worth sharing, right? It can be thrown together out of a few simple ingredients and is ready in minutes, yet adds quite a...