2007 April : Cafe Fernando – Food Blog

Börek is a traditional Turkish layered dough dish, generally filled with cheese, ground meat or vegetables. The most popular fillings are feta cheese, spinach, potatoes and ground meat flavored with a variety of herbs and spices. The dough, called yufka in Turkish, is quite labor-intensive. Not many Turkish households attempt to prepare it themselves. They are sold in 3-5 sheet packs in supermarkets here. Yufka is essential for ...

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Yes, it is officially Spring in Istanbul. We had an amazing day at The Mansion on Saturday. When I arrived there just after noon, the table was already set and the BBQ was ready with blazing flames. We grilled mini meat patties and lamb chops and started eating.

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When it comes to cooking chicken, I like to experiment with different kinds of soaking mixtures. This time around, I tried a mixture of onion juice, orange juice and brown sugar. The result was sweet and tangy. Deglazing and reducing the mixture to a sticky paste worked out great. Definitely recommended.

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My trials with Dorie Greenspan's sweet tart dough recipe continues. The original recipe is located here.

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If this strawberry crisp recipe is not the easiest and most adaptable recipe I have seen so far, then I don't know what is. If you think you have a quicker & tastier recipe, come forward. Otherwise, note this down. The original recipe is called Strawberry & Rhubarb Crisp and it is from Kate Zuckerman's wonderful book The Sweet Life: Desserts From Chanterelle. It became an instant favorite ...

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