Pasta Gratins with Goat Cheese, Sage and Mushrooms

January 31st, 2008  | Category: Pasta

Kepekli Makarna

I am known to eat a whole pot of pasta in one sitting (and a jar of Nutella if I feel festive, but that is not our topic today). What’s more unfortunate is once I made a fatal mistake of telling this to my mother.

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Clementine and Olive Oil Cake

January 23rd, 2008  | Category: Baked Goods, Cakes

ClementineOlive Oil Cake

Sweeter than an orange, larger than a tangerine. This seedless, deep orange-coloured beauty is called a clementine.

You can buy them for their looks alone. I had a different motive. You remember my “Monday morning syndrome” cake? I was in desperate need of one this week…

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A Winter Drink That Makes Your Boobs Grow Bigger

January 17th, 2008  | Category: Turkish Cuisine

Winter in İstanbul

Winter in İstanbul is magical. Tomatoes grow (without soil) on the streets, alley cats find warm spots that they defend no matter what and street vendors selling roasted chestnuts pop up everywhere.

Come January, İstanbul would almost always be buried under a thick coat of snow, but with the global warming, seeing an inch of it has become a dream. It snowed two weeks ago but the feast ended very quickly.

But here is another feast that is associated with winter in İstanbul. This magical winter drink is called Boza, and it makes your boobs grow BIGGER naturally. Not kidding!

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