Beet-Top Borek

My Turkish friend Dilara  is living in New York. We have been collaborating on food, speaking food, and enjoying food together.  As always her whirlwind dervish dinners are  chaotic events, but always tasty. Inviting her for dinner, I decided to make...

Breads from Turkey – in honor of the Arab Spring

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works -Naguib Mahfou, Egyptian novelist  (Thanks to Jean-Philippe de Tonnac for posting these timely words by Naguib Mahfouz!) ...

Isn’t it a pide!

All alone on Valentine's Day. My honey is away. I need comfort. What should I do? Eat! But exactly what should I eat? Well, when my friend Dilara phones and happily surprises me, I realize the Valentine's Day cure. In fact, I had just bought some suçuk last...