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Summer with friends
For the plum filling: 500 gr plums (deseeded) 1/2 cup sugar (depends on plum, if it is sour add more sugar by tasting it) cinnamon Place the plums into a sauce pan and cook. Do not add water. When soften … Continue reading
Home made yogurt starter with three different methods
Yogurt is a fermented milk which has Turkish roots as it is understood from its Turkish name used almost all around the world. Yogurt in Turkish means to thicken or coagulate. The nomadic Turks not only had found this milk … Continue reading
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Spicy cheese dip ~ Tirokafteri (τυροκαφτερή)
Tirokafteri (τυροκαφτερη) or htipiti (χτυπητη) is a cheese spread that is commonly eaten as a meze platter or a party snack. A very rustic, extra simple and great for every occasion! 100 gr white cheese 60 gr mizitra cheese 150 … Continue reading
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Mini cornichon pickles (gherkins)
Leaves are beginning to drop like the temperature and it is the harvest time for these miniature crunchy cucumbers which we call it cornichon, like French. If you’re buying fresh cornichons (gherkin), you should look for small and firm ones. … Continue reading
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Cherry Laurel sun-cooked marmalade
Cherry Laurel or Prunus laurocerasus is a fruit native to the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is naturally grown especially in North Anatolia and Northern Aegean coast. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree and the leaves are … Continue reading
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