Tag: Ghillie Basan’s Classic Turkish Cooking

Spiced Lamb Chops, Saffron Pilaf & Baked Aubergine with Mint Yoghurt

January 5, 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

I hadn’t planned to cook. Well, not cook from scratch. I had to work over the weekend; a job I’d taken on just before Christmas turned out to be much longer than expected so I had no choice. Taking a portion of the turkey curry I had in the freezer seemed like an easy option […]

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Turkish Eggs with Vegetable Ragout (Menemen) & Homemade Flatbread

October 22, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

I was a voracious reader as a child. I remember when, aged 8, I was ill in bed with mumps, my mother was severely challenged by my relentless demand for books. I would get through two or three a day: books like The Secret Garden, the Heidi books, the Jennings series and What Katy Did. Books I came […]

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