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Turkish Cerkez Tavugu (Chicken with Walnuts)

September 24, 2008

One of my favorite aspects of Turkish cuisine is the use of nuts in both sweet and savory recipes. In the United States, we typically use nuts on for snacking or in desserts so when walnuts are ground with garlic…

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Turkish Sigara Boregi With Minced Meat

September 23, 2008

Sigara boregi literally translates to ‘cigarette pastry’, a shape common in Turkey and filled with either sweet or savory mixtures. The cigarette shape is familiar to me as I have made egg rolls, lumpia, and spring rolls all of which are…

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