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Turkish Kabak Tatlisi (Poached Pumpkin)

September 25, 2008

My two-week series on Turkish food draws to a close with this sweet poached pumpkin dessert, Kabak Tatlisi. When I received a small pumpkin in my weekly CSA delivery last week, I flipped through my Turkish cookbook and found the…

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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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Turkish Ispanakli Gozleme: Spinach-Filled Flat Bread

September 18, 2008

This versatile flat bread (gozleme) is common to many parts of Turkey and is often made at home but can also be found in cafes. Creamy spinach wrapped by grilled flat bread — sound delicious? I don’t want to give…

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