Baking bread to stay sane during this time and feel connected to family far away. … More Baking to Stay Sane: A tribute to ‘Porches Restaurant’ and my Grandmother…
Waiting for summer weather has me dreaming of my fav place to go for meze and a view… … More One of My Favorites: Eleos Meyhane…
Follow up to my original Paris post… … More Paris Part II: The ‘village’ of Montmartre…
Short insight into last year’s travels and life in 2019…posts to come. … More Life in 2020: Last Year’s Travels and Posts to Come…
Spring Break with mom in Paris … More Paris in the Springtime, Part 1…
This post is the follow-up to my previous one about my trek to Gaziantep, a city in Southeastern Turkey famed for Turkish cuisine. That post focuses on savory meals like kebabs—- so if you haven’t checked that one you can read it here: Gaziantep: Into the land of the kebab There are two major desserts … More Gaziantep Baklava : Tale of joy and sorrows…
How do you write about one of the best if not THE BEST food experiences of a cuisine? It could easily be argued that every experience I write about here I call ‘one of the best’. While that may be true–as I do love food– the dishes from Gaziantep really stand out to me as … More Gaziantep: Into the land of the kebab…
Here’s a short and sweet tribute to my favorite thing: BREAD. Since childhood, my favorite foods have revolved around bread–my grandmother’s southern biscuits…fresh out of the oven or the next day sliced in half and toasted…the best things on EARTH. Who doesn’t … More It’s that time of year…
My quick weekend in Famagusta… … More Famagusta, Northern Cyprus Getaway…
One of the 1st posts that I wrote here on GirlMeetsTurkey was about my trip 3 years prior to Antakya, or ‘Antioch‘ in English… in Turkey’s southeastern region of Hatay. That post focused primarily on my love affair with the way they make hummus and also gave some background history. If you want to check … More Back to Antioch…
