Notes about Recipes in this book

• Griddled aubergines with saffron yogurt

  • lilham on May 01, 2022

    I found this recipe from searching on EYB for what to do with an aubergine to accompany a North African spiced chicken dish. Instead of cooking the aubergine on a griddle, I roasted them with a drizzle of oil in the oven. The dressing worked very well with the roasted aubergine, pine nuts and pomegranate seeds. A nice and simple side dish.

• Simit kebab with lamb and pistachios

  • joneshayley on February 17, 2019

    This is a very good recipe. The pairing of lamb and pistachio is perfect and the gentle spice from the peppers, and herbs is delicious.

• Pide dough

  • joneshayley on January 08, 2018

    A very forgiving dough- once made can be covered and used over the course of a few days. It doesn’t rise as quickly as the recipe suggests though.

• Black sea pide (Kiymah pide)

  • joneshayley on February 11, 2018

    This is delicious, I’d add some garlic and perhaps mint, in future attempts. But even without, this is lovely and has a great rounded flavour.

• Pastrami and egg pide (Kayseri pide)

  • joneshayley on January 08, 2018

    Once the dough is made, these are so easy, and delicious - pastrami, eggs and cheese make a wonderful filling within crispy delicate pide. My pide were quite small, so when I cracked my eggs I separated some of the white to ensure it fitted nicely.

• Chicken, artichoke and olive pide

  • joneshayley on February 10, 2018

    Very good, but, for me, the artichoke hearts don’t add enough to justify the cost/use of them. Definitely a place to start though.

• Freekeh pilav

  • joneshayley on February 10, 2018

    A really comforting and warm dish. Smoky, deep and flavourful. Great with roast chicken. I added mint and would do so again, as I think it complimented the pilav.

• Beetroot dip (Kiz güzeli)

  • Foodycat on May 14, 2019

    We had it as part of a platter including hummus, falafel and a carrot salad. It was very nice - the roasted garlic adds a good flavour.

• Trabzon-baked cod

  • Foodycat on January 10, 2022

    Very simple and good. I used a regular green pepper. The olives and preserved lemon really makes it, would be slightly dull otherwise I think.

• Mince menemen

  • Indio32 on June 02, 2021

    Made a half portion of this in an unfamiliar kitchen. Swapped the lamb for beef mince & green Turkish peppers for red. Both of us enjoyed it although next time would add a bit of water to loosen it up a bit.

• Akçaabat beef köfte

  • etcjm on November 19, 2018

    Made with 500g not 350g of mince. I can't comprehend the pepperyness if cooked with less than 500g! Tasty enough and easy, eaten with roasted peppera, a tomato sauce and rice. If you love black pepper give this a try.

• Spicy adana kebabs

  • etcjm on July 28, 2024

    Always works. Cooked quite a few times and you couldn't get an easier dish. Tonight instead of a yoghurt sauce, we had stir fried greens with them in a wrap with sweet chilli sauce. Quick and easy.

• Black sea pancake

  • Clog on April 20, 2023

    We found them perfectly tasty, and will do them again. Needs a big pinch of salt though!

  • paisleymonsoon on March 03, 2021

    These were just okay. They needed seasoning. I liked the freshness of all the greens. Because it was so bland, I tried the olive oil, lemon juice, green onion, and parsley "salad" that the recipe mentions and served it on top. It was much better with the kick from the lemon juice. I probably won't make these again, but the idea behind it was interesting.

• Swordfish, tomatoes, lemon and oregano

  • jenburkholder on September 25, 2022

    Tasty and easy. We didn't have any spring onions so used a bit of sliced regular onion, added along with the garlic. Since we had fresh full-sized tomatoes from the garden instead of cherry tomatoes, we used those. They cooked down more in the sauce than the cherries would have, but overall a very nice and simple way with swordfish.

• Honey baklava

  • TLouise on December 27, 2020

    Fantastic recipe and simple to make. I won't make Baklava any other way in future. We added chopped dates as we had some on hand, they were a nice addition.

• Pepper dolma

  • paisleymonsoon on March 03, 2021

    These were good. The filling was excellent. I used cashews since I didn't have pinenuts. I also used only 1 onion instead of 3. 3 onions to a 1/2 cup of rice seems a little like overkill. Additionally, I roasted the peppers at 450°F instead of boiling it because I didn't have an extra hour and a half to kill before everyone in the house was hangry.

• Butter beans with sujuk

  • paisleymonsoon on March 03, 2021

    This was amazing. I didn't have sujuk, so I used some Alabama-style link sausage. I also decided to make it in the instant pot instead of on top of the stove. I used the bean setting which is normal pressure for 30 minutes. We had it with rice, and it was ridiculously filling.