A piece of love

Got evenıng ınspiration to cook smth sweet and cute;)))

Ohhh this green....

İnspiring green

homemade künefe

 One more food discovery today;) A homemade künefe in one of cafes in Yeşilköy. Gorgeous taste!

black and white

A gorgeous sunny day;)))))))))))) Walking in Kücükcekmece....

the result- two new black and white shoots;)

patatas bravas

It has been an absolutely busy week without  free time for enjoying myself.
Thanks God it is Saturday, enjoy sleeping and cooking. This time cooking Patatas Bravas, just gorgeous!!!!!! the taste is marvellous full of flavour and spices;)

wedding of our friend Zehra

Unbelievable beautiful wedding of my friend Zehra;)) Party time at Sheraton hotel!

Lemon rıcotta pancakes

Light breakfast with lemon ricotta pancakes;))

Being a teacher is not always an easy job but in many cases it is enjoyable, full of fun and little challenges... Monday approaches, the second  term is about to start ;))

nutella joy

nutella muffins

evening piece of supper

fish, lemon,parsley

Peanut butter cookies

Evening therapy with a cup of linden tea and peanut better cookies

evening meal

evening meal.. experimenting with meat, tomatoes and  a number of spices....

Sea

One more day at home ... Reading the dıalogus of Plato and watching the sea from the window ... 

celebrating my husband`s birthdays with parent`s in law

One more calm breakfast at home

A cup of rosehip tea with a piece of brown bread and ricotta cheese;)

beyoglu candyshop

Beyoglu has much to offer, one of ıts attraction is one of the oldest candyshop Ali Muhiddin Hacibekir which has been producing gorgeous full of flavour candies since 1777

slice of joy

 evening slice of  homemade joy with nutella inside.

P.S time to share recipes...

Slice of heaven (taken from http://www.cookingwithnonna.com/italian-cuisine/slice-of-heaven.html )

• 1 1/2 c all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 2 stk unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/4 c sugar
• 4 eggs, at room temperature
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 13 ounce jar nutella

Directions/Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 325 . Lightly grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan, tap out excess flour. In a medium bowl, whisk the 1-1/2 cups of flour with the baking powder and salt and set aside.
2. In a large bowl beat the butter with the sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the mixer at medium-low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, making sure each one gets incorporated before adding the next one. Add the vanilla . Add the flour mixture in 3 batches, beating at low speed between additions until incorporated. Continue to beat for 30 seconds longer.
3. Spread one-third of the batter in the prepared pan, then spread half of the Nutella on top. Repeat with another third of the batter and the remaining Nutella. Top with the remaining batter. Lightly swirl the Nutella into the batter with a butter knife. Don't overmix.
4. Bake for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a wire rack, turn it right side up and let cool completely, about 2 hours.

sleeping beauty

while walking around I just couldnt say no to taking a picture of this sleeping beauty

Van Kahvaltı Evi

 van kahvaltı

 van otlu peynır- cheese with herbs

 wheat flour porridge, has a pleasant sweet taste

 This is I, trying all these heavenly prepared dishes;)

My addiction to tasty food and its exploration are  growing more and more. A recent book 'İstanbul eats. Exploring the culinary backstreets' has inspired me to  find all these amazing places and try all the dishes they offer. The first place in my list is  Van kahvaltı Evi in Upper beyoglu, Cihangir. They serve huge brakfasts with many items such as several types of cheese ( including a very tasty one that contains brined wild herbs, kaymak, cacık, wheat flour porridge, james, olives, butter, honey which are followed by endless glasses of tea. The place is worth visiting nevertheless you can be kept waiting for a free table

believing in better

this is a period of experimenting with food, clothes, decorations, styles and colours I  have no idea where ı am heading but I do believe that smth great is gonna happen;)))

Salty pancakes

Preparing smth special for breakfast... Salty pancakes with fennel and cheese;)

A special day

One specıal person celebrates its special day.... The warmest wishes:)))

 evening outfit;)

 playing with a lovely cat from the garden;)))

Brekky time;))