TURKISH - Spring 2024 (Apr-Jun) Cuisine of the Quarter

[Saregama]

Cookbook of the Month (Quarter) nominations are underway if anyone wants to join in:

Summer 2024 Cookbook of the Month nominations - Jul, Aug, Sept

With a few days left to go, here is a collation of the noms so far. I’ve grouped them by my own assessment of everyday vs project vs crossover (which may not be accurate for books I’m not familiar with, but it’s an attempt to help people see how things might fall out). (These are NOT nominations from me — I’ve just copy-pasted from above so things were already in caps) Everyday SALAD FREAK GRAINS FOR EVERY SEASON BON APPETIT FAST , EASY, FRESH HEIDI SWANSON QUARTER Project SILVER PALATE …

[MelMM (Mel)]

COTM voting is underway here:

Summer 2024 Cookbooks of the Month - Voting

Folks overwhelmingly wanted to have a vote for our COTM selections, so here it is. I am using the poll feature for this. Please select up to TWO choices from the list. Please vote with the intention of cooking along if your choice is selected. There is no way to change your vote on the poll once it is cast. If you want to change your vote, please make a comment on this thread explaining how you want to change it. Also, if for some reason the poll doesn’t work for you, you may vote in the commen…

[biondanonima]

Nominations for next quarter are open! Summer 2024 (Jul-Sept) Cuisine of the Quarter - NOMINATIONS

[Mr_Happy]

For breakfast today I made cilbir, Turkish poached eggs with yogurt, following this recipe from Chef John:

Turkish Eggs (Cilbir)

[retrospek]

Wow! That’s a work of art!! Were you happy with the taste? What is smoky butter? (Not something I would be able to enjoy).

[Mr_Happy]

Yeah it came out well I thought, and quite easy. The butter has Aleppo pepper, cumin, and paprika. I think I overcooked it a bit but it was fine. It was a little smoky because I used smoked paprika.

[JenKalb (Jennifer Kalb)]

I had this dish in Turkey this spring (Kas). It was the only dish I had in 2 weeks that I really didnt care for. Maybe eating it with a larger quantity of bread would have helped

[Phoenikia]

Ezme salad, spicy yoghurt and aubergine dip: Big Has’ recipes for kebab shop...

[jiaozi]

I made the muçver – they were excellent! Used my own blend of cheese (hard salty sheep’s milk + parm) bc no feta.

[Phoenikia]

I’ve been using Parm or gruyère in spanakopita lately, when I don’t have feta, and it works!