Turkish dinner tonight, via an impromptu “adventure” to NJ.
Met my friend for a cup of tea late afternoon to catch up on her recent travels. As she was telling me how disappointed she was with some Turkish food she had recently, we both got a bit hungry.
Long story short, we got into a car and headed to the Turkish neighborhood in NJ where she last had a memorable meal..
Sigara borek, lamb Adana kabab, and Manti for dinner after snacking on stuffed grape leaves, potato borek, and spinach borek while grocery shopping (because why not… I love being let loose in a new international market!)
A fun and unexpected Sunday evening - and I am all stocked up on turkish goodies and groceries!
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Almost forgot… before I met her, I tried a riff on a childhood favorite for the first time - Swiss chard leaves (instead of colocasia) rolled up with spiced gram flour paste, steamed, then sliced and fried (“patra”). Slightly underspiced and undersalted, but quite an accomplishment - for me 
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