Brenda Farrell | Turkey & Lifestyle Travel Specialist

I love Turkish food!  Not only because it tastes delicious but also because it is truly local.  Turkey is one of the few countries that can feed its entire population.
And, as Turkey becomes a more popular destination for North American travellers, so interest in Turkish cuisine is picking up and [...]

Over the weekend I cooked for Turkey by preparing Turkish dishes on the International  Culinary Stage at Eat! Vancouver .  For everybody who entered their name and email address into our box, adorned with colourful images of Turkey (thanks, Jon!) we offered a chance to win a copy of Orhan [...]

Another dish that I will present on the Turkey Culinary stage at Eat! Vancouver, this is a simple dish, served at room temperature.
This delicious appetizer, so simple to make, is traditionally offered before tea on special occasions.  In restaurants, it is often served as a meze (hors d’oeuvre) along with [...]

I recently spent a day in the kitchen with celebrated Turkish gourmet, Engin Akin where, in addition to learning the subtleties of Turkish pilav, I also learned how to make this simple, yet very elegant sweet dish that blends the Ottoman preference for sweet and sour taste combinations.  I will [...]

A couple of posts back, I wrote about making yogurt with starter culture and my little electric yogurt maker.  After speaking with my Turkish friend (actually she is teaching me to speak the language) I decided to try making it the Turkish way … the result was impressive, so I [...]