I truly love the Turkish börek. I really do. In fact, I don’t know any Turkish person who doesn’t. Börek is a layered pastry made with fresh pastry dough and filled with different varieties of cheese, herbs and spices, vegetables, or meat. What’s not to love? First, it is so versatile – you can have börek (boer-eck) for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as most people … Continue reading Turkish Börek
This morning having nothing else in my apartment, I had to improvise. I had some purslane, cauliflower and kale and egg whites and no bread at all. So I made the simplest and tastiest omelette ever! Purslane may not be a well-known vegetable out there, especially in the U.S. Luckily that is changing; I started seeing purslane in most farmers’ markets in New York City … Continue reading White Egg Omelette with Purslane
