Transitioning & Eiresione
It’s late-September and we are transitioning. The days are getting noticeably shorter and cooler. Distant, dull, hat-and-coat memories of...
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- Jan 9
The Bitter Melon (Kudret Nar)
If the image above is the first time you’ve set eyes upon a bitter melon, then you’re probably as intrigued as I was when I first...
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- Sep 26, 2021
When the Apples Turn to Dust
Gemiş Köyü is the kind of village where you would usually find no reason to stop. Sitting in the region of Denizli, on the border...
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- Sep 3, 2021
Prickly Pear
With a huge sigh of relief, September is finally upon us. August brought us scorching temperatures which caused many parts of our...
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- Jun 24, 2021
Capers (Capparis spinosa)
We have the Mediterranean coast to thank for a handful of ingredients that have become staples of the gourmet kitchen, to name a few;...
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- Jun 2, 2021
Toxic to Tasty - the Gifts of the Umbrella Pine
Recently I’ve found a couple of huge, beautiful pine cones in my garden, the kind that you want to store away until Christmas to display...
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- Apr 17, 2021
Wild Salad Adventures!
It’s the time of year when we’re enjoying the first gifts from the vegetable patch and also furiously weeding the borders ahead of...
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- Apr 12, 2021
Sığla- the Tree with Scars that Heal
Fresh tones of springtime green glow in the sığla forest right now, as the ground slowly hardens following the wetness of winter. Along...
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- Apr 2, 2021
Wild Flowers: Asphodel
Yanıklar, the village we call home, stretches from the coastline towards the foothills of Çal Dağı, the mountain that sits central to our...
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- Mar 18, 2021
A guide to Mediterranean Mountain & Coastal Herbs
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has impulse purchased bunches of unknown dried flora at the pazar, purely because they delight my...
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