nature

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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