Today we hosted our December 2010 Cook & Share. Rabia demonstrated how to make the traditional Turkish Ezo Gelin soup. As always, we had such a great time. We even had some guests dropping in to see what is cooking because the hallway was filled with the aroma of the soup. Thanks to everyone who participated.

We have been working on changing the format of the program a little bit. Therefore, this month, we tried something new. We turned our watch and learn demonstration to a hands-on cooking class. We had …

Rice is one of the most important ingredients in Turkish Cuisine. Turks use rice in many dishes both as the main ingredient of a dish or as part of soups, vegetable dishes or even deserts. Different types of pilaf is a must-have food next to meat dishes.
İç Pilav, rice with pine nuts and currants, is a special type of pilaf prepared for guests on special occasions like weddings and henna nights in Turkey. For Cook & Share (November 2010), Yücenur who is Oliva Cuisine’s owner showed us how to make …

Turkish people can use eggplants in a hundred separate dishes and surprisingly, they would all taste different. We use eggplants baked, grilled, sauteed, fried, with vegetable oil, with olive oil, etc. And we use them in salads, in dips, as a side dish, or as the main dish.

“Karnıyarık” which literally means something like “a split tummy” in Turkish (one of many humorously-named Turkish dishes), is a main dish with eggplant usually served with rice pilaf. Şeyma demonstrated how to make this exquisite dish on our October 2010 Cook & Share. …

Have you ever tried making sushi at home? Thanks to our Japanese friend Satoko and Gülcan who lived more than five years in Japan, we had a chance to taste freshly-made california rolls. They are definitely no comparison to the store-bought ones. There are a few key points to making a delicious sushi. For instance, using the best ingredients is one of them. If you want to give it a try, take a look at the recipe below. You will find more tips to make the best sushi.
How to Cook …

Sharing different cultural experiences as we share recipes is one of the main motivations of the Cook & Share organized by TACC-Madison. For this reason, we encourage our friends to share the recipes they know from other cultures rather than keeping it exclusively Turkish. Our friend Shannon, suggested we should try the famous Danish Kringle in one of the Cook & Share.
Have you ever been to Denmark? After Shannon’s demonstration we decided we don’t have to go all the way to Denmark to enjoy a delicious, crumbly, fresh-from-the-oven Kringle. The …