Time flies. Ten days ago one of my dear college friends, Arzu, and her family visited us from DC. The last time I saw her was an incredible 6 years ago. Hard to believe. Now, she has a couple of cute little creatures with her. Two adorable sons that I met for the first time; … Continue reading
We were away from home for a conference plus a short trip from Savannah to Nashville to Memphis for our Fall break last week. I love the timing of our Fall break at the university, as it comes at a time when we feel exhausted with our hectic schedules in the first months of the … Continue reading
Today, I woke up to the sound of our neighbor’s electric chainsaw as he was cutting an old tree that collapsed after Sandy. We have been seeing a lot of fallen trees in the neighborhood. As I am writing this post, I hear the sound of other chainsaws coming from a distance. I feel lucky … Continue reading
Fall is here. Changing colors in our yard delivered the news this week. The leaves are turning red. The cardinals that frequented our bird feeder are mostly gone. On my drive to office in the mornings, I notice that some of our neighbors already have their Halloween decorations up; pumpkins of various sizes lined up, … Continue reading
I am back from Turkey. It has been a while. Something like over two weeks. Time flew with the preparations for the new semester, my brother’s move to New York and settling back to our lives here. It always takes some time to make the transition to being back (back to Turkey or back to … Continue reading
Two posts in two days! I am breaking a personal record here. I am determined to get back on time with the rest of the TWD group. David makes fun of me and says that I am a bad student:). So, here is my story of the final recipe for this month. Today, I got … Continue reading
As I am writing this post about my experience of baking galette, other TWD bakers are already done with the recipe due after the galette. This time, I have no serious excuse for being late. I am simply having a good time in Turkey and have put off writing this post even though I actually … Continue reading
Blueberry pie is David’s all time favorite desert. Thus, it is one of the very first American food items I learned preparing in the kitchen. I baked my first blueberry pie in the fall of 2006 when we were both in grad school in Rochester, NY. Feels like a very long time ago. David recalls … Continue reading
July is almost over and I am posting for the first time this month. I have been bad. That being said, I have actually managed to complete both of the July recipes for TWD even though I am late for the first one. The first recipe, semolina bread, was due on July 17. At the … Continue reading
The first TWD post I am writing without David watching Colbert Report or Jon Stewart with a bottle of beer and a handful of mixed nuts from Turkey. :( He is traveling and here I am reporting from a quite home. Below is a picture of a batch of biscotti I baked for TWD this month. … Continue reading
My little yellow cookbook 