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
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
Last weekend we organized a weekend olympics of hosting two couples in two consecutive days over for dinner at our home. Both days, Friday and Saturday, we had a big Turkish meal, and I served French Strawberry Cake from Baking with Julia as desert. Allow me to tell you that this cake made a glorious … Continue reading
I had a busy day at work and a busy night in the kitchen. I spent a big chunk of the day at work and spent late evening in Lambertville, PA with my parents and brother who are visiting us. Lambertville is a very quaint little town only 30 minutes from where we live. I … Continue reading
I do not feel like writing. I know this is not a good way to start a post, but that is the way I feel. It is late (needless to say pm) and I just finished baking the new recipe for TWD, lemon loaf cake. I actually was excited to try this recipe. I love … Continue reading
My little yellow cookbook 