Baklava Baking

The Holidays

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December 10th 2008
The Holiday season is upon us. My American friend Suzanne in my European Studies Masters Program and I prepared a Thanksgiving feast for our classmates and teachers on Thanksgiving day. Yes, I cooked my first turkey, pumpkin and apple pies. Although a little dry the turkey was edible - the apple pie a la mode was a huge success! All the traditional fixin's filled our table - mashed potatoes, s ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more