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    Cooking Gorgeous

    Easy Turkish & Mediterranean Recipes

    The cover of Easy Turkish and Mediterranean Recipes by Ayla Clulee.

    Paperback, 120 pages, full color

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    The paperback is not printed in Australia, so Australian readers want the Kindle edition. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    I cooked in hotel kitchens in London for years, but this is the food I actually grew up eating in Turkey, and most of it is far simpler than people expect. The forty recipes here are the ones my readers come back to most, so a few will look familiar if you already cook from the blog.

    Weights are metric with cups alongside, and most of these are on the table in under an hour. The stews and the boreks take longer and reward you for it.

    What Is Inside

    Nine chapters and forty recipes.

    • Breakfast - Menemen, Sucuklu Yumurta, Çılbır, Gözleme
    • Mezes and Salads - Patlıcan Salatası, İspanak Boranı, Çoban Salatası, Yaprak Sarma, Kırmızı Lahana Turşusu
    • Soups - Tarhana Çorbası, Yayla Çorbası, Ezogelin Çorbası
    • Kebabs and Köfte - Beyti Kebab, Tavuk Şiş, Kuzu Şiş, Lahmacun, İnegöl Köfte, Çökertme Kebabı
    • Stews and Slow Cooked - Kuru Fasulye, Kuzu Güveç, Kapuska, Kuzu İncik, Bamya, Sac Kavurma
    • Vegetable Mains - Soğan Dolması, İmam Bayıldı
    • Pilaf, Pasta and Borek - Pilav, Kıymalı Makarna, Su Böreği, Peynirli Börek, Sigara Böreği
    • Wider Mediterranean - Mediterranean Baked Salmon, Papoutsakia, Honey Halloumi Salad, Moussaka, Karides Güveç
    • Desserts - Fıstıklı Baklava, Maraş Dondurması, Tel Kadayıf, İrmik Helvası
    A two page spread from the cookbook showing the Kuru Fasulye recipe.

    If You Would Rather Have a Plan

    You can dip into the cookbook whenever you like and pick what you fancy. But if you'd rather someone just told you what to cook, I write a batch cooking plan too. You cook on Sunday, and that covers most of your dinners for the week.

    The first week is free, and the full four weeks is £12. You'll find both in the shop.

    New Recipes Every Saturday

    I send new recipes most Saturdays. Turkish and Mediterranean, the same food that is in the book.

    Welcome to Cooking Gorgeous, where delicious easy-to-follow recipes and culinary inspiration await you! My name is Ayla Clulee, a passionate and professional Cordon Bleu-trained chef, recipe developer, and food content creator with decades of experience. I am based in the UK, and I'm thrilled to have you here.

    The kitchen is my happy place and cooking is my therapy.

    My cookbook, Easy Turkish & Mediterranean Recipes, is out now in paperback and on Kindle.

    More about me →

    FREE TURKISH BATCH COOKING PLAN

    A Week of Turkish Batch Cooking, a free meal plan with five recipes and one prep day

    Five recipes, one prep day, four dinners. You shop once, cook two slow dishes on a Sunday afternoon, and eat all week. Free to download.

    Soup Recipes

    • Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
    • Orzo Soup (Şehriye Çorbası)
    • Turkish Tarhana Soup - Tarhana Çorbası
    • Homemade Turkish Tarhana Powder Recipe
    • Harira Soup
    • chicken and dumpling soup served in a bowl
      Easy Chicken and Dumpling Soup Recipe

    Fall Favorites

    The last tomatoes become salça, and quinces arrive in the shops from October. Two things I make every fall.

    • Homemade Tomato Paste
    • Overhead view of a syrupy quince half with kaymak, pistachios, and a cinnamon stick.
      Ayva Tatlisi
    • Kuru Fasulye
    • Fig Cake
    • rice pilaf with mushrooms
      Mushroom Rice Recipe
    • Apple Cookies Recipe

    BBQ and Grilling Recipes

    Easy kebabs, salads, dips, and side dishes for your next barbecue.

    • Chicken Shish Kebab Recipe
    • Cucumber Tomato Feta Cheese Salad
    • Bazlama
    • authentic hummus recipe
      Mediterranean Hummus Dip
    • Bulgur Rice Pilaf
    • Grilled BBQ Chicken Thighs

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