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These days I find it hard to bring myself to spend much time in the kitchen. That is not because I don’t like it. It is an okay kitchen for a rented apartment in Boston. It is small, but one person can still turn around, or two people can stand next to each other. It […]

I can’t even remember the last time I baked. I only know that I didn’t have time to make any Christmas cookies last year. This is kind of weird because I love cake and cookies – and I eat many. It is high time to use my kitchen more again. This weekend was a good […]

I associate plantains with the south and vacation. Last year when I spent some days with a friend in Florida [here], we ended up going to many Cuban restaurants. And they always serve plantain dishes, esp. the soup. Actually, I can’t remember that I’ve ever eaten plantains before I came to America. I am pretty […]

This Turkish dish is so good that the imam fainted. Or that is at least one version of how this aubergine dish got its name, imam bayıldı. But when the smell of cinnamon and the other spices started drifting through my kitchen, I found that story pretty plausible. Of course I had eaten it before, […]

Do you know the movie “When Harry Met Sally”? I only watched it last year for the first time, and I don’t understand why I never did before that. It is an amazing movie, funny, entertaining, in parts profound. And of course it is all about an epic love story. My favorite scene though isn’t […]