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Jana, German in the City (NYC). Lifestyle blogger. World traveler; Istanbul, cat and food lover.

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Tag: Turkey

Recipe: Turkish Dessert Zerde

Recipe: Turkish Dessert Zerde

Posted onMarch 31, 2020December 20, 2022Leave a comment

There is one thing I am actually really good at when it comes to our household (as a side note: we don’t own an iron and I am pretty sure our floors would hardly see a vacuum cleaner if it Read More …

CategoriesNachspeisen, VeganTagsDessert, Food, janavar, Life, Lifestyle, Recipe, Rezept, Turkey

10 Turkish Movies & Series You Can Find on Netflix & Co.

Posted onFebruary 14, 2020January 19, 2025Leave a comment

Happy Valentine’s Day! In my mind Turkey is always romantic, full of big love, big fights, a little sappy. I still believe that Turkey is the country where the greatest love stories are spun, but they also create the saltiest Read More …

CategoriesFilme, TurkeyTagsFilm, Istanbul, janavar, Lifestyle, movies, Series, Turkey

Recipes: My 5 Favorite Turkish Dishes

Posted onFebruary 13, 2019November 15, 2021Leave a comment

For a very long time I almost only went shopping in Middle Eastern food markets in and around Boston and almost only bought Turkish foods. I missed Turkish food that much. Over time I adapted more to the food culture Read More …

CategoriesRezepte, TurkeyTagsEssen, Food, janavar, Lifestyle, Recipe, recipes, Rezept, Rezepte, Turkey, Turkish food

Recipe: Turkish Salty Cookies (Tuzlu Kurabiye) | janavar

Recipe: Turkish Salty Cookies (Tuzlu Kurabiye)

Posted onNovember 27, 2018December 20, 2022Leave a comment

I have a big bag full of cookie cutters. Some are still from Germany – like the traditional star shaped ones for Christmas cookies. Others are from Istanbul where the amazing baking supply shops had such a great variety to Read More …

CategoriesBackenTagsCookies, Essen, Food, janavar, Kochen, Recipe, Rezept, Rezepte, Turkey, Turkish food

Travel: Sumela Monastery in Turkey

Travel: Sumela Monastery in Turkey

Posted onFebruary 18, 2017November 16, 20212 Comments

Yesterday I failed the #28daysofblogging challenge, but there were things I really had to take care of that I didn’t have any time to sit down and blog. It happens … I guess that is why I should always have Read More …

CategoriesBlack Sea RegionTags28 days of blogging, janavar, Reisen, Sümela Manastırı, Sumela Monastery, Travel, Turkey

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Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015 and in Boston from 2015 to 2019.
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40+, German, living my NYC dream 🗽
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You, Me & New York ✨️ Take a walk through Central You, Me & New York ✨️

Take a walk through Central Park.
The MET.
The Flat Iron District at night.
The High Line.
And always coffee.
Are you coming along?
The first heat wave this season is upon us, and I The first heat wave this season is upon us, and I am well prepared 🦄🌬 (to survive standing on the playground for about half an hour) 😆
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#nycmom #nycheatwave #manhattanlife #unicorntribe #unicornfan
A good old fashion haul 🛍 with everything I brough A good old fashion haul 🛍 with everything I brought from the brand-new Primark flagship store here in Midtown Manhattan:

- handbags 👛
- clothes for the girls 👕🩳
- slippers 🩴
- tops 👚
- bath bombs 🦋
... and Lotti definitely felt very left out 😸

In the end, I feel I did well as I didn't buy blindly and too much. The girls absolutely love their new stuff.

Can you guess how much I paid in total? ⬇️
My babies 💞, who somehow aren't babies anymore. Ha My babies 💞, who somehow aren't babies anymore.
Happy Mother's Day!

Oh, and our real life background: our piano has become a shelf for arts and crafts materials 🙄
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    • Appetizers
    • Cakes, Pastries & Co.
    • Cookbook Wednesday
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Jams & Jellies
    • Main courses
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Vegan
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    • New Hampshire
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