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WHEN THE MILK SLEEPS

Posted in FOOD, TURKEY, tagged cocina turca, comida, etli sarma, ev yapımı yoğurt, food, foto, fotoğraf, homemade yogurt, London, Londra, Londres, natural yogurt, photo, rellenos de hoja de parra, stuffed vine leaves, Türk mutfağı, Türkiye, turkey, Turkish cuisine, Turkish kitchen, Turquia, yaprak dolması, yaprak sarma, yemek, yogurt, yogurt natural on 29 October 2013| 4 Comments »

When the milk sleeps, becomes a beautiful homemade yogurt, best mate of bite size stuffed vine leaves (yaprak sarma).

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90th YEAR OF TURKISH REPUBLIC

Posted in TURKEY, tagged 1923, 2013, 29 de Octubre, 29 Ekim, 29 October, 90. yıl, Atatürk, bandera, bayrak, Cumhuriyet Bayramı, fiesta nacional, flag, la Republica Turca, milli bayram, Mustafa Kemal Aatatürk, national day, republic day, Republic of Turkey, Türkiye, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, turkey, Turkish Republic, Turquia on 29 October 2013| Leave a Comment »

Today we celebrate 90th year of Turkish Republic. 90 years ago today, the founder of modern Turkey, Atatürk declared the republic and us, the Turks (or Crazy Turks as they call us), we will defend forever his heritage, our secular republic system, our country, our liberty against fundamentalist enemies of our republic.

Photo source here.

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MEDITERRANEAN BREAKFAST

Posted in FOOD, FOOD AND DRINK, LONDON, tagged Akdeniz, Angel, cafe, drink, food, Food Lab, Islington, Italian, Italiano, kafe, London, Londra, Londres, Mediterranean, Mediterraneo, vino, wine, şarap, İtalyan on 28 October 2013| Leave a Comment »

Mediterranean breakfast at the little Italy of our neighborhood, Food Lab.

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JOB APPLICATION

Posted in FOOD AND DRINK, LONDON, PUBS, tagged advertisement, alcohol, alkol, Angel, anuncio, bebida, booze, chalk board, drink, içki, Islington, karatahta, London, Londra, Londres, pub, reklâm on 24 October 2013| Leave a Comment »

Beautiful pubs we have in our neighborhood.

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LONDON’S CABMEN’S SHELTERS

Posted in LONDON, tagged barınak, black cab, cab, cabmen's shelter, Grade 2 listed building, green shelter, hackney, hackney carriage, historia, history, Kensington Park Road, London, London cab, London taxi, Londra, Londra taksisi, Londres, refugio, taksi, tarih, taxi, taxi de Londres, W11 on 22 October 2013| Leave a Comment »

Here is another curiosity to discover in London streets. Today there are only 13 of theme which exist and all are Grade 2 listed constructions. This one showed in our photos is located in Kensington Park Road in Notting Hill.

They are built after the Cabmen’s Shelter Fund founded in 1875 around the city to provide a shelter to cabmen for being protected from the weather. A place where also they can have a hot meal, read newspapers and books while drinking their tea and coffee. They were providing these services with a very low fee and they were used only by cabmen.

These little green sheds are part of London’s history and also one of the little treats of London for you to discover.

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LENTIL KOFTA (MERCİMEK KÖFTESİ)

Posted in FOOD, LONDON, TURKEY, tagged cocina turca, comida, food, lentil, London, Londra, Londres, red lentil, Türk mutfağı, turca, Turkish, Turkish cuisine, Turkish kitchen, vegetarian, vegetariano, vejeteryan, yemek on 20 October 2013| 1 Comment »

What if red lentils, bulgur, paprika sauce and cumin meet in a Turkish home in London and it’s raining outside and you want to drink few glasses of rakı and you have plenty of British crime dramas recorded on your tv?

Yes, prepare the lentil koftas (mercimek köftesi), pour the rakı, have a seat in front of the tv and enjoy!

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LONDON BELONGS TO ME

Posted in BOOK, LONDON, tagged 10 Dulcimer Street, 1938, book, city, city life, ciudad, edebiyat, kent, kent yaşamı, kitap, la vida en la ciudad, libro, literatura, literature, London, London Belongs to Me, London life, Londra, Londra yaşamı, Londres, Norman Collins, novel, novela, Penguin Books, roman, şehir, şehir yaşamı on 19 October 2013| 2 Comments »

Currently reading this book and -through the pages- sharing the lives of a group of Londoneers who live in the same building: 10 Dulcimer Street, London in 1938…

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MUSEUM OF BRANDS

Posted in LONDON, MUSEUMS, tagged advertisement, bilinmeyen, Birleşik Krallık, brand, Britain, embalaje, England, küçük, London, Londra, Londres, marca, marka, müze, museo, museum, Museum of Brands, Museum of Brands Packaging and Advertising, Notting Hill, packaging, paketleme, pequeño, publicidad, Reino Unido, reklâm, small, tanıtım, UK, unknown, vintage, İngiltere on 18 October 2013| 1 Comment »

Yesterday we enjoyed the sunny and warm weather and went to Notting Hill to visit The Museum of Brands. Since three years we were delaying this visit and at the end: hallelujah!

With its full name The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising is smallish, compact but beautiful museum and a very kind crew welcomes you. (The only bad thing is that taking photos is not allowed inside of the museum). In the museum you can see packages, advertisements of lots of British and some foreign products since the Victorian era through today.

If you are vintage lover and around Notting Hill, do not miss visiting The Museum of Brands in 2 Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road.

Happy 50th year Museum of Brands!

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HOMEMADE CORN BREAD

Posted in FOOD, LONDON, TURKEY, tagged ürün, bölge, Black Sea, bread, cat, cocina, cocina turca, corn bread, cuisine, ekmek, ev yapımı, gato, hecho a casa, homemade, Karadeniz, Karadeniz mutfağı, kedi, kitchen, London, Londra, Londres, Mar Negro, mutfak, mısır ekmeği, pan, pan de mais, product, producto, region, Türk mutfağı, turkey, Turkish cuisine, Turkish kitchen on 17 October 2013| 2 Comments »

There is no such a good thing as starting to the day with the smell and the taste of homemade bread. Happy stomacs, happy people!

Corn is one of the major products in northeast part of Turkey and people living there consume a lot corn and corn flour in their kitchen. Today’s bread is from this region: Black Sea style corn bread. Yummy!

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