Turkish cookbooks

[helenas]

Paula, what a miracle: i left right after you posted the first time to shop for your lentil/eggplant stew and came back just in time for the fig cheese

Back to the store to get some milk and will report tonight on the results: have some very nice greek Kalamata dired figs.

[Wolfert]

eat the lentils tomorrow and try not to refrigerate them too long. The difference in flavor from day one to the following is huge.

[helenas]

eat the lentils tomorrow and try not to refrigerate them too long. The difference in flavor from day one to the following  is huge.

so shoot me but i couldn't wait until tomorrow: the intoxicating aroma enticed me into having a bite, and then it was just impossible to stop

It was so good that i can't imagine further improvement in flavor!

[Fat Guy]

Paula, that was a great article.

Just catching up on some reading tonight and saw the article, which I thought was terrific. My only question is who's the other person in the conspiracy against Paula?

[Rachel Perlow]

My favourite Turkish cookbook is Classical Turkish Cooking

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[tighe]

Thanks for all the nice commentary on my piece on Musa. DO TRY THE LENTIL AND EGGPLANT DISH ---you won't find it in anyone's cookbook. Don't serve it the day you make it but wait a day. It is worth it. It's name is mualle meaning divine.

I finally got around to making this last night and ate it tonight. Damn that's good! Keeping it overnight is key, the degree to which the flavors mellowed and integrated was astonishing. This one will definitely enter heavy rotation on my dinner menu.

[Wolfert]

So pleased to read your post.

For anyone reading this who no longer has access to the Chef's issue of F&W. I think the recipe is now posted on the Food & Wine site. If not, ask and I'll post it here.

[FoodMan]

Paula-

I think you can only access recipes for F&W if you have a subscribtion to the magazine now. That's how I view recipes and articles. It used to be free but not anymore.

I was reviewing this recipe in my copy yesterday after reading about it here. I hope to make it soon.

Here is a link to the recipe, try it out and see if it can be accessed:

eggplant and Lentil stew

Elie

[Wolfert]

Thanks, Elie. I was able to download it without a subscription so the system is still up for everyone.

[Swisskaese]

Thanks, Elie. I was able to download it without a subscription so the system is still up for everyone.

I can't view F&W recipes anymore. I wrote them and told them that I can't buy a magazine here and I can't subscribe because I do not live in the US and Canada. They didn't bother to reply.