Turkish Food in London’s West End – Ali Ocakbasi: It’s always been an ambition of mine to travel to Turkey, the country that more than any other bridges the East to the West. I love the immediacy and vibrancy of Turkish food, marrying the cuisine of the southern Mediterranean with ingredients such as walnuts and pomegranates […]
Ishtar – Traditional Turkish Dining in Marylebone
Dinner at Ishtar – a Glimpse of Traditional Turkish Cuisine in London: A year or so ago I was asked to visit Istanbul on a world foods trip. Although it was only a whistlestop 24-hour trip, it gave me a real insight into Turkish cuisine and a real appetite for more. So I was delighted […]
5:2 Diet Frugal Fasting – Turkey Leftovers
5:2 Diet Frugal Fast Days – Spicy Turkey Meatballs These low-calorie spicy turkey meatballs are a result of looking for healthy ways to use turkey leftovers. One of the biggest challenges of the 5:2 diet for me has been how to cope with family Christmas. To some extent, I haven’t tried too hard. An advantage […]
The 5-2 Diet and Me
The 5-2 Diet – a Lifestyle Choice? When Michael Mosley’s Horizon TV programme about the 5-2 Diet first aired, some months ago now I watched, fascinated. Many of the diet and nutrition ideas I’d grown up with, like eating three balanced meals a day and never eating less than 1000 calories a day, seemed to […]
Festive Turkey Meal for Two Made Easy
Easy Turkey Dinner for Two – Christmas Made Simple: Christmas lunch is one of those sacrosanct meals that you just need to make special. If you have a big family, in many ways it’s easy – albeit hard work. You buy a big turkey – you prepare everything in advance as much as possible – […]
How to Carve a Turkey – Tom Copas Demonstrates
Visiting Copas Turkey Farm for a Turkey Carving Lesson: Just outside Maidenhead, at Kings Coppice Farm, Tom Copas Senior has been farming turkeys since 1957, when his own father gifted him 153 turkeys. Having been lucky enough to be sent a sample of a Copas Turkey (and offered one to give away to London-Unattached readers), […]
Turkey Pirate Ships for the #TurkeyTractorChallenge
Turkey THREE ways – turning a Turkey Meatball into a Pirate Ship. Mea Culpa – I was in far too much of a hurry when I went shopping to create my Mozzarella Turkey Meatballs. The result was that, although I bought red tractor turkey and onions and used Hillfarm rapeseed oil, I managed to skip the […]
Turkey Mozzarella Meatballs Two Ways
Cooking with Turkey – Mozzarella Stuffed Turkey Meatballs: This recipe started as part of a blogger challenge to cook ‘Pirate Themed’ food with British Turkey. I’m not quite there yet…but I’m so pleased with these meatballs I’m going to share the recipe anyway. The inspiration comes from a recent evening learning about Mozzarella and then […]
Low Calorie Turkey Bolognese – A 5:2 Diet Recipe
Turkey Bolognese – a Low Calorie 5:2 Diet Recipe: This dish of bolognese sauce made with turkey leftovers scores no points for authenticity. But, it is a delicious, low fat, low calorie way to enjoy leftovers of turkey from Christmas (or chicken) and a good example of how making a few simple changes in what you eat […]
The Last Turkey of Christmas
Potted Turkey – My Last Stand! It is that time of year when if you tried cooking a turkey, you might just be wondering what on earth to make next! I was rather pleased with the Tom Yum soup and the Meatballs. But, right at the moment, I don’t feel much like eating turkey again […]