Which salad reminds you the most of warm summer days and family get togethers and gathering around a table to load your plate? Potato Salad? Macaroni? Chicken? Can you taste summer and picture a lazy Sunday afternoon in front of you just thinking about it? I can. If ever there…
The Suitcase Foodist Travels: Eating Our Way Through Istanbul
Greg and I flew into Istanbul from Rome. Late. We flew into the Asian side – so we had to take a bus for an hour to get to the modern European side. From there we had to take a taxi (a harrowing experience) to the Old City where we…
Suitcase Foodist Travels: Creepy Europe for Day of the Dead
This past summer Greg and I took a month long jaunt to Europe. We swung through Paris – Greg’s first visit. Spent time all over Italy and then swung through Istanbul (which was one of my bucket list items). The cities we visited were beautiful and we have such an…
Türk Kahvesi – How to Brew Turkish Coffee
Ok, so I’ll admit it. I’m a bit of a coffee snob. I like good coffee that is brewed well. I don’t understand how people can get coffee from a convenience store and be happy with it. I brew our coffee every morning, because I am picky about it, and…