The days are getting shorter, leaves are beginning to fall and sweater weather signals that the holidays are coming! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the changing of the seasons and all the celebrations that go with it. Give me all the holiday magic! Sprinkle that everywhere! Fall is all about halloween, pumpkins and ghosts! We have […]
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Happy Thanksgiving: Transforming Leftovers
Happy Thanksgiving! Today we give thanks for all the food, friends, and loved ones that are in our life. We have baked our turkey, stuffed and unstuffed the turkey, and have eaten way too much pie (at least I know I have!) Now what do I do with all the left overs because I can’t […]
Turkish Gifts and Giving to Others
Hospitality and giving to others is ingrained in Turkish Culture and probably wired into our very DNA. I know for myself that it is hard for me NOT to serve or give someone something when they come over to my house or if they come in the cafe. My friends have learned and quietly tease […]
Turkish Holiday Traditions and St. Nick
Hey! Did you know that St. Nick is from Turkey? Random, but true! The legend of Santa Claus began with St. Nickolas, celebrated as Sinterklaas by the Dutch and then became Santa Claus as we know him today. Born in 270 BC, Nicolas was born to a wealthy family and was greatly bothered by poverty […]
