Cem

about me

I live in North Cyprus, manage an estate agency and love to cook in my very limited spare time! I've just got engaged and thought it was about time I became a full member and actually got a little bit more involved! I love to bake cakes, muffins and brownies but also am slowly learning to cook proper food, with the help of you guys at 'Zaar, of course!

Living in Cyprus we usually have an abundance of fresh produce and stuff like olive oil, hellim (halloumi) cheese and humus, so I guess I am quite lucky! Summertime (which runs from April to October) is all about the barbeques, and mostly kebabs, so I'll try and post some of my famous meat marinade recipes.

Chef-wise, I love Rachael Ray, Martha Stewart, Tyler Florence, Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson, and sometimes a bit of Delia Smith and Anthony Worral-Thompson.

I'm really looking forward to making some new friends on 'Zaar, as well as learning how to prepare tasty dishes for my fiance, Berat!

Favorite Foods:

Anything Turkish, Italian, Indian or Chinese!
Turkish food is NOT just about kebabs, there are tons of other delicious dishes to be tried which I'll try and share with you guys, including Fasulye (Bean Casserole) and Dolma (Stuffed Vine Leaves) as well as the famous 'meze' dishes which are great if you like to pick (like me!).

Italian food is another huge passion of mine, and pasta is probably my favourite food as it's so versatile and I never get bored of it! Pizza is great too, but I'm very particular about my pizza bases, so I usually make my own. However, there's a great new restaurant that's just opened here that does a GREAT pizza, so that's another option at least!

As for the Indian and Chinese, they are explosions of flavour, my favourite dishes being Korma and Jalfrezi for Indian and Duck and pancakes and crispy chilli beef for Chinese!

I guess I'm most famous for my muffins, and most recently my lemon cake, which is moist beyond belief! I'm also pretty good at making Shepherds Pie and lasagne!

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