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Totally Turkey => Cooking => Topic started by: Pebble on March 24, 2009, 09:04:11 PM

Title: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Pebble on March 24, 2009, 09:04:11 PM: Against my better judgement I have offered to host a Turkish Dinner Party (in UK) next weekend. I am thinking of Imam Bayaldi for main (one of my favourites and I''m confident cooking it) possibly Baklava for dessert but I am stuck for a starter. Does anyone have any ideas/recipes. I thought I might give Busters puffy bread a try but don''t know what to do with it. Please can someone help. ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Chucky on March 24, 2009, 09:09:39 PM: what about something simple like a variety of dips, cheeses and fruit? they can be prepared in advance and will allow you to spend more time with your guests and less time in the kitchen.
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Blackpool on March 24, 2009, 10:34:26 PM: Quote from: Pebble on March 24, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
...I am stuck for a starter. Does anyone have any ideas/recipes...??? ??? ???

A selection of Turkish Meze should go down well.

Some ideas here : http://turkishcook.com/TurkishFoodForum/blogs/mezes/default.aspx (http://turkishcook.com/TurkishFoodForum/blogs/mezes/default.aspx)
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: DawnT on March 25, 2009, 09:48:54 AM: Blackpool
Thanks for adding the link, I am now off to Sainsburys to buy the ingredients for Lahmacun - nice surprise for the hubby & daughter tonight!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Brooksie on March 25, 2009, 10:10:43 AM: It doesn''t say on the menu about cooking the mince first. I would of thought you would. I might do some tonight as well, thanks Blackpool
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Pebble on March 25, 2009, 04:10:10 PM: Thanks Blackpool. Excellent link I will have a go at some of the dips. Wish me luck ;D
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: DawnT on March 25, 2009, 04:42:39 PM: Hi Brooksie

I thought the same as well, just going to do a test run before I decide to poison the whole family!!
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
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Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Brooksie on March 26, 2009, 09:40:14 AM: Cook the mince first, found it in my Turkish cook book. I''ve only read through it a dozen times can''t understand how I missed it. :)
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: DawnT on March 26, 2009, 05:46:56 PM: Brooksie

Thanks for the advice, even a though a day too late ha ha! Not to worry though as the mince did cook in the oven and was very tasty. The only thing that was missing was the warmth of the turkish sun and the views over Kalkan (Essex isn''t quite the same) and I had to make do with a bottle of Gavi rather than Angora!!!
Title: Re: Turkish Dinner Party
Post by: Brooksie on March 26, 2009, 05:53:14 PM: Glad to know you''re still alive after the test run :D