Sebze - A Cookery Book

 

 We leave a drab, misty Finsbury Park and less than an hour later we are sipping coffee in a the elegant Oatlands Park Hotel, built on the site of Henry VIII's hunting lodge, in Surrey.  A great way to start Christmas Eve in the UK, thanks to Özlem and Angus Warren.  Özlem and I 'met' as bloggers and  whereas I am happy to just write a post here or there, Özlem has forged ahead teaching, lecturing, writing magazine articles (or mostly having articles written about her ) and producing two wonderful cookery books.   We haven't met up since Covid so when I checked the map and saw that a Christmas Eve supper was only half an hour from the Warren household, I added on a trip to Weybridge to catch up.   I now have my own copy of SEBZE, and a few others were gifted. I would have ordered more but for Ryanair baggage regulations. 

My copy was soon put into action using a recipe for Rice Pilaf with chestnuts, apricots and herb, to go with chicken as my contribution to a New Year's Eve dinner and the dish received a thumbs up.  By now I would have tried out a few more recipes had I not got ill.   Trips to England  come with pros and cons - it's lovely to see friends and family but for once I'd like to avoid the viruses.   

Ozlem's page - Ozlem's Turkish Table