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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
I used to pick up a bug nearly every time I visited my mother in Southampton, so you have my sympathy.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful book and has certainly inspired me to try many of the recipes.
ReplyDeleteI bought a copy of Sebze for my veggie sister Sue - she loves it. Hope you are feeling better and your return trip to the UK in Feb doesn’t result in you picking up any more bugs!!
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