Green Lentil and Spinach Stew

Green Lentil and Spinach Stew by Olga Irez

“Once I was having coffee outside. I lingered for a while, and the cafe owner who had probably forgotten about the only stranger in the shop started scolding her assistant while they were both working at the open kitchen and prepping for that night’s dinner. The assistant looked scared and upset, and for a second I imagined how all the verbal abuse was leaking into the food that the guests would be eating that night. I thought that I do prefer eating food prepared by the people I know, people with clean and positive minds,” my friend shared on Instagram a while ago. And who said that Instagram exists only to showcase the hip-looking cups of cappuccino and your manicure?

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Turkish Carrot Salad with Yogurt

Turkish Carrot Salad with Yogurt by Olga Irez

Even more than cooking I love being in the kitchen with somebody as crazy about cooking as myself. If needed, I can travel for that opportunity like I did a while ago with Güngör Abla, woman who endured working with me at Babushka the whole season.

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