Read my other Turkey posts exploring Turkish Coffee and  Turkish Delight, or Lokum / Loukoum, in Spice / Egyptian Bazaar The Spice Bazaar, Mısır Çarşısı in Turkish is also called the Egyptian Bazaar because of all the import duties paid by the Egyptians. Its presence goes back as far as 1660 when it was part [...]

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I have a lot of pictures from my trip to Istanbul. It’s organizing them into posts that’s the hard part. Thanks to Twitter, I sent out a Tweet if 13 photos are too many in one post, and luckily some of my followers responded immediately: coconutlime @rosso 2 parts sound good, i don’t think people [...]

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A yearly tradition, you can check my 2006 and 2007 Years in Review if you are interested. I like to use the Year in Review to reflect not only on activity regarding this blog, but my personal trends and activity as well. Social Networking A new category for this year’s roundup, it’s always been present [...]

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ChezPim posted the Menu for Hope Raffle Prize Winners yesterday! Below is a list of the winners for the Europe prizes. We raised over $60,000! Congratulations to everyone, prize donors and ticket buyers who made this a successful event! If you are one of the very lucky winners, please contact the blogger directly who offered [...]

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It’s that time of year again…time to celebrate the wonder that is Nutella with World Nutella Day! For those who don’t know, Nutella is more than just a “chocolaty hazelnut spread,” it is a way of life. From childhood memories to oozing hot crepes, from breakfasts on vacation to free-spooning sessions on the couch, Nutella [...]

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