Yvonne Maffei

As I peruse the Fethiye markets, I don’t even have to look too far before finding something I’ve never seen before from the same...

It’s citrus season in southern Turkey and the entire region is overflowing with oranges, lemons and tangerines. As I walk to the local market...

There are many delicious halal restaurants popping up all over the U.S., but when I was asked to pick my new favorite, I chose a...

I’m currently watching this…. There are many greats involved in this talk: Kim Severson, National Food Correspondent at the New York Times; Andrew Zimmern of...

Last September I had the pleasure and absolute honor of being interviewed by Mona Askar for the Chicago History Museum American Medina: Stories of Muslim...

I’m excited to share that a new recipe I’ve created will be featured in this Winter issue of The Costco Connection in the US, the UK...

A few days ago we had our third wobble here in Fethiye in the last few months. It was a little less intense than...

I’ve been fascinated all my adult life by the relationship between food and mental and emotional health. I just never really knew other people...

This is a list of things you may not be able to bring out of Turkey, but you should definitely try while there and...

I came to Turkey twice before making the leap to live here for an extended period of time. I’ve been mostly in Istanbul, the...

These little sour plums (I believe they’re called Victoria Plum) are in season now in southern Turkey and I can’t stop eating them. They remind...

I’ve been making several dishes this week with white navy beans (“kuru fasulye” in Turkish, which actually translates to haricot beans in English). This...

This little dish of Pasta with Bechamel Sauce represents the exact reason why cooking for oneself is not only an act of self-care, but...

If you’re having people over on Eid day, chances are you’re wondering what to put on the buffet for guests. In the hot summer...

My First Fast Was Just an Experiment The first time I fasted in Ramadan I wasn’t a Muslim; I was a curious young woman who...

By the end of Ramadan, most of us fasting Muslims have completely filled our status quo of date consumption for the month, and perhaps...

Many of you have shared your thoughts and your own versions of recipes coming from Summer Ramadan Cooking, my first cookbook that I put...

If there’s one cookbook you’ll want to get this year, it’s this one. FEAST: Food of the Islamic World by Anissa Helou is a...

The American Qur’an project is one of the most surprising art exhibits I’ve ever come across. It’s one artist’s rendition of the Qur’an juxtaposed...

I read a lot of books over the course of year, some of which are skimmed throughly and some of which I hang on...