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How to brine a turkey

Brining a fowl makes the meat tender, enhances its flavor, tenderizes the meat and reduces the cooking time. Learn how to brine a turkey from Natasha Levitan.

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Spanakopita

Spanakopita is a greek spinach pie with feta cheese and phyllo (paper-thin sheets of raw, unleavened flour dough). You can see haw to make it with the pedagogic video of Natasha Levitan. In Turkey, the phyllo is called yufka. Feta Cheese

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Pita Bread

Photo from “La casa del Pan Arabe”, Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain. Pita bread is a brown round, flat bread made with wheat flour and yeast. It is very common in Mediterranean cuisines, specially in Middle East, North Africa and South of … Continue reading

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