Description: "Sunshine flavors everyone will love. Home cook @MelizCooks shares simple, vibrant meals that bring big Turkish-Cypriot flavors to the kitchen every day. Meliz's Kitchen is a celebration of the melting-pot of delicious spices and fresh flavors that make a Turkish-Cypriot kitchen. In this book, Meliz shares the best comforting recipes and her easy go-to meals for busy family life. Find inspiration in nine chapters of vibrant, nourishing cooking: Kahvalti (breakfast), Mezze & Salata (dishes and salads to share), Ocak & Kizartma (traditional stovetop dishes), Firin (hearty dishes from the oven), Yahni (easy one-pots and slow-cooking), Kebab & Kofte (barbecue dishes and accompaniments), Ekmek & Hamur Isi (breads, doughs, and pastries) and Kek ve Tatli (crowd-pleasing sweets)"--
Brief description: Meliz Berg is a self-taught cook, recipe developer, and food content creator. Inspired by her Turkish-Cypriot heritage, and her experience of growing up in a household that combined both traditional Cypriot and London living, she created the blog and Instagram page Meliz Cooks. Meliz Cooks is loved for its easy-to-follow recipes, addictive combinations of flavors and spices, and for highlighting the mixture of beautiful cuisines evident in Cyprus. Her recipes have featured in Co-op Food and Asda Good Living Magazine, as well as for Good Homes and the Guardian.
Find her @melizcooksReview Quotes: "Berg showcases her Turkish Cypriot roots in this vibrant collection of dishes ... the inviting introductions and contextualizing head notes help readers understand the traditional roots of the dishes ... Berg's debut cookbook is a welcome addition to collections. It is wide-ranging and inviting."--Library Journal