Merve-cooking - Sapanca 2006

Allah Bismillah...The moment she enters the Sapanca house. Her destination is always n without fail..the couch in the living room...immediately, she will turn on that one very old n dying tv...watch whatever is on the tv...n i do mean everything that is on..totally glued to the tv..24/7..that is unless someone drags her out for some sort of sports..or perhaps a bit of pool......and to think...... Yup..to think that this one teenage girl (who does not enter the kitchen unless to find her coke) had prepared;

1. Turkish coffee for dinner
2. Milfoylu Sosisli Börek
3. Chocolate Chip Cake
4. Chocolate Pudding
5. Apple Pie

is something unbelievable, right??

She was under my strict supervision n instructions during all the cooking processes of course. But that is not the poşnt rşght? The point is... biraz zar zor....but she made it...and she definitely suprised everybody..n i think had made her mom very proud when she cooked the apple pie that day to celebrate her mom coming to Sapanca.That was Merve's proud achievement for that one week she was with us in Sapanca..

Merve n the mixer..u can guess how often she uses that machine right?

The end result of the usage of the mixer..
A wonderfully delicious chocolate chip cake..

What do u think she is trying to make now??

Yup...milfoylu Sosisli Börek..

Safa n Merve..2 Siblings
Picture snapped while Merve was preparing the Apple Pie for her mom..
At that time, Safa was busy eating the dough (hamur) of the apple pie hehehhe


The only problem with the cooking lessons was..my daughter was jelous!! She did not say it but i sensed that there was this burning sense of uneasiness in hatice as she saw me giving out instructions. She was n is used to helping me out while cooking that to see my attention was on someone else was unbearable to her. That was why after merve left Sapanca i deliberately let her prepared her favourite Cinnamon Cookies...As u can see..that was one happy girl that was...

I was just thinking..i mean in the olden days, moms usually make sure that their girls know how to cook especially to help them in the house n to prepare them for their marriage lives.. girls after all would be married off after a certain age.

Even today, it is assumed that girls should be able to cook. It comes to the territory of being a girl no matter how modernized one is (Yeah right...Beyonce dont know how to cook ..what is wrong with take aways???). I myself never learn how to cook properly until i was married..But i dont really blame the men for wanting a home cooked food..especially if it is prepared by his beloved wife...n just think if u have a child n u still do take aways for the meals..wouldnt u feel ashamed when ur child says to someone else..*my mom doesnt know how to cook*....

My personal opinion is.. i want to be able to cook because..

-not because i want to satisfy the society.
-not because i am a girl..after all many famous chefs r men
-not because i want to show off my cooking...

i want to be able to cook because i want to feed my family n when i cook..i feel relaxed.. it is my mental theraphy..since it is something i enjoy doing.. What about u? Why did u learn to cook?

Anyway... The conclusion is.. BRAVO MervE!! She has the interest.. She has the talent.. There is hope for her still.. I think Everyone is Proud of her.. Aferin Merve!! Evlenmeye Hazır Mısın??? hahahahahaahahahahahahahahha