chris&sandra

Turkish breakfast Turkish Scrambled Eggs (Menemen) 4 eggs 1 cubanelle pepper, chopped bite size 4-5 medium sized tomatoes, chopped bite size 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled Salt Pepper Place the olive oil and cubanelle peppers in a large pan. Cook for about 2 minutes on medium-high heat. Then add the tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook for another 7-8 minutes over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally. Whisk the eggs in a bowl, and pour into the pan. Then add the feta cheese. Keep stirring periodically until the eggs are done. Make sure you don't overcook, otherwise it will be dry. Serve with bread. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs with Feta Cheese (Beyaz Peynirli Yumurta) 1 egg 1 tsp butter 1/2 cup feta cheese* (white cheese), crumbled 1/4 cup parsley, chopped Garnish: 1 pinch oregano 1 pinch crushed pepper Salt Pepper Melt the butter in a small skillet. Place the feta cheese and parsley mixture in it. Make a hole at the centre and break the egg in it. Cook over medium-low heat with the lid. Check the egg often, don't overcook the yolk. Sprinkle oregano, crushed pepper, salt and pepper over it. Serve for breakfast with fresh Turkish bread. If you like, you can also have it as a light lunch; serve with Mixed Green Salad with Yogurt Dressing on the side. * Always keep Feta Cheese in a container with spring water to absorb the salt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs with Onions (Soganli Yumurta) 2 large onions, chopped 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 eggs Salt Pepper Sauce: 1 tbsp butter 1 tsp red or cayenne pepper Sautee the onions with olive oil in large skillet. Make two holes for the eggs between the onions. Break the eggs in and cover with the lid. Cook on low heat until the eggs are done. Melt the butter in a small pan and add the pepper. When it starts bubbling, pour over the eggs and onions. Serve this dish while still hot with bread on the side. Great for a light lunch.

Chicken Tava 250 gr dark chicken meat, cut in medium sized chunks 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 9-10 mushrooms, cleaned, cut in halves 1 cubanelle pepper, cut in medium sized chunks 2 large tomatoes, peeled, sliced 6-7 garlic cloves, peeled 3 tbsp red pepper paste, mild - mixed with 2 tbsp water 2 tbsp butter, cut in small size 1/2 tsp crushed pepper Salt Pepper Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Sauté with olive oil for about 4-5 minutes while stirring in a medium sized pot. Place mushrooms over the chicken, and then the cubanelle peppers over the mushrooms. Arrange the tomato slices over the top side by side, don't leave empty spaces. Sprinkle crushed pepper, salt and pepper. Place the garlic cloves on top and pour red pepper paste all over tomatoes. Put the butter pieces over the tomatoes, close the lid. Turn the heat to high first. When the dish starts to boil, turn the heat down to medium-low heat. Cook for about 1 hr and 30 minutes. 2 servings. sandra

Potato Moussaka 6 medium sized white potatoes, peeled and sliced 3/4 inches thick 150 gr medium or regular ground beef, cooked 1 onion, sliced 1-2 garlic cloves, sliced 3 tbsp crushed tomato (or 1 large tomato) 1 tbsp red pepper paste 1 cubanelle pepper, chopped 1 tbsp butter 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 cups water 1/2 tsp crushed pepper (optional) Salt Pepper Garnish: 1/4 cup parsley, chopped This is a very easy recipe. Place the potatoes in a large, deep skillet. Then add all the ingredients in the above order on top. Cook for about 20 minutes on medium-low heat. Wait for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle some oregano and chopped parsley and serve. sandra

20 years ago I had a Winnebago motor which I used as a base when working on contract I was working on a ship in Portsmouth dock and staying on a campsite just out of the town I had been there about a week when the family from hell turned up mum .dad and 3 kids. TV on full blast day & night, then I found out they had the same TV I have and the remote control worked there TV so to get my own back in the middle of east ender i would turn the TV over or lower the sound or true it off this would cause fights with the kids then start mum & dad shouting I also set the alarm to go off at all silly o’clock in the mornings. Toward the end of their holiday dad and myself started to talk I told him that I was working on a contract and I’m a marine electrical / mechanical engineer .He then ask me to have a look at their TV which I said ok I pretended to adjust the TV and told him it was the senor out turn (go free beer all night for that) chris

Hi We are Chris & Sandra we are living in Turkey at the moment I am an electrical/mechanical marina engineer the contract I’m working on should finish may /June this year. And I will have reached the old age of 50 so it’s time to retire and return back to the UK after being away for 15 year We want to by a narrow boat to live aboard full time, we think the hardest part for us will be the UK weather as we live in temps of 100+ so if you see a narrow boat in the middle of summer with the stove working and 2 people dressed like Eskimos’ that will be us So as soon as we have sold our house out here we will be coming home I’m into fishing My wife and I come from Hertford in Hertfordshire but we will most properly base our self’s in the midlands and cruse around until we find some ware we like We will properly asking lots of questions about narrow boat (if you don’t mind) Also if I can help with ant thing electrical I will but a narrow boat is a bit different to an oil tanker but they all have AC/DC voltage Chris & Sandra