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TURKISH BOREK PIE WITH MUSHROOMS & A WEEKEND TRIP TO THE BOLU PROVINCE

10/06/2017 by Kati | black.white.vivid. 8 Comments


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Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

It took me a few years to figure this out. I’m a forest person. They usually ask you if you are an ocean or a mountain person. If you’d feel more relaxed watching the waves or enjoying the view from the peak. I was born at the Baltic Sea, so in my mind I certainly had always been some kind of an ocean person. And I definitely prefer the ocean over the mountains.
Yes, I do feel at home and at ease with myself and the rest of the world when I take a walk at my hometown beach. The rough waves, the crisp air and the smell of sea calms me down. They can be comfort in times of struggle. But the forest, the deep, dark, quiet forest does more than that.

It’s difficult to put this into worlds but every time I step into the woods it feels like I’m shielded from the outside word. My mind is empty. There are no worries, no to-do lists, no limits to my capabilities. At least, in my head. Simply put, it’s the place were my thoughts can run free. A place where the light is not bright and sunny but moody and broken. Where the air is not crisp and clean but damp and heavy. But first and foremost it’s a place that feels quiet and peaceful.
The ocean on the other side with its crushing waves and screaming seagulls, it only drowns the worries. In the forest, everything is gone except for my ideas.
So until recently when someone asked me where I’d love the spend the rest of my life, I would have answered, somewhere in a small cottage at the beach. Now, I’d say a wooden house deep in the forest.

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Unfortunately there isn’t much accessible forest area around Istanbul, something I clearly miss. But when you drive a few hours towards the northwest of Turkey, to a Provence called Bolu, there is a region known for its magical landscape and foggy forests.

When we spontaneously decided on Friday afternoon to do a little road trip to Bolu Provence, I knew I had to make something for a picnic in the woods. The Turkish Börek Pie with Mushrooms and Spinach is the result of creating a quick recipe that is picnic friendly but also something I had never tried a vegan version of. Luckily in Istanbul it’s quite easy to get vegan phyllo (filo) pastry at the supermarket because as with so many other Turkish recipes, it’s originally vegan. The filling is a simple but seasonal mushroom and spinach stir fry and tastes similar to some traditional vegetable mezes (Turkish Appetizers) I had eaten before.

The first day we arrived in the Bolu province, the weather was fairly good and the sky was clear. Unfortunately that also meant that many people where using the public picnic areas. However the next day, the fog had come back at full force and with it some light rain and a fresh breeze. When we arrived at the picnic area again, there was no one except for some wood peckers and other birds. The perfect scenery to shoot my Turkish Börek Pie. Covered in rain coats and equipped with an umbrella we embraced the moody weather. I hope you love the images, too.

Turkish Börek Pie with Mushrooms & Spinach – A Vegan Recipe

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Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food
Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

 

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food
Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food
Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food
Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

TURKISH BOREK PIE WITH MUSHROOMS & A WEEKEND TRIP TO THE BOLU PROVINCE
Author: Kati
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 6-7 sheets of phyllo (filo) pastry
  • 700 grams of assorted mushrooms (I used brown button mushrooms), halved or quartered
  • 900 g frozen spinach, defrosted
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp tamari sauce
  • a few springs of thyme
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder (or 2 fresh cloves, finely chopped)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • olive oil for cooking
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F
  2. In a large frying pan, heat some olive oil and add the chopped onion and mushrooms. Brown for 5 -10 min.
  3. Add tamari sauce, maple syrup, garlic powder, thyme springs, pepper and salt and continue cooking for another 2 min.
  4. In the meantime, squeeze the water out of the spinach and remove any access liquid from the mushroom pan with a ladle. You want the mixture to be very “dry”.
  5. Add spinach to mushroom mixture and continue cooking for 2 min.
  6. Now prepare the pastry. Lightly brush your baking pan or tin (I used a Dutch Oven) with olive oil, then place the first sheet of phyllo pastry in the center of the pan and line the base and sides of the pan with phyllo pastry. Brush three more sheets lightly with olive oil, place in the pan, oil side down and leave some excess to hang over the edge.
  7. Once you placed 4 phyllo sheets in your pan, first remove thyme springs and then pour mushroom mixture over the phyllo into pan and spread evenly.
  8. Fold excess pastry onto the top of the pie. Take two or three more phyllo sheets, crumble them to give that ruffle effekt and place them on top of the pie. Brush with oil.
  9. Bake for 30 min.
  10. Serve warm or at room temperature with salad and/or vegan yoghurt sauce
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Turkish Borek Pie with Mushrooms & A Weekend Trip to the Bolu Province in Turkey - A Vegan Recipe by Kati of black.white.vivid. - food photography, travel photography, Vegan Börek, Vegan Borek, moody food photography, picnic, outdoor scene, forest, moody photography, camp food, camping food

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I‘m really not back in the Instagram groove yet. I‘m really not back in the Instagram groove yet. Even though I‘ve already prepared 20 or so new images to post and that were supposed to make the transition from my Instagram break easier, I keep forgetting posting on my feed.  Although I‘ve come love sharing images and short videos on my Stories all the more. I just uploaded a few of yesterday’s happenings in Malmö. I had delicious coffee, ate too much food and met Malin of @goodeatings ✨ Happy days!7

Oh and this is probably my favorite photo yet. I shot it the other day in Dubai where it’s still summer and melons juicy and sweet. I simply love the light and colors. Endless summers can be so pretty, too. Though I’m also enjoying Malmö‘s autumn cold at the moment 💛  #lifeandthyme #foodandwine #appetitejournal #theartofslowliving #eattheworld #cntravelereats #kinfolklife #gatheringslikethese #teamcanon #mycommontablefood
Weekend Mood on a Wednesday evening! Because I li Weekend Mood on a Wednesday evening!

Because I literally can’t wait for this work week to be over because I’m heading to Europe tomorrow with stops in Germany, Copenhagen, Malmö and London.

I also can’t wait for autumn. I secretly wish that it will be moody and rainy and maybe even snowing, though the weather forecast is mostly sunny and snow at the beginning of October is probably wishful thinking too. 
Either way, I’m just quite excited for the food I get to eat, friends and family I get to see and magical moments I get to experience. 📸 Edited with my newest preset bundle „Mellow Cream“ (link in profile @blackwhitevivid )  #lifeandthyme  #theartofslowliving #seasonalfood #plantfueled #bevisuallyinspired #shareyourtable #breakfastinbed
Lately, I’ve been on a self-investment journey. Lately, I’ve been on a self-investment journey. I briefly talked about it in my last post. This summer I started learning how to be a good cook. There is no better investment than in yourself and even though sometimes others benefit from it too (like @fevonos who gets to eat pretty great dinners for a while now), often times it’s just for yourself. 
A while ago I made a list of things I wanted to invest my time in. Number one for me will always be photography and styling. It’s something I love and will consistently focus on. While it’s smart to surround yourself with people that are extremely good at it (like @linda_lomelino who styled this gorgeous scene), I also realized that thinking out of the box, improving a skill in one field to become better in another area, is an option too. So I decided to take up handwriting/calligraphy classes.

For the longest time ever I disliked my handwriting. And even though we live in a digital age and I hardly use pen and paper nowadays, my ugly scribbles have always annoyed me. Soon I’ll be taking an online handwriting class, so that my grocery and to-do lists, my journal entries and my Christmas cards finally look pretty. I don’t do this to become crafty or sell cute cards (though you never know where life takes you) but simply because I know I’ll be happy every time I write something down. And it’s a subject that boosts your creativity one way or another (I hope you’re as excited as I am for gorgeous flat lays with handwritten letters 😋). Anything you always wanted to learn or improve?

Happy Thursday and Happy Weekend to all folks here.
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Guess how long I’ve been delaying this very firs Guess how long I’ve been delaying this very first post after my four-months Instagram break? 
3 weeks! It’s been sitting here for 3 long weeks and I somehow didn’t have the courage to post it. Do you know that feeling? 
Like when you didn’t go to the gym for the past year (true story) and dread the exhaustion and sore muscles and therefore decide to maybe wait a little longer. Just until you feel super fit and ready. Guess what, ready never comes and you won’t get fit until you start exercising again. 
Or when you didn’t sit behind a steering wheel for the past 10 years (also true story) but now live in Dubai and nothing is fun without driving. It’s scary at first and you have way too many self-doubts but then you wonder why you thought you would be bad at something millions of people do each day. 
Or the time when you didn’t see and haven’t really talked to a (back then good) friend for 8 years and are afraid the chemistry won’t be the same. And then it feels like it was only yesterday you saw each other the last time. 
Those were all moments that felt scary or at least uncomfortable at first. But they all had a somewhat happy ending (if you consider feeling stiff and aching a happy moment 😋). So I just hope that I’ll also survive this post (I heard a lot of things have changed again on Instagram). But I’m mostly excited, I’ve done some soul searching, mood searching and subject searching. The result is a bunch of new photos, new content and new inspiration. It’s all been sitting here for 3 long weeks too. For now I’m just happy I’ve finally shared my first post again and I’m finally back (true story 😉).
I’ve been dragging myself through life lately an I’ve been dragging myself through life lately and I’m dying to get out of that dark hole again. I’m not very good with handling those phases, though I know they are important and necessary to progress and evolve. I usually don’t share these kind of feelings on Instagram, all I do is stay away because I’ve learned that forcing it makes everything worse. So I don’t do photo shoots and share images I hate anyway but I put my phone away and have screen-free days or hours. I go on long evening walks (even when it’s 37C / 99 F outside), bake cakes and sit on the balcony doing nothing. Have you tried that lately. It’s so hard in the beginning but doing nothing other than maybe thinking has been one of the best exercises to clear my head. Since this week I’m seeing light again at the end of the tunnel. I picked up my camera again, started writing for my blog and came across some pretty amazing podcasts that gave me the right pep talk at the right time. If you like podcasts and want to feel inspired and motivated I can highly recommend listening to @onegirlband_ and @local_milk latest episodes. What are the books or podcasts or accounts or blogs that inspire and motivate you?
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Spring Skillet Pizza with asparagus, sugar pea sna Spring Skillet Pizza with asparagus, sugar pea snaps, edamame, pesto and basil - the first attempt of many more to come. Have you ever made skillet pizza? It looks super easy but mine collapsed when I tried to put it into the hot cast iron pan. But the taste is still super delicious. No need for a pizza stone 💁🏻‍♀️😄
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Slowly trying to get back into my routine after ou Slowly trying to get back into my routine after our 2-week vacation. It’s harder than I thought. During the first few days of my holiday I needed a lot of time to just relax and sleep. And then when my mind was well rested, it started working again. New ideas, new projects, new goals. But I didn’t act on them, I didn’t judge, I just let them come and go. That’s the hardest part because I always feel like I need to sit down the next minute and start working. I just knew that I needed a few more days off and that I should really take some time for myself doing something other than work. So being back home I have all these ideas and thoughts accumulated in my head and it’s such a big mess that it rather paralyses than motivates. Does that sound familiar to you? Maybe I should just take another day off, have some pear rosemary galette and write everything down before I start putting it into action. 😊 And just a little reminder, my favorite Lightroom Preset bundle is still 50% off until tomorrow (link in profile @blackwhitevivid). Just saying 🤷🏻‍♀️😊
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I‘m back to the desert and its slightly warm spr I‘m back to the desert and its slightly warm spring weather (37C/ 99F). I took an unplanned break from posting on my Instagram feed though I hope you liked my Stories from Réunion and Mauritius. It’s quite a change in scenery, I really enjoyed the lush and jungle-like landscape, though I’m really looking forward to some sandy time in Dubai now before I head off to a longer Europe trip mid May. Also, I just wanted to let you know that my favorite Lightroom Preset Bundle is 50% off for the next three days (link in profile @blackwhitevivid ). Happy Editing & Happy Sunday 💛
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Emirati Sweet Dumplings with Coffee Syrup. Another Emirati Sweet Dumplings with Coffee Syrup. Another photoshoot in the desert, another favorite set of photos. Not just because I‘ve grown fond of the sand dunes but also because I‘m joining @terminatetor‘s #virtualcoffeeparty2018 - where other food bloggers from all over the world share a coffee-inspired recipe. The recipe for these dumplings, also known as Luqaimat, is now on the blog (link in profile @blackwhitevivid). I‘ve tagged everyone who participated this year, so if you need an extra dose of coffee this Friday, check out their posts too 😄
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