The unique Turkish House around Tulsa area,Raindrop Turkevi,proudly presented the last cooking class of February 2010 on 27^th of February.

4 different cooks and 11 participants enjoyed  the time both learning and eating.Harmony of cultures spiced up the day.

The preparation of "Cacik" amazed the guests.Instead of using a cutting board,the Turkish lady chopped the cucumber,one hand grabbing the knife and the other hand holding the vegetable itself.Class members might bet on whether she would cut her finger or not.

 Raindrop Turkish House in Tulsa organized the  second February  cooking class for  those interested in learning how to cook Turkish Cuisine.The participants not only enhanced their knowledge about the Turkish food but also had good relations with each other and made good friends.The guests watched the class with deep interest,asked questions and took notes on their recipies given at the beginning of the class.Turkish ladies presented how to cook "Mushroom in Crock" (Mantar Guvec),"Zucchini Balls"(Kabak Kofte or Mucver) ,"Orzo Pilaf with Lamb Meat"(kuzu etli Sehriye Pilavi) and "Semolina Desert".The participants were interested in the Turkish names for the cuisines and learned  some new ingrediendts such as  orzo  (sehriye) and Red Pepper  Paste .A lady from the group expressed her feelings :"It is a really nice chance for me to learn Turkish dishes.They are colorful." and then she told about one of  her previous cooking class experience: "I have learned how to cook  Karniyarik  (stuffed eggplant), me and my husband  loved  it, so I cook  it once a week."

Ladies gathered for a delightful  Coffee Night  at Raindrop Turkish House with an interesting Topic "Kina Gecesi" HENNA NIGHT  on Friday, February 12. One of the guests expressed her feelings  about the night;we are treated like queens!!  We all decided we would never miss another coffee night!!
At the beginning ,Dr Aliye Shimi -a professor from TCC- made a presentation describing Henna Night .

February 12,2010,Tulsa,OK

  Raindrop Turkish House organized dinner with Kazak people in Tulsa. Dinner was another unique event to built bridges among communities. It helped to enhance the friendship of Turkish and Kazak communities living in Tulsa area. Kazak and Turkish students  enjoyed with meals.

Raindrop Turkish House of Tulsa attended an International Festival at the Broken Arrow Campus of Tulsa Technology Center on Thursday, January 14th. The event was filled with a crowd of school children and their parents along with are residents from Broken Arrow and Tulsa.

(January,14,2009,Tulsa,OK)