Friends and I had a wonderful breakfast with Saniye hoca, the director of women's affairs of Chicago. The first time I met her was at our Cultural Center. I had just won the Asura contest and she had come to make 4000+ bowls of Asure to serve to our new friends from Church. We had huge pots boiling full of asure. She worked very hard to cut all the ingredients, mix and make sure they didn't burn. We were working side by side and there was a heavy box we had to move. I said oh I'll get that. She looked at me and smiled and said "Oh no I can do it I am from Rize!" Rize is a magnificent city of beauty and of agricultural producers. Rize's women are strong inside and out. Daily they cut large kilos of tea and haul it down from the sides of the steep hills/mountains. When she told me this I immediately loved her. I thought she will be a wonderful addition to our Cultural Center here in Chicago.
Although she is not doing as much physical labor as she did there, we still keep her very busy here. Her and Mercan abla are always planning wonderful programs like last weekends Bazaar/Bake sale. Our breakfast was so delicious too. She served us french fried potatoes with a tomato and herb salsa topping, and homemade apple compost. We had feta cheese and plates with creamy honey. My son's favorite was the sucuklu yumurta or eggs with dried sausage. Last but not least we had Turkish olives and hot Rize tea. This is a traditional daily breakfast. Afiyet olsun
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