A generous neighbour gave me an armful of quinces and I wondered what I could do with them all. Well, when I had tried every other recipe known to mankind using quinces, it was time to try Quince ...
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Chilli Oil
I have a great friend called Ötkür who is from Uyghur. Uyghur is a Turkish province in China and once it was ruled by Russia, so this guy is not only fluent in Turkish and Uyghur but also Chinese, ...
Amazing Persimmon/Trabzon Hurması Bread
There are many recipes out there and many of them are perfectly fine. However, if you start looking more closely, you will definitely find some that are better than others. And sometimes, you ...
Lemon Lavender Cupcakes
It is hot. Very hot indeed and I am just loving it. The sun just bakes down and it feels great. I wouldn't be anywhere else except here in our village of Assos. You can't beat summer in ...
Date and Orange Muffins or Hurmalı Portakallı Mini Kek
So how about a bit of home baking? It's just the weather for it! This is a lovely straightforward recipe from a book with the comforting title of Granny's Muffins - 55 New Zealand Favourites Tried ...
Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
Back to the comfort of my own kitchen and these cooler temperatures make me want to bake. You know how I found this recipe? Through Pinterest! This social media website is brilliant and I enjoy it ...
The perfect summer teatime treat: Lemon Rosemary Yogurt Cake
How do you like Pinterest? (have you noticed my little P pinterest button on the right?) I for one really enjoy playing around with it if I have any spare time! One of my favourite boards is ...
Fab Turkish Cherries/Kiraz: Use Them in a White Chocolate & Cherry Loaf
My favourite little kitchen tool these days is my cherry stoner - is that what it's called? Pitter? De-stoner? Anyway, it's brilliant! You never know with items like this whether they are worth it or ...